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Emma Jones (journalist)

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Emma Jones (journalist)
Born (1975-05-23) 23 May 1975 (age 49)[1]
EducationMold Alun School
University of Staffordshire
OccupationJournalist

Emma Jones (born 23 May 1975) is a Welsh journalist.

Education

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She attended Mold Alun School and Staffordshire University.[citation needed]

Career

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She joined the Evening Leader newspaper in her home town of Mold.

Jones worked on a variety of stories, from hard news to showbiz at the Sunday Mirror, then The Mail On Sunday and The Sun. She worked as editor of Smash Hits magazine in 2001, but returned to The Sun in 2002 to become its youngest columnist.[1] Jones was twice nominated for the UK Press Gazette Young Journalist of the Year Award, and the then editor of The Sun David Yelland described her as "the brightest young female voice in Britain".[1]

On 28 July 2018 Jones published her first novel Supernova Hangover.

Broadcast media

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Jones was a regular contributor to radio and TV, twice co-presenting the National TV Awards for ITV2 with Tess Daly.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Emma Jones". BBC Wales. Archived from the original on 18 May 2008. Retrieved 22 June 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)