Paul Mason (journalist)

Paul Mason
Mason in 2016
Born (1960-01-23) 23 January 1960 (age 64)
NationalityBritish
Alma materUniversity of Sheffield
Institute of Education
Occupation(s)Journalist, broadcaster
Years active1991–present
Employer(s)BBC (2001–2013)
ITN (Channel 4 News) (2013–2016)
Political partyLabour
Other political
affiliations
Workers' Power (UK) (Previously)
SpouseJane Bruton

Paul Mason (born 23 January 1960) is a British journalist[1]. He writes a weekly column at The New European[2] and monthly columns for Social Europe[3] and Frankfurter Rundschau.[4] He was Business Correspondent and then Economics Editor of the BBC Two television programme Newsnight from 2001, and Culture and Digital Editor of Channel 4 News from 2013,[5] becoming the programme's Economics Editor in 2014.[6] He left Channel 4 in 2016.[7]

He is the author of several books, and a visiting professor at the University of Wolverhampton, as well as a prospective political candidate.[8][9][10][11]

  1. ^ "About me". Retrieved 18 August 2024.
  2. ^ "The New European | Paul Mason". The New European. 2024. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
  3. ^ "Social Europe | Author - Paul Mason". Social Europe. 2024. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
  4. ^ "Frankfurter Rundschau | Autoren | Paul Mason". Frankfurter Rundschau. 2024.
  5. ^ Josh Halliday "BBC Newsnight's Paul Mason joins Channel 4 News", The Guardian, 5 August 2013
  6. ^ Oli Townsend (13 May 2014). "Paul Mason to become Economics Editor at Channel 4 News". Features Exec Media Database – Media Bulletin. London. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
  7. ^ Jackson, Jasper (26 February 2016). "Paul Mason quits Channel 4 News". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
  8. ^ Neame, Katie (23 May 2024). "Islington North: Two councillors make shortlist as Paul Mason misses out". LabourList. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
  9. ^ "Paul Mason, Esq". Debrett's People of Today. Debrett's. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
  10. ^ Cite error: The named reference newsnight was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  11. ^ "Newsman receives visiting professorship". www.wlv.ac.uk. 5 April 2012. Retrieved 17 July 2023.