Julian Petley is Professor of Screen Media in the School of Arts at Brunel University, a member of the editorial board of the British Journalism Review and of the advisory board of Index on Censorship. He has recently co-edited 'Moral Panics in the Contemporary World' (with Chas Critcher, Jason Hughes, and Amanda Rohloff), and his most recent publications include 'Film and Video Censorship in Modern Britain' and 'Censorship: A Beginner's Guide'. A former journalist, he is co-chair of the Campaign for Press and Broadcasting Freedom.