Ian Jones

Ian Jones is a data journalist at PA Media, working across all areas of the news operation. He is the PA's first ever data journalist, joining in 2015, since when he has helped break stories and report on topics as diverse as politics, health, transport, crime and film & television. He was nominated for Data Journalist of the Year in the 2020 National Press Awards and was a runner-up in the 2022 Royal Statistical Society Statistical Excellence in Journalism Awards. Before joining PA in 2015, Ian worked in a number of academic and media organisations, including the University of Liverpool, Mersey Television and MSN News.