Faisal Islam

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Faisal Islam
Native name ফয়সাল ইসলাম
Born (1977-05-29) 29 May 1977 (age 47)
Manchester, England
Residence London, England
Nationality British
Ethnicity Bengali[1]
Education Newspaper Journalism
Alma mater Manchester Grammar School,
Trinity College, Cambridge,
City University London
Occupation Political Editor
Years active 2004–present
Employer Sky News
Notable credit(s) The Observer,
Channel 4 News
Website https://twitter.com/faisalislam

Faisal Islam (Bengali: ফয়সাল ইসলাম) is an award-winning British journalist, who since summer 2014 has been the Political Editor of Sky News. He was the Economics Editor of Channel 4 News,[2] until 1 June 2014, when he was replaced by Paul Mason, the programme's former Culture and Media Editor.[3]

Islam formally joined Sky News in 2014 as its Political Editor, succeeding Adam Boulton, who now presents an evening news programme on the same channel.[4]

Education

Islam was educated at Manchester Grammar School, a boys’ independent school in Manchester, followed by Trinity College at the University of Cambridge. In 2000, he gained a post-graduate Diploma in Newspaper Journalism from City University in London.

Career

Faisal Islam was economics correspondent for The Observer newspaper. He became business correspondent for Channel 4 News in May 2004, later becoming its Economics Editor, a position he held until 1 June 2014, when he was replaced by Paul Mason, the programme's former Culture and Media Editor.[3]

Islam has reported on the ups and downs of the corporate world from government-subsidised arms dealers and failing PFI contracts to how bankers are trading weather.[5] Islam was named as successor to the long-serving political editor Adam Boulton of Sky News; he took up his new post before the Scottish Independence Referendum took place in September 2014.[4]

Awards and nominations

In 2000, Islam was awarded the Wincott Award for Young Financial Journalist of the Year, and shortlisted for Young Journalist of the Year at the British Press Awards for 2001.[5]

In February 2006, Islam was named Young Journalist of the Year at the Royal Society of Television awards.[5]

In January 2007, Islam was the winner of the year’s Broadcast News Journalism Award at the Workworld Media Awards.[6]

In May 2009, Islam received the Wincott Foundation’s award for Best Television Coverage of a Topical Issue, won particularly for his work on the growing financial problems of the Icelandic Banks. The judges said of the report "...here was something really new, completely convincing, with a stellar interview and free of many of the visual clichés which characterised too many financial programmes." In 2009, he was awarded the Business Journalist of the Year, as well as the BJOYA award for "Best Broadcast Story" - again for his report on the Icelandic Banks.

In January 2010, Islam was named "Broadcast News Reporter of the Year" by the WorkWorld Foundation for 2009 - with the judges saying; "his excellent writing converts abstract economics to something accessible to all, informing viewers in a compelling and original way."[7]

In January 2015, Islam was nominated for the Services to Media award at the British Muslim Awards.[8]

Articles

  • 'Stop Aping the US, Gordon'.[9]
  • 'Arms subsidies cost UK jobs'.[10]
  • 'Now he’s taking on the world'.[11]
  • 'The great generational robbery'.[12]

References

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External links

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