Background
Jenkins was born in Merthyr Tydfil, a former mining town in the valleys of South Wales. His father is the Welsh poet and author, Mike Jenkins.
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Ciaran Jenkins
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Fitzwilliam College.
Career
After leaving university, Jenkins lived in Japan where he studied Japanese and wrote articles for The Guardian newspaper"s Comment is Free website. He studied at Cardiff University School of Journalism during which time he developed a popular political blog, Blamerbell Briefs. Jenkins is a former British Broadcasting Corporation Cymru Wales education correspondent, appearing frequently on British Broadcasting Corporation Wales Today and the Welsh language news programme, Newyddion.
He is most notable for his in-depth investigations into bogus academics and fraud, which led to the effective abolition of the University of Wales, formerly Britain"s second-largest university.
Jenkins joined Channel 4 News as a reporter in January 2012.
Achievements
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Jenkins was named Royal Television Society Young Journalist of the Year 2012 for his work on Channel 4 News. Jenkins also won the Current Affairs category at the Celtic Media 2012 for his investigation, Cash for Qualifications, which exposed potential visa and exam fraud at the University of Wales. His earlier investigation, University Challenged, won Best News, Current Affairs & Sport programme at British Academy of Film and Television Arts Wales in 2011. Jenkins won Grand Prize at the inaugural Cable News Network European News Blog in 2006 for his political blog Blamerbell Briefs.
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Jenkins was named Royal Television Society Young Journalist of the Year 2012 for his work on Channel 4 News. Jenkins also won the Current Affairs category at the Celtic Media 2012 for his investigation, Cash for Qualifications, which exposed potential visa and exam fraud at the University of Wales. His earlier investigation, University Challenged, won Best News, Current Affairs & Sport programme at BAFTA Wales in 2011. Jenkins won Grand Prize at the inaugural CNN European News Blog in 2006 for his political blog Blamerbell Briefs.Jenkins was named Royal Television Society Young Journalist of the Year 2012 for his work on Channel 4 News. Jenkins also won the Current Affairs category at the Celtic Media 2012 for his investigation, Cash for Qualifications, which exposed potential visa and exam fraud at the University of Wales. His earlier investigation, University Challenged, won Best News, Current Affairs & Sport programme at BAFTA Wales in 2011. Jenkins won Grand Prize at the inaugural CNN European News Blog in 2006 for his political blog Blamerbell Briefs.