James Landale
James Landale is a BBC journalist who is the current Deputy Political Editor for BBC News.[1]
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[edit] Education
Landale was educated at Eton College, a famous independent school in the town of Eton in Berkshire,[2] and was a contemporary of London Mayor Boris Johnson and Prime Minister David Cameron, followed by the University of Bristol. While studying Politics there, he became the first editor of Epigram, Bristol University's independent student newspaper.
[edit] Life and career
Before joining the BBC in 2003, Landale spent 10 years as a reporter at The Times newspaper, latterly as Assistant Foreign Editor.
Landale was chief political correspondent for the BBC News Channel until 2009 when he became Deputy Political Editor, assisting Political Editor Nick Robinson. [3] During his time as a political correspondent he has also presented some relief shifts on the channel.
Landale lives in Hampshire. He was diagnosed with large B-cell Non-Hodgkins lymphoma in October 2008, and has undergone six courses of chemotherapy.[4]
[edit] Books
- Duel, James Landale (2005) ISBN 1-84195-647-3. The story of a 1826 duel at Kirkcaldy involving his ancestor David Landale
- Landales 21st Century Cautionary Tales (2006) ISBN 1-84195-847-6
[edit] References
- ^ James Landale - Canongate Home
- ^ Epigram Online
- ^ Holmwood, Leigh (2009-07-01). "BBC promotes James Landale to deputy political editor". The Guardian (London). http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2009/jul/01/james-landale-bbc-deputy-political-editor.
- ^ "The Jade Goody circus is like the ghoulish spectacle of public hanging, says cancer suffering BBC journalist James Landale". London: Daily Mail. 2009-03-04. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-1159003/The-Jade-Goody-circus-like-ghoulish-spectacle-public-hanging-says-cancer-suffering-BBC-journalist-James-Landale.html. Retrieved 2009-05-16.
[edit] External links
- James Landale at the Internet Movie Database
- Profile at tvnewsroom.co.uk
- Landale reports on travelling with the Prime Minister
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Deputy Political Editor: BBC News 2009 – present |
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| Preceded by Guto Harri |
Chief Political Correspondent: BBC News 2004 – 2009 |
Succeeded by Laura Kuenssberg |
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