Gareth Jones: Journalist


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As one of the BBC's very first video-journalists, Gareth Jones has had a lifetime of delivering cost-effective short films for news and current affairs. Now, through his company Informed Productions, he offers a range of media services.




Gareth Jones: experienced creative content producer.


Films | Radio Docs, Podcasts | Training | Writing | Hosting talks and interviewing



Some of my clients



'A great professional'

Jan Morris, author



Gareth Jones was the BBC's first full-time staff video-journalist, initially using a Hi8 camcorder, and played an important role in the early development of BBC World Service Television News.

IAN D. RICHARDSON,

BBC WORLD



Gareth is an outsanding person! We have been highly impressed in many ways:he has lifted our sights in the way we communicate what we do, including producing short, compelling films that have been very well received;Gareth has helped shape our organisational strategy;furthermore he has contributed in inspirational ways to our culture and team-working and in doing so has brought his balance of insight, fun, creativity, challenge and tremendous experience to help ensure that we progress in effective ways."

IAN WILLIAMS, CAPLOR HORIZONS
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Scroll down to watch the last minute of a promotional video I made for the international charity Caplor Horizons. They wanted to ask their clients to come up with one word to describe their experiences with Caplor. I decided to keep in some of the pauses to give it the feel of 'out-takes'. It gives it a feel of authenticity, spontaneity and freshness, showing how people have to have a good think sometimes when confronted with an unexpected question.





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PRESENT

In the past year I've produced an hour-long 'Archive on Four' for BBC Radio 4, written articles on Jan Morris and urban development, advised a charity on its media strategy, held a workshop in Hamburg for economists wanting to communicate their research better and, most recently, taught young business people how to pitch.


2019-21


Having left the BBC, I've made several short films for international charity Caplor Horizons, developed, launched and presented Welsh National Opera's first-ever podcast, filmed and recorded a series of interviews with Gulf War veterans for The Firing Line Museum in Cardiff, written various articles and continued freelancing for the BBC.


Skills

Journalism. Video-producing: self-shoot, producer-director. Audio production: documentaries and podcasts, including hosting. Training: passing on all these skills to other journalists but also teaching people how to tell their story better, enabling them to make better pitches for business, for example. I don't teach people how to evade legitimate questioning from journalists nor do I do PR, especially the defensive kind.


Awards

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Bafta Cymru, best factual programme, 'Frontline Afghanistan' (2009); Wales Media Award for best documentary, 'The Last Tour' (2014).


Education


Graduate traineee, ITV/ITN 1983-4. St John's College Oxford, PPE (2:1) 1980-3. Olchfa Comprehensive School



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