Biography
Rob McNeil is a Researcher for COMPAS who examines the social environments from which news stories and narratives about migration and migrants emerge. He also studies how media debate affects migration policy decisions (and vice versa) and how information gaps affect discussions of these issues. He lectures on migration and the media for the MSc in Migration Studies.
Rob is also the Deputy Director and Head of Media and Communications at the Migration Observatory. He was part of the team that launched the Migration Observatory in 2011 and, since then, has been working to embed Migration Observatory analysis in public debates. He is responsible for public relations strategy, parliamentary and community outreach and news and commentary work.
Rob is a former journalist who joined COMPAS in November 2010 after two years as the Media Director for the US environmental organisation Conservation International. He previously worked as the PR manager for Oxfam GB, as the Senior Press Officer for WWF-UK, and as a journalist for various publications, including the Evening Standard, The Daily Mirror, the Sunday Mirror, Red, Time Out, and BBC Wildlife.
