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British journalist (born 1989)
Jim Waterson
Waterson in 2011
Born James Waterson
March 1989 (age 35)Partner
Jess Brammar (2017–present) Children 1
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.
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Early life
Waterson was born in
York .
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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 .
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Career
Waterson interned at Guido Fawkes, The Independent, and The Observer before landing his first job covering politics and business on
City A.M.
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[8] While at City A.M. he fried an egg on a street using reflected heat from the
20 Fenchurch Street skyscraper.
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He was
BuzzFeed News ' UK political editor from 2013, before joining The Guardian in 2018.
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He has presented
Week in Westminster on
BBC Radio 4 ,
[12] and appeared on
Moral Maze in February 2017.
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Personal life
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.
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[16] The couple have one son born in 2020.
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References
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"Jim Waterson" . The Guardian . Retrieved 17 June 2018 .
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"York student, 17, tricks national media into believing Woolworths was reopening" . York Mix . 29 October 2020. Retrieved 25 July 2021 .
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"The Old Oundelian 2020 - 2021 by Oundle School and Laxton Junior School - Issuu" . issuu.com . 20 October 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2023 .
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"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 .
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"Buzzfeed UK appoints first political editor in two years and Telegraph poaches from City AM" . 4 March 2020.
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"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 .
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"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 .
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"16/12/2017" .
BBC . Retrieved 17 June 2018 .
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"The Morality of Fake News" .
BBC . Retrieved 17 June 2018 .
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"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 .
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