James Patrick Mahon (born 19 July 1990) is an

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TV news reporter and lecturer.

Early life

Mahon attended secondary school at Gort Community School, before attending university where he received a B.A in

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and

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and a Diploma in Irish from the

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(NUIG). He was later a student at the

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where he undertook a masters in

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Journalism

Mahon was a blogger based between the UK and Ireland discussing the areas of

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and sport. He also contributed to a

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football blog, and was a former UK football editor for Spanish sports magazine

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. He was an online host for Forge TV in Sheffield and presented a radio show on Redroad FM in Rotherham. Mahon's work has appeared on the

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, CNN i-report, Allvoices.com, Digitaljournal.com, TheChesterfieldPost.co.uk, and IrishCentral.com. Moving to the US in 2012, he spent time at

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in Knoxville, before moving to

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affiliate

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News 12 in

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. He hosted a lifestyle series called "Through Irish Eyes" and was a general assignment reporter from 2012 to 2015. In late 2015 Mahon returned to Europe, and worked as a freelance radio and TV reporter for regional and national outlets including

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and

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. In 2016 and 2017 he presented and produced ''The Impact'' for

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. As of 2021, Mahon was a contributing reporter for

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in Belfast and

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in Scotland.

Academia

In 2016 Mahon became a journalism lecturer at the

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. He wrote a book about "Irish millennial emigrant"s titled ''Through Irish Eyes'', and has also written about "media manipulation and happiness". In 2021 he graduated as one of the first doctors in mobile journalism.

Recognition

* Award of Merit: “Record-Breaking Bust,” Deadline/Breaking News Reporting, television Society of Professional Journalism, 2014 * Honorable Mention- Society of Professional Journalism, Feature Reporting, 2015. * Associated Press "Political Coverage" Tennessee, 2nd Place, 2018 * Crown Wood International Film Festival "Best Mobile Film", The Mojo Revolution, 2019 * L'Age d'Or International Art-house Film Festival, "Outstanding Achievement Award", 2019, A Global Mobile Journalism Journey, *

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, "Best Mobile Film", A Global Mobile Journalism Journey, 2019, * African Smartphone International Film Festival, "BEST DOCUMENTARY INTERNATIONAL", The Mojo Revolution News, 2019, * White Unicorn International Film Festival, "Winner, Mobile Film", A Global Mobile Journalism Journey, 2019, * The International Film and Television Festival SIMFEST, "Winner, Investigation Journalism", A Global Mobile Journalism Journey, 2020,

References

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