James "Jim" Waterson (born March 1989) is an English journalist who is the media editor of ''

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'' and was previously political editor of BuzzFeed UK.

Early life

Waterson was born in

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. He graduated from

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in 2011, with a degree in History. He represented the college on the 2009–10 series of ''

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''.

Career

Waterson interned at ''

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, and

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'' before his first job covering politics and business on City A.M. While at City A.M. he fried an egg on a street using reflected heat from the

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skyscraper. He was

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' UK political editor from 2013, before joining the Guardian in 2018. He has presented ''

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'' on

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, and appeared on '' Moral Maze'' in February 2017.

Personal life

In 2017, Waterson was reported as being in a relationship with the journalist

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. She is currently in charge of the BBC's television news channels BBC News and

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References

External links

Buzzfeed contributions

Guardian contributions
{{DEFAULTSORT:Waterson, Jim Living people 1989 births Alumni of Jesus College, Oxford English political journalists Journalists from Yorkshire People from York