Chris Mason
| Chris Mason | |
|---|---|
| Born | 21 April 1980 Steeton with Eastburn, West Yorkshire, England |
| 🏡 Residence | London, England |
| 🎓 Alma mater | Christ's College, Cambridge City, University of London |
| 💼 Occupation | |
| 👔 Employer | BBC |
| Notable work | Brexitcast |
| 🏡 Home town | Grassington, North Yorkshire, England |
Chris Mason (born 1980)[1] is an English journalist who is a political correspondent for BBC News. He is a presenter of Brexitcast, a podcast and television programme centred on Brexit.
Early life[edit]
Mason was born in Airedale Hospital in Steeton with Eastburn, West Yorkshire.[2] He grew up in Grassington, North Yorkshire,[2] and attended Ermysted's Grammar School.[2][3] He became interested in journalism at an early age.[1] He attended Christ's College, Cambridge, before gaining a postgraduate diploma from City, University of London.[2]
Career[edit]
Mason started his career as a trainee in broadcast journalism at ITN in 2001.[1][2] After a year, he relocated to BBC Newcastle and then to the BBC regional desk at Westminster.[1][2] For two years, he reported for BBC News as a Europe correspondent,[1][2] followed by a short stint as a political reporter on BBC Radio 5 Live.[2] He then became a political correspondent for BBC News in 2012.[1][2]
On Saturday, 20 February 2016, Mason broadcast from outside 10 Downing Street as he unsuccessfully attempted to engage ministers arriving for the cabinet meeting called to discuss David Cameron's renegotiation of the UK's European Union membership.[4]
In June 2017, he started presenting the podcast Brexitcast and was joined after six months by Laura Kuenssberg, Adam Fleming and Katya Adler.[1][2] Since 12 September 2019, Brexitcast has been broadcast on BBC One.[5]
In July 2018, he presented a documentary for BBC Radio 4 called Could the PM Have a Brummie Accent?.
In August 2018, while discussing Theresa May dancing during a visit to Kenya, Mason simulated dancing, moving his shoulders and swaying from side to side, which many viewers commenting on Twitter found "hilarious".[6]
In November 2018, live on BBC Breakfast, Mason asked "So where are we in all of this Brexit process? To be quite honest, looking at things right now, I haven't got the foggiest idea what is going to happen in the coming weeks. Is the Prime Minister going to get a deal with the EU? Dunno! Is she going to be able to get it through the Commons? Don't know about that, either. I think you might as well get Mr Blobby back on to offer his analysis, because, frankly, I suspect his is now as good as mine." Mason was praised for his honesty after his comments were shared on social media[1][7][8][9] and translated into French in newspaper Le Parisien.[4]
In December 2018, he unveiled a blue plaque honouring the Yorkshire-born journalist W. R. Mitchell.[1][10]
In March 2019, he presented the BBC Radio 4 documentary The Country vs the City.[3] In the same month, the Express newspaper reported that, when asked by the host of BBC Breakfast about what would happen next with Brexit, Mason threw his hands in the air to indicate that he had no clue.[11] The newspaper quoted Mason as saying, "If we are going to leave on time then it isn’t going to happen on time."[11] That April, Mason abandoned a news bulletin on The Andrew Marr Show due to technical difficulties.[12]
Mason is an occasional host of BBC Breakfast.[1]
A 2018 study of "the Twitter output of 10 seasoned UK political correspondents" found that Mason was a "prolific" tweeter,[13] and had 66,000 followers during the month 1 September - 3 October 2018.[13] Mason tweeted about a "diverse and humorous range of interests beyond the political scene", including his native Yorkshire and goldfish named for other journalists.[13]
Personal life[edit]
Mason has two children and lives in London. In July 2019, he took parental leave until September.[14]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 Parsons, Rob (16 December 2018). "Chris Mason interview: Now is the best time I've ever known to be a BBC political correspondent". www.yorkshirepost.co.uk. Retrieved 2019-09-07.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9 "Chris Mason - Biography and Images". TV Newsroom. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "BBC political correspondent Chris Mason talks about growing up in the Dales in new radio documentary". Craven Herald. 26 February 2019. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 4.0 4.1 A.R. (15 November 2018). "Crise du Brexit : un journaliste de la BBC admet en plein direct ne plus rien comprendre". Le Parisien. Paris, France. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
- ↑ "Brexitcast: Brex, Lies and Barnier Tapes". BBC. 12 September 2019.
- ↑ Daly, Helen (31 August 2018). "BBC News: Steph McGovern takes swipe at colleague in 'uncomfortable' exchange". The Express. London, England. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
- ↑ Selk, Avi (14 November 2018). "A BBC reporter replaced his Brexit analysis with exasperated noises, and now he's a hero". The Washington Post. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Morris, James (13 November 2018). "BBC reporter Chris Mason hailed for refreshing Brexit analysis: 'I haven't got the foggiest idea... ask Mr Blobby'". The Evening Standard. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
- ↑ "A BBC journalist has perfectly summed up how many people feel about Brexit". The Irish News. 14 November 2018. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
- ↑ Twitter, Charlotte Tobitt (2018-12-17). "BBC's Chris Mason unveils blue plaque for 'incredible' Yorkshire journalist W. R. Mitchell". Press Gazette. Retrieved 2019-09-07.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Kaonga, Gerrard (18 March 2019). "BBC political correspondent THROWS his hands in air when asked about Brexit - 'Who knows?'". The Express. London, England. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
- ↑ Morris, James (28 April 2019). "BBC technical issues: Moment journalist Chris Mason is forced to abandon news bulletin as 'gremlins' plague Andrew Marr Show". London Evening Standard. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 Jukes, Stephen (2019). "Crossing the Line between News and the Business of News: Exploring Journalists' Use of Twitter" (PDF). Media and Communication. 7 (1). doi:10.17645/mac.v7i1.1772. ISSN 2183-2439. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
- ↑ ResponseSource. "BBC News correspondent Chris Mason takes leave". ResponseSource. Retrieved 2019-09-07.
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