Everything about Simon Jenkins totally explained
Sir Simon Jenkins (born
10 June 1943) is a
British newspaper columnist currently associated with
The Guardian after fifteen years with
News International titles. He was educated at
Mill Hill School and
St John's College,
Oxford.
A former editor of
The Times newspaper, he received a knighthood for services to
journalism in the
2004 New Year honours. Among his many other awards, he was named
What the Papers Say Journalist of the Year in 1998. He also holds honorary degrees from the University of London, the City University, Exeter, Central England, the London Institute of Education and an Honorary Fellowship from the
University of Wales, Lampeter.
Jenkins lives in
London with his wife, the American-born actress,
Gayle Hunnicutt. They have one son, and his stepson is Nolan Hemmings (Lady Jenkins's son from her previous marriage to
David Hemmings).
Career
Jenkins started his career at
Country Life magazine, then moved to the
Times Educational Supplement and from there to the
Evening Standard, before editing the
Insight page of
The Sunday Times.
He was editor of the
London Evening Standard from 1976-78, and then political editor of
The Economist magazine from 1979-86. After founding and editing
The Sunday Times Books section, he was editor of
The Times from 1990-92. On
28 January,
2005, he announced he was leaving
The Times and he joined
The Guardian that summer after a break to write a book.
He has written glowingly about
Queen Elizabeth on the occasion of her birthday (see
Sunday Times, Apr 16, 2006. p. 16).
Since
May 2005, he's been a contributing blogger at
The Huffington Post.
He was voted Journalist of the Year in
1988 and Columnist of the Year in
1993.
Other activities
Jenkins has a knowledge of
architecture and has written books about England's
churches and
country houses. He presented the
Channel 4 series based on his own book,
England's Thousand Best Churches.
In addition to his journalism, Jenkins has served as:
Selected works
Jenkins, Simon (2006) Thatcher & Sons - A Revolution in Three Acts Penguin, ISBN 9780713995954
Jenkins, Simon (2003) England's Thousand Best Houses Allen Lane, ISBN 0-7139-9596-3
Jenkins, Simon (1999) England's Thousand Best Churches Allen Lane, ISBN 0-7139-9281-6
Jenkins, Simon (1995) Accountable to None: Tory Nationalization of Britain Hamish Hamilton, ISBN 0-241-13591-5
Jenkins, Simon (1994) Against the Grain John Murray, ISBN 0-7195-5570-1
Hastings, Max and Simon Jenkins (1992) Battle for the Falklands M Joseph, ISBN 0-7181-2578-9
Jenkins, Simon (1993) The Selling of Mary Davies and Other Writings John Murray, ISBN 0-7195-5298-2
edited by Simon Jenkins and Robert Ilson (1992) "The Times" English Style and Usage Guide Times Books ISBN 0-7230-0396-3
Jenkins, Simon (1986) The Market for Glory: Fleet Street Ownership in the Twentieth Century Faber and Faber, ISBN 0-571-14627-9
Jenkins, Simon, Anne Sloman (1985) With Respect, Ambassador: Enquiry into the Foreign Office BBC, ISBN 0-563-20329-3
Jenkins, Simon and Andrew Graham-Yooll (1983) Imperial Skirmishes: War And Gunboat Diplomacy In Latin America Diane Publishing, ISBN 0-7567-7468-3
Jenkins, Simon (1981) Newspapers Through the Looking-glass Manchester Statistical Society, ISBN 0-85336-058-8
Jenkins, Simon (1979) Newspapers: The Power and the Money Faber, ISBN 0-571-11468-7
Jenkins, Simon (1975) Landlords to London: Story of a Capital and Its Growth Constable, ISBN 0-09-460150-X
Jenkins, Simon (1971) Here to Live: Study of Race Relations in an English Town Runnymede Trust ISBN 0-902397-12-5
Jenkins, Simon (1969) Education and Labour's Axe Bow Pubns., ISBN 0-900182-79-2Further Information
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