Paul Mason | |
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Born | |
Nationality | British |
Alma mater | University of Sheffield Institute of Education |
Occupation(s) | Journalist, broadcaster |
Years active | 1991–present |
Employer(s) | BBC (2001–2013) ITN (Channel 4 News) (2013–2016) |
Political party | Labour |
Other political affiliations | Workers' Power (UK) (Previously) |
Spouse | Jane 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]
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