Ciaran Jenkins

Ciaran Jenkins
Born
Merthyr Tydfil, Wales
EducationFitzwilliam College, Cambridge
EmployerChannel 4
RelativesBethan Sayed (sister)

Ciaran Jenkins (born 1984, in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales) is a Welsh journalist and reporter who works for Channel 4 News,[1] the flagship news programme of British broadcaster Channel 4. He was the channel's Scotland correspondent.[2]

Personal life

Jenkins, from Merthyr Tydfil, read music at Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge, graduating in 2005[3] and was a gifted cellist, reaching the final of the Texaco Young Musician of Wales competition in 1999.[4]

Career

After leaving university, Jenkins lived in Japan where he studied Japanese and wrote articles for The Guardian newspaper's Comment is Free website.[5] He studied at Cardiff University School of Journalism[6] during which time he developed a popular political blog, Blamerbell Briefs.

Jenkins is a former BBC Cymru Wales education correspondent,[7] appearing frequently on BBC Wales Today[8] and the Welsh language news programme, Newyddion.[9]

Jenkins conducted in-depth investigations into bogus academics and fraud in 2011, which led to the effective abolition of the University of Wales, formerly Britain's second-largest university.[10][11]

Jenkins joined Channel 4 News as a reporter in January 2012.[7] in 2023 he was succeeded as Scotland Correspondent by Kathryn Samson.[12]

Awards

Jenkins was named Royal Television Society Young Journalist of the Year 2012 for his work on Channel 4 News.[13]

Jenkins also won the Current Affairs category at the Celtic Media Awards 2012 for his investigation, Cash for Qualifications, which exposed potential visa and exam fraud at the University of Wales.[14] His earlier investigation, University Challenged,[15] won Best News, Current Affairs & Sport programme at BAFTA Wales in 2011.[16]

Jenkins won Grand Prize at the inaugural CNN European News Blog Awards in 2006 for his political blog Blamerbell Briefs.[17]

References

  1. ↑ "Channel 4 News press release". Channel 4. 11 January 2012. Retrieved 2 May 2012.
  2. ↑ "Ciaran Jenkins, Scotland Correspondent". Channel 4 News. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  3. ↑ "Fitzwilliam College Alumni Magazine p.6" (PDF). Fitzwilliam College. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 December 2013. Retrieved 2 May 2012.
  4. ↑ "Newspaper article about Young Musician competition". Trinity media.
  5. ↑ "Guardian Comment is Free". The Guardian. London. 22 February 2012. Archived from the original on 18 June 2006. Retrieved 2 May 2012.
  6. ↑ "Cardiff University Newsletter". Cardiff University.
  7. 1 2 "Channel 4 press release". Channel 4. 11 January 2012.
  8. ↑ "Jenkins on BBC Wales Today". BBC. 3 October 2011. Retrieved 2 May 2012.
  9. ↑ "Jenkins appearing on Newyddion". BBC. Retrieved 2 May 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  10. ↑ Henry, Julie (22 October 2011). "University of Wales abolished after visa scandal". The Daily Telegraph. London. Retrieved 2 May 2012.
  11. ↑ "University of Wales effectively abolished in merger". BBC News. 21 October 2011. Retrieved 2 May 2012.
  12. ↑ "Channel 4 News unveil new Scotland correspondent after departure". The National. 25 May 2023. Retrieved 29 July 2026.
  13. ↑ "RTS Television Journalism awards: full list of winners". The Guardian. London. 21 February 2013. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
  14. ↑ "Celtic Media Festival Winners 2012". Celtic Media Festival. Archived from the original on 22 February 2012. Retrieved 2 May 2012.
  15. ↑ "BBC Wales, Week in Week Out, University Challenged". BBC. Retrieved 2 May 2012.
  16. ↑ "BAFTA Wales winners". BAFTA Wales. Archived from the original on 22 April 2012. Retrieved 2 May 2012.
  17. ↑ "CNN News Blog Awards". CNN. Archived from the original on 9 May 2012. Retrieved 2 May 2012.
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