Gavin MacFadyen is a multifaceted individual with a diverse range of expertise, including investigative journalism, film direction and production, and teaching.
As a Visiting Professor at City University London, MacFadyen brings his extensive knowledge and experience to the academic community. Additionally, he serves as the Director of the Centre for Investigative Journalism (CIJ),a charity founded in 2003 that provides international training and support to journalists.
Throughout his illustrious career, MacFadyen has worked as a Senior producer-director on numerous high-profile programs, including World in Action, Channel 4 Dispatches, BBC's Fine Cut, 24 Hours, Panorama, The Money Programme, Multi Cultural Birmingham, and PBS Frontline. These programs have been researched, directed, and produced in various countries, including Britain, Ecuador, Guyana, South Africa, Mexico, Hong Kong, Thailand, the USSR, the US, Sweden, India, and Turkey.
MacFadyen's investigations have tackled a wide range of subjects, from nuclear proliferation and child labor to the torture of political prisoners in Turkey and Bolivia, UK industrial accidents, UK neo-Nazi violence, Chinese criminal societies, the history of the CIA, Guyana election fraud, Watergate, maritime safety, sanctions-busting, and the Iraq arms trade. He has also explored more unusual topics, such as Frank Sinatra & The Mafia, the Diamond Empire, and Regional Cuisines of India.
As part of his investigative work, MacFadyen has conducted undercover filming in various locations around the world, including Hong Kong, Macau, Thailand, New York, Washington, Turkey, Greece, Nicaragua, Portugal, and the Netherlands.
In addition to his work as a journalist and filmmaker, MacFadyen is also the Director of the International Journalism Summer Schools in the UK and a mentor at the Fact/Fiction Workshops run by Performing Arts Labs.
