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'''Andrew Jennings''' is a [[Scottish]] [[investigative reporter]], writer, and documentary film-maker. He is best known for his work concerning corruption in sports organisations and the politics of international sports, particularly within [[FIFA]] and the [[International Olympic Committee]].
'''Andrew Jennings''' is a [[Scottish]] "[[investigative reporter]]"- that is to say, he likes to prentend to be one, but doesn't investigate or report on anything- writer, and documentary film-maker. He is best known for his work desperately attempting to stop England winning the world cup- although one can't really blame him, he is after-all
Scottish.

==Biography==
==Biography==


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He also uncovers the secret agreements that could guarantee FIFA a financial bonanza if England hosts the World Cup.<ref>http://www.epltalk.com/how-you-can-watch-bbc-panorama-fifas-dirty-secrets-in-the-u-s-26989</ref>
He also uncovers the secret agreements that could guarantee FIFA a financial bonanza if England hosts the World Cup.<ref>http://www.epltalk.com/how-you-can-watch-bbc-panorama-fifas-dirty-secrets-in-the-u-s-26989</ref>

These episodes were only aired as a way of making up for his Scotland Yard corruption documentary not going on air. Having seen them in can only assume that they refused to broadcast the documentary on Scotland Yard due to Jennings utter inability to uncover any evidence of any subject he works on- preffering the sensationalist scare-mongering style of journalism more associated with communist dictatorships


==Books==
==Books==
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* Honorary Life Member of American Swimming Coaches Association, given for his investigative work regarding doping scandals and cover-ups in Olympic swimming.
* Honorary Life Member of American Swimming Coaches Association, given for his investigative work regarding doping scandals and cover-ups in Olympic swimming.
* "Best International Documentary", New York TV Festival, 1992
* "Best International Documentary", New York TV Festival, 1992
* "Britains Worst Journalist" 2010
* "Britains Biggest Gob-shite" 2010
* "Scotland's Greatest Son" 2010
* BBC's "Why the Hell Did We Broacast That" award 2010


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 16:05, 2 December 2010

Andrew Jennings
File:Andrew jennings.jpg
Born
Scotland[1]
NationalityScottish[2]
Occupation(s)Journalist, Author

Andrew Jennings is a Scottish "investigative reporter"- that is to say, he likes to prentend to be one, but doesn't investigate or report on anything- writer, and documentary film-maker. He is best known for his work desperately attempting to stop England winning the world cup- although one can't really blame him, he is after-all 

Scottish.

Biography

Jennings was born in Scotland and as a child moved to London, England. He is the grandson of a former Clapton Orient player.[1] Jennings worked for the Sunday Times' Insight team in the late 1960s, after which he worked for other British newspapers before becoming an investigative reporter on BBC Radio Four's Checkpoint. In 1986 the BBC refused to broadcast his documentary concerning corruption in Scotland Yard; Jennings reacted by resigning and transforming the material into his first book, Scotland Yard's Cocaine Connection, and the documentary was aired by World In Action.

Jennings subsequently worked for Granada, filming several international investigations and small documentaries. His investigation of British involvement in the Iran-Contra affair won the gold medal at the 1989 New York TV Festival. In 1993 Jennings entered Chechnya with the first western TV crew ever to enter the country, to investigate Caucasus mafia activity. 1997 saw Jennings working with World In Action, with an investigation on British Olympic swimming coach Hamilton Bland, and in 1998 he presented a documentary on rail privatisation.

Panorama

Jennings is best known in the United Kingdom for his work on the BBC's Panorama television series. He has been the lead reporter investigating collusion within FIFA on three separate occasions.

His first appearance came in 2006 (episode entitled "The Beautiful Bung: Corruption and the World Cup") when Jennings investigated several allegations of bribery within FIFA , including million dollars bribes to secure marketing rights for company ISL along with vote-buying (to secure the position of FIFA president Sepp Blatter), bribery and graft attributed to CONCACAF president Jack Warner.

It was followed up with an episode entitled FIFA and Coe exploring the relationship between former British Olympian Sebastian Coe and the FIFA ethics committee.

The most prominent programme was FIFA's Dirty Secrets (first aired on 29 November 2010) which was a 30 minute exposé that investigates corruption allegations against some of the FIFA executive committee members who will vote on the host for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. Jennings alledged that Ricardo Teixeira, President of Brazil's Football Federation (CBF) and of the 2014 World Cup Organising Committee, Nicolas Léoz of Paraguay, President of the South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL), and Issa Hayatou from Cameroon, President of the African Football Confederation (CAF) all accepted bribes from a telvision marketing firm.

The programme was met with a mixed response largely due to the timing of the episode, 3 days before the 2018 and 2022 World Cup hosts were decided.

He also uncovers the secret agreements that could guarantee FIFA a financial bonanza if England hosts the World Cup.[3]

These episodes were only aired as a way of making up for his Scotland Yard corruption documentary not going on air. Having seen them in can only assume that they refused to broadcast the documentary on Scotland Yard due to Jennings utter inability to uncover any evidence of any subject he works on- preffering the sensationalist scare-mongering style of journalism more associated with communist dictatorships

Books

  • Scotland Yard's Cocaine Connection, 1989 ISBN 978-0224025218
  • The Lords of the Rings , Power, Money & Drugs in the Modern Olympics, 1992 ISBN 0-671-71122-9
  • The New Lords of the Rings, 1996 ISBN 0-671-85571-9
  • The Great Olympic Swindle, 2000 ISBN 978-0684866772
  • FOUL! The Secret World of FIFA: Bribes, Vote-Rigging and Ticket Scandals, 2006[4][5]

Awards

  • Royal Television Society Award for his Channel 4 News investigation on Olympic corruption, 2000.
  • The first "Integrity in Journalism" award given by OATH, 1999.
  • "Gerlev Prize" for "contribution to free speech and democracy in sport", 1998.
  • Honorary Life Member of American Swimming Coaches Association, given for his investigative work regarding doping scandals and cover-ups in Olympic swimming.
  • "Best International Documentary", New York TV Festival, 1992
  • "Britains Worst Journalist" 2010
  • "Britains Biggest Gob-shite" 2010
  • "Scotland's Greatest Son" 2010
  • BBC's "Why the Hell Did We Broacast That" award 2010

References

  1. ^ a b Amola, Steve. "Andrew Jennings interview". footballmedia.com. Retrieved 30 November 2010.
  2. ^ "The Beautiful Bung: Corruption and the World Cup". BBC. June 16. Retrieved 23 November 2010. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= and |year= / |date= mismatch (help)
  3. ^ http://www.epltalk.com/how-you-can-watch-bbc-panorama-fifas-dirty-secrets-in-the-u-s-26989
  4. ^ http://www.books.co.uk/foul/0007208693.html
  5. ^ http://www.playthegame.org/knowledge-bank/articles/a-question-to-president-blatter-about-bribes-886.html

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