Meirion Jones | |
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Born | London, England |
Occupation | Investigative journalist |
Meirion Jones is a Welsh journalist. He worked for the BBC from 1988 until 2015 and is now the editor of the Bureau of Investigative Journalism.[1] Former Newsnight presenter Jeremy Paxman described Jones as "a dogged journalist with that obsessional, slightly nutty commitment that marks out all successful investigative reporters".[2]
Jones has investigated many subjects, including the alleged fixing of the US presidential election in 2000, toxic waste dumping in Africa, how Britain helped Israel’s nuclear weapons programme, market-rigging by multinationals, bogus bomb detectors, tsunami aid,[3] terror and security,[4] political scandals,[5] and financial scams.[6] He has written for many newspapers including The Guardian.[7]
Jones also worked with journalist Liz MacKean in late 2011 on a Newsnight investigation which aimed to expose recently deceased BBC star Jimmy Savile as a prolific paedophile. Its suppression by their boss, then Newsnight editor Peter Rippon, ultimately led to a major scandal. Jones featured in Netflix's two-part documentary Jimmy Savile: A British Horror Story (2022).[8]
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