Meirion Jones speaking at QEDcon, Manchester, October 2016
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]
^"Our People".
^Paxman, Jeremy (26 September 2016). "The rumours about Jimmy Savile had been around for years". The Times. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
^Jones, Meirion (19 December 2006). "Programmes | Newsnight Home | Tsunami funds languish in banks". BBC News. Retrieved 7 March 2013.
^Hope, Christopher; Millward, David (8 May 2008). "Foreign criminals work at airports unchecked". London: Telegraph. Retrieved 7 March 2013.
^George Jones 27 October 2005 (27 October 2005). "Blunkett in new row over sons' shares in DNA testing firm". London: Telegraph. Retrieved 7 March 2013.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^Jones, Meirion (1 December 2006). "Undercover actor exposes 'Aids cure'". London: Telegraph. Retrieved 7 March 2013.
^"Outrageous libel laws protected Jimmy Savile. At last, change is on the cards | Meirion Jones". TheGuardian.com. 28 April 2022.
^Midgley, Carol (6 April 2022). "Jimmy Savile: A British Horror Story review — how we lauded a pervert and failed his victims".
MeirionJones is a Welsh journalist. He worked for the BBC from 1988 until 2015 and is now the editor of the Bureau of Investigative Journalism. Former...
programme began an investigation into reports that he was a sexual abuser. MeirionJones and Liz MacKean interviewed one alleged victim on camera and others...
border". p. 490. Dixon, Philip. (2002) "The Myth of the Keep," in Meirion-Jones, Impey and Jones (ed) (2002). p. 9. Sidney Toy [Wikidata] (1985) Castles: Their...
ISBN 978-0-921149-74-3. Dixon, Philip. (2002) "The Myth of the Keep", in Meirion-Jones, Impey and Jones (ed) (2002). Durand, Philippe. (1999) Le Château-fort. Paris:...
investigation became the subject of the Pollard Inquiry. She and colleague MeirionJones later won a London Press Club Scoop of the Year award for their work...
means of ensuring the safety of any personnel." Caroline Hawley and MeirionJones from the BBC's Newsnight programme investigated the ADE 651 in a report...
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"Silbury Hill, Avebury". English Heritage. Atkinson (1974), p. 127. MeirionJones, Andrew (2012). Prehistoric Materialities: Becoming material in prehistoric...
Newsnight investigation into Savile by reporter Liz MacKean and producer MeirionJones in December 2011 had been dropped shortly before transmission because...
on 12 November 2014, was presented by John Sweeney and produced by MeirionJones and Owen Phillips. The programme aired despite legal efforts by Mahmood...
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well as collections overseas. His son, MeirionJones, is a well-known painter too. "Rural scenic artist Aneurin Jones, 87, dies". BBC News. 25 September 2017...
Coach) Medical professionals Dr. Jason Chan (Chief Medical Officer) MeirionJones (Head Physiotherapist) Managers Paul Bunn (General Manager - Recruitment...
investigation". The Independent. Retrieved 2010-01-22. Caroline Hawley and MeirionJones (22 January 2010), "Export ban for useless 'bomb detector'", BBC Newsnight...
shown from Aled Jones, Bryn Terfel, Stephen Jones, Ruth Jones, Rhys MeirionJones and well wishes from Tom Jones and Catherine Zeta-Jones. The evening was...
Coach) Medical professionals Dr. Jason Chan (Chief Medical Officer) MeirionJones (Head Physiotherapist) Managers Paul Bunn (General Manager - Recruitment...
years'". Press Gazette. Retrieved 17 September 2022. Jones, Meirion (7 May 2022). "MeirionJones: how Jimmy Savile hid his crimes for decades". RNZ. Retrieved...
films for the BBC programme Newsnight with the Investigations Producer MeirionJones, which have been broadcast in the UK and worldwide. In addition to the...
d'Ivoire toxic waste dump. The award went to the British journalists MeirionJones and Liz MacKean from BBC Newsnight and David Leigh from The Guardian...
34 rape/penetration offences." After his death on 29 October 2011, MeirionJones and Liz MacKean from the BBC programme Newsnight began to investigate...
the Jimmy Savile sexual abuse scandal, and is shared with journalists MeirionJones, Liz MacKean and Mark Williams-Thomas. The 2016 award was for exposing...
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