David Gordon is Investigations Correspondent for the Belfast Telegraph, where he has worked for seven years.
He recently won a Northern Ireland press award for his in-depth coverage of the lobbying controversy that brought down Assembly Minister Ian Paisley Junior, and helped speed the resignation of his famous father as First Minister. His book on the subject – The Fall of the House of Paisley – was published in October 2009.
David is also co-ordinating an “Open Stormont” campaign to push for more transparency on expenses and donations received by politicians in the province.
At the 2008 summer school, David gave a talk, with Heather Brooke about how they used the Freedom of Information Act to uncover the MPs’ expenses story (audio only).