Jackie Long

Jackie Long is a British journalist and broadcaster. She is a presenter and Social Affairs Editor at Channel 4 News.

Background

Long grew up in Bedfordshire. She studied English at university and attended a journalism college in Darlington.[1]

Career

Long's career in the media began in local newspapers, where she worked for approximately four or five years.[1]

Prior to working at Channel 4 News[2] (which she joined in 2011),[3] Long worked for the BBC for nearly twenty years;[4] her career in broadcasting began at BBC Radio Bedfordshire.[5] In the 1990s, she occasionally presented PM on BBC Radio 4 and the Midday News on BBC Radio 5 Live; in the early 2000s, she occasionally presented PM. Long was a correspondent for the BBC's Newsnight.[6][7] Long also presented a number of documentaries for the BBC.[8] Long's time at the BBC also included working for The World at One.[9]

Long began presenting Channel 4 News in late 2013 or early 2014[10] in addition to being the programme's Social Affairs Editor, and before this was exclusively the Social Affairs Editor of the programme.[11] In 2015, Long was defended by the editor of Channel 4 News Ben de Pear after eight people complained to OFCOM about her asking during an interview of a Jewish journalist, who did not work for Channel 4 News and who filmed himself being harassed for being Jewish in the street, if he provoked people who harassed him by wearing a kippah.[12] In 2023, Long presented the first edition of Channel 4 News to be presented from its new Leeds studio.[13]

Long has presented a large number of documentaries for Channel 4 and has received considerable recognition for her work within the documentary format of broadcasting. In 2012, Long presented a Channel 4 Dispatches documentary about the government's Work Capability Assessment.[14] In 2016, Long and Lee Sorrell received Sue Lloyd-Roberts Media Award for a Channel 4 News report about Yarl's Wood detention centre.[15] Long's documentary Inside Yarl's Wood: Britain's most notorious detention centre won the TV News award at the 2016 Amnesty International Media Awards.[16] In 2017, a Channel 4 Dispatches documentary partly made by Long in which Bupa Care Homes were investigated undercover was shortlisted for Investigation of the Year at the British Journalism Awards.[17]

Personal life

As of 2015, Long was married to the journalist and broadcaster Matthew Amroliwala.[18]

Long has five children.[19]

References

  1. ^ a b Empoword Journalism (18 January 2021). In Conversation with Jackie Long | Empoword Journalism Workshop. Retrieved 22 August 2025 – via YouTube.
  2. ^ Gordon-Farleigh, Neve (1 February 2021). "In Conversation with Jackie Long - Monday 18th January 2021". Empoword Journalism. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
  3. ^ Gazette, Press (20 May 2011). "Channel 4 news poaches Frei and Long from BBC". Press Gazette. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
  4. ^ Pellegrino, Silvia (1 April 2023). "Who are the Channel 4 News presenters?". Press Gazette. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
  5. ^ "BBC Local Live: Beds, Herts & Bucks". BBC News. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
  6. ^ "Trusting phonics". 26 May 2005. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
  7. ^ "Blurton's white working class struggle". 22 October 2009. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
  8. ^ "Search - BBC Programme Index". genome.ch.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
  9. ^ "Cambridge Friends of SOS Children raise over £20,000 for families in Syria | Cambridge Network". www.cambridgenetwork.co.uk. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
  10. ^ Robinson, Peter (4 April 2014). "A day in the life of Channel 4 News". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
  11. ^ "Jackie Long". IMDb. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
  12. ^ Ferrer, Richard (24 February 2015). "Channel 4 stands by 'challenging' interview with Jewish journalist". Jewish News. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
  13. ^ "Channel 4 launches permanent Leeds newsroom - Prolific North". 3 May 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
  14. ^ Rachel, Website Administrator (27 July 2012). "Two TV documentaries on the Work Capability Assessment coming up | 30 July 2012". The ME Association. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
  15. ^ How can broadcasters tell... Retrieved 22 August 2025 – via www.facebook.com.
  16. ^ "Media Awards 2016". www.amnesty.org.uk. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
  17. ^ "British Journalism Awards 2017 – shortlists revealed". InPublishing. 26 October 2017. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
  18. ^ "News Next 2015". events.exchange4media.com. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
  19. ^ "BBC News - Global with Matthew Amroliwala - Matthew Amroliwala". BBC. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
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