Ciara Riordan

Ciara Riordan is a social media editor, presenter and senior journalist at BBC News. This video is a mix of her social, tv, and live event presenting and interviewing experience. She has covered serious and lighter stories and this montage includes clips from her viral BBC News interview with Sir David Attenborough, Sir Mo Farah, Manchester attack coverage, and Harlem Globe Trotters. This showreel shows snippets of the 'worlds newsroom' trending slot that she presented live for BBC World TV twice a day. It also has some video of her live hosting and moderating at conferences globally including her centre stage interview at the Web Summit in Doha.

Web Summit Qatar February 2026 - Ciara Riordan interviews Hollywood actor Cliff Curtis and Chris Smith of Bloxx who have a new joint venture which hopes to help people own their own homes without getting a mortgage. @websummit #WebSummitQatar #WebSummit

Centre stage: The art of building intelligent things @websummit Lisbon. (November 2025) Ciara Riordan of BBC News interviewed Babak Hodjat, the creator of Siri's natural language model and Chief AI officer at Cognizant, along with Matthieu Masselin, CEO of Wandercraft who spearheaded Eve, the first self-balancing exoskeleton, and Calvin-40 humanoid robot, transforming mobility, autonomy, and how humans interact with intelligent machines.

14th July 2017 - Big butterfly count at WWT London. BBC's Ciara Riordan interviewed Sir David Attenborough live for BBC News' Facebook page. In it, she asks him what animal would he be for a day - and his answer - A sloth!

5th August 2022 - What is a recession and how could it affect me? What does a rise in interest rates mean for me? Ciara Riordan interviewed BBC Money and work correspondent Dharshini David.

Empowering creators: Building for ownership and growth Youtuber Callum @Calfreezy Airey and Co-Founder, Eliot Hackney, discuss their journey from creators to platform builders with BBC News social media editor and presenter Ciara Riordan. @thefellas have created the UK's leading digital first podcast company with leading podcasts @Chloevstheworldshow and @savinggracepod hosted by GK Barry. Watch them talk about their journey @websummit Doha.

A selection of my reports, packages and catwalks

BBC World's newsroom - Social Media

Ciara Riordan, Social media editor and Presenter, BBC News interviews Mikayel Vardanyan, Co Founder & COO, Picsart on centre stage at the @websummitQatar. The creator economy is rapidly evolving, driven by the intersection of technology and creativity. As artificial intelligence continues to advance, its influence on this sector is becoming increasingly profound. From virtual influencers to content repurposing tools, AI is reshaping how creators produce, distribute, and monetize content. However, while AI offers tremendous potential, it also raises important ethical questions and challenges.