James Waterson (born March 1989) is an English journalist who is the media editor of The Guardian and was previously political editor of BuzzFeed UK.[1]
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 Waterson in 2011 | |
| Born | James Waterson March 1989 (age 35) York, England |
| Partner | Jess Brammar (2017–present) |
| Children | 1 |
Early life edit
Waterson was born in York.[2] He attended Oundle School, leaving in 2007.[3] He graduated from Jesus College, Oxford in 2011, with a degree in History.[4] He represented the college on the 2009–10 series of University Challenge.[5]
Career edit
Waterson interned at Guido Fawkes, The Independent, and The Observer before landing his first job covering politics and business on City A.M.[6][7][8] While at City A.M. he fried an egg on a street using reflected heat from the 20 Fenchurch Street skyscraper.[9]
He was BuzzFeed News' UK political editor from 2013, before joining The Guardian in 2018.[10][11]
He has presented Week in Westminster on BBC Radio 4,[12] and appeared on Moral Maze in February 2017.[13]
Personal life edit
Waterson has been in a relationship with journalist Jess Brammar since 2017. Brammar has been the editor of BBC News and BBC World News since 2021.[14][15][16] The couple have one son born in 2020.[17]
References edit
- ^ "Jim Waterson". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
- ^ "York student, 17, tricks national media into believing Woolworths was reopening". York Mix. 29 October 2020. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
- ^ "The Old Oundelian 2020 - 2021 by Oundle School and Laxton Junior School - Issuu". issuu.com. 20 October 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
- ^ "Jim Waterson". Centre for Policy Studies. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
- ^ Waterson, James (5 April 2010). "The day I faced Alex Guttenplan on University Challenge". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
- ^ "Buzzfeed UK appoints first political editor in two years and Telegraph poaches from City AM". 4 March 2020.
- ^ "James Waterson". The Independent. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
- ^ Waterson, James (23 April 2011). "Heligoland: Germany's hidden gem in the North Sea". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
- ^ "Walkie-Talkie Skyscraper Beam 'Melts Cars'". Sky News. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
- ^ Mayhew, Freddie (19 February 2018). "Jim Waterson appointed new Guardian media editor".
- ^ Mannan, Tahmina (20 February 2018). "Jim Waterson to move over to The Guardian". ResponseSourse. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
- ^ "16/12/2017". BBC. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
- ^ "The Morality of Fake News". BBC. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
- ^ "Jess Brammar gets senior BBC job after impartiality row". BBC News. 15 September 2021. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
- ^ Dickson, Annabelle (6 September 2017). "Westminster's power couples". Politico Europe. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- ^ Simpson, Craig (21 October 2021). "Laura Kuenssberg 'in negotiations to step down as BBC political editor'". The Telegraph.
- ^ Brammar, Jess (31 August 2021). "'We May Have Been Alone, But Covid Mums Shared A Unique Experience, One Defined By The Depths Of Female Strength And Resilience'". Grazia.