TOL Education | Faculty

Jana Ciglerová

Jana Ciglerová studied journalism in Prague and international journalism in London. In the UK, she worked for The Observer and also published with the Evening Standard. She began her journalistic career as a media correspondent for the biggest Czech daily Mlada fronta Dnes while still…

Rob Cameron

Rob Cameron is the BBC's correspondent in the Czech Republic and Slovakia, covering politics, social issues, business, arts and other subjects for BBC Radio…

Benjamin Cunningham

Benjamin Cunningham is a Prague-based writer and journalist. He regularly contributes to The Economist, Politico, The Guardian and The Los Angeles Review of Books, and is a columnist for the Slovak daily Sme. He also teaches journalism at Anglo-American University…

Nedim Dervisbegovic

Nedim Dervisbegovic has worked as a multimedia producer for the Balkan Service of Prague-based Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) since 2009, responsible for online, multimedia, and social networks and has blogged and written articles for RFE/RL’s English page on Balkan…

Michael J. Jordan

Michael J. Jordan is the lead trainer of this course — and a TOL trainer since 2007. Jordan is an American journalist, Communications Consultant and Storytelling Specialist currently based in Beijing and teaching International Journalism at three of China’s finest universities: Renmin…

Raphael Minder

Raphael Minder is the Central Europe correspondent for The Financial Times, based in Warsaw since June 2022 and covering a handful of countries across the region that borders Ukraine. He is now reporting on the broader consequences for Europe of Russia’s invasion…

Jan Rybář

Jan Rybář is a journalist, photographer, and a communications trainer/consultant. Currently he is director of the creative agency Amaze.cz, which provides photography courses and a variety of tailored training activities and consultations in many “creative” areas – photography, creative writing, travel…

Andrey Shary

Andrey V. Shary (1965) is a Russian-born editor, media manager and non-fiction author, who has practiced journalism since 1987. He has collaborated with RFE/RL since 1992, and in the mid-1990s he served as a freelance field reporter for Russian-language media…