The Impress Project, which is establishing the Independent Monitor for the press as an independent press regulator has announced that former International Federation of Journalists' (IFJ) general secretary Aidan White has been appointed to chair its appointments panel.

White, who is director of the Ethical Journalism Network, has previously worked as a journalist for national and regional newspapers including The Guardian and the Birmingham Post and Mail.

He also campaigned for the National Union of Journalists before joining the IFJ, where he worked for 24 years.