Draft:Oli Dugmore

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  • Comment: This is a press release, not independent. In the articles covering the The Egg story, Dugmore is only tangetially discussed and gives no biographical info about this person. He is cited once or twice, but none of the article discusses him as a person. More in-depth sources are needed. Ca talk to me! 10:48, 25 October 2023 (UTC)

Oli Dugmore is a journalist, and head of News and Politics at the JOE website.[1][2]

Career[edit]

Dugmore was a writer and assistant editor of the youth media publication The Tab during his tenure in the early 2010s.[3]

Since 2018, has been head of news and politics at the Joe website and the associated PoliticsJOE YouTube channel.[4] He has interviewed many prominent people, including Jeremy Corbyn and Ian Hislop. Prior to Joe, he was a content editor at LBC, and a sub-editor at the sports team for The Sunday Times.[5]

Since July 2023, Dugmore has a regular weekend chat radio slot presenting at LBC. He had previously appeared as a panellist on Iain Dale's LBC show.[6]

Dugmore was nominated for 2020 Journalist of the Year by the UK The Drum in their Online Media Awards.[7] He was on the finalists list for the 2023 Up-and-Coming Broadcast Journalist of the Year award with Pagefield.[8]

In May 2022, Dugmore attracted controversy with an egg-throwing stand next to the stature of former PM Margaret Thatcher.[9][10]

Dugmore appeared several times as a panellist on Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg, including on 19 March 2023 discussing media influence on youth and other matters,[11] and on 16 July.[12]

Dugmore is the interviewer on the Joe podcast Unfiltered, succeeding James O'Brien.

In April 2024, Dugmore spoke at the Oxford Union in favour of the proposition "populism is a threat to democracy", alongside Nancy Pelosi.[13][14] Shortly prior to that, he spoke at Cambridge Union closing out the opposition to "Modern Technology Will Destroy Liberal Democracy".[15]

Personal life[edit]

Dugmore attended Warwick School.[16] He graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Politics from Cardiff University in 2015. He is married to Jess Lathan.[17]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Oli Dugmore". JOE.ie. Retrieved 2023-04-03.
  2. ^ "'Your copy should read like a WhatsApp message': How to create content for and with Gen Z". 25 May 2022.
  3. ^ * Heledd Pritchard (30 October 2015); Student newspaper assistant editor causes language row. WalesOnline; Wales Media Ltd. Retrieved August 2023.
  4. ^ "Oli Dugmore, head of news and politics, JOE Media, on virtue signalling". www.journalism.co.uk. 27 January 2022. Retrieved 2024-05-11.
  5. ^ "Oli Dugmore and James Dawson join JOE.co.uk". ResponseSource.
  6. ^ "Cross Question 11/04 | Watch Again". LBC. Retrieved 2023-07-12.
  7. ^ "Oli Dugmore - Head of news & politics". The Drum Awards. 17 February 2020. Retrieved 2023-04-03.
  8. ^ Renwick, Simon (6 November 2023). "Announcing the finalists for the 'Up-and-Coming Broadcast Journalist of the Year' award at Pagefield Press Awards". Pagefield. Retrieved 2024-05-11.
  9. ^ "Egg-selling stall by Margaret Thatcher statue in Grantham is just a stunt". The Lincolnite. 17 May 2022. Retrieved 2023-04-03.
  10. ^ Brophy, Jayke; Yedroudj, Latifa (18 May 2022). "Man sells eggs next to Margaret Thatcher statue". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 2023-04-14.
  11. ^ "Laura Kuenssberg show: NHS deal is fair to nurses and public finances - Dowden". BBC News. 19 March 2023. Retrieved 2023-04-03.
  12. ^ "BBC One - Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg, How Would Keir Starmer Govern?". BBC. Retrieved 2023-08-01.
  13. ^ "The Oxford Union believes populism is a threat to democracy". The Oxford Student. 26 April 2024. Retrieved 2024-05-11.
  14. ^ "Oli Dugmore argues populism is a threat to democracy & the greatest challenge of our times 3/6". Youtube. Retrieved 2024-05-11.
  15. ^ "This House Believes Modern Technology Will Destroy Liberal Democracy : CUS". Youtube. Retrieved 2024-05-11.
  16. ^ "2017 London Reunion The Naval and Military Club, November 2017". Old Warwickians. Retrieved 2023-12-08.
  17. ^ Afzal, Areej (27 November 2023). "Who Is Oli Dugmore? Personal Life and Financial Triumphs". Bol Entertainment. Retrieved 2024-05-11.