Cathy Newman

Quick Facts

Full Name	Cathy Newman
Occupation	Journalist
Date Of Birth	Jul 14, 1974(1974-07-14)
Age	50
Birthplace	Guildford
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	England
Horoscope	Cancer

Cathy Newman Biography

Cathy Newman is one of the most popular and richest Journalist who was born on July 14, 1974 in Guildford, England, United Kingdom. Journalist who began working for Channel 4 News as a correspondent in 2006, and as a presenter in 2011. She wrote her first book, Bloody Brilliant Women, in 2018.

She has counted colleague Alice Rawsthorn as one of her mentors.

After university, Newman briefly worked on The Guardian’ Books section, then at Media Week (as a trainee) and The Independent (as media business correspondent) before joining the Financial Times at the age of 23. Her older colleague Alice Rawsthorn acted as a mentor at the FT, where Newman worked as a media and then (for three years) political correspondent. While Newman was working at the FT, David Yelland, the editor of The Sun, offered her a slot called “Better than Lex” (named after Lex, a column in the Financial Times). She seriously considered the offer, but later declined; the experience led to further opportunities in political journalism. Newman began a television career in 2000. She gained a Laurence Stern fellowship to work at The Washington Post for four months. During her period in the US, she followed the 2000 Presidential campaign of Green Party candidate Ralph Nader.

Newman married writer John O’Connell, whom she met at university, in 2001. The couple have two daughters and live in London. Newman has written about having a miscarriage, and about deciding to abort another child, after discovering 13 weeks into her pregnancy that the baby had a very rare condition which meant there was a high chance that it would die.

Her parents, David Newman and Julia Worsdall, were both chemistry teachers. She has one sister. She married John O’Connell in 2011. They have two daughters together.

Cathy Newman Net Worth

Cathy Newman is one of the richest Journalist from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Cathy Newman 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

She studied English at Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford, graduating with first-class honors.

She has worked for companies like Media Week, The Independent, the Financial Times and The Washington Post.

Catherine Elizabeth Newman (born 14 July 1974) is an English journalist and presenter of Channel 4 News.

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Who is Cathy Newman Dating?

According to our records, Cathy Newman married to John O'Connell. As of December 1, 2023, Cathy Newman’s is not dating anyone.

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In February 2015, Newman tweeted that she was “ushered onto the street” for being female when she went to South London Islamic Centre for a ‘Visit My Mosque’ programme. The mosque started receiving violent threats from the public as the story spread. A spokesperson for the Hyderi Islamic Centre had said Newman had simply visited the wrong address, and CCTV footage showed Newman had left the building on her own accord. Newman and Channel 4 News editor Ben de Pear later apologised, acknowledging that Newman had mistakenly visited the wrong building.

Facts & Trivia

Cathy Ranked on the list of most popular Journalist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Cathy Newman celebrates birthday on July 14 of every year.

In January 2018, Newman interviewed the Canadian psychologist and professor of psychology Jordan Peterson, who is known for his criticism of political correctness. The combative interview covered topics such as gender equality, including the gender pay gap, freedom of speech, and transgender rights. The interview became a viral phenomenon on YouTube, where many commenters were critical of Newman, several of them saying she had a preconceived and misplaced grasp of Peterson’s views. The New York Times columnist David Brooks said that Newman had “distorted, simplified and restated Peterson’s views to make them appear offensive and cartoonish”. Writing for The Guardian, Nosheen Iqbal stated that Peterson had made “broad generalisations on male and female behaviour” and that he denied the existence of the gender pay gap “as a qualitative fact”. Channel 4 News editor Ben de Pear said that the station had called in security specialists in response to social-media abuse and threats directed against her. Newman later shared that the abuse ranged from “cunt, bitch, dumb blonde” to “I’m going to find out where you live and execute you.” Peterson had told his followers to “back off” of Newman, but later denied that there was any evidence of threats, and stated that the idea that the abuse was driven by misogyny was “ridiculous”. Following the interview, Newman observed that her Wikipedia page had “been rapidly edited back and forth”, and that women generally are misrepresented in their Wikipedia biographies because the “internet is being written by men with an agenda.”

What is Cathy Newman doing now?

In early 2020, Newman was announced by forthcoming radio station Times Radio as the presenter of their Friday drive time programme. She continues to present Channel 4 News whilst being a Times Radio presenter.

Who is Cathy Newman's husband?

John O’Connell

What age is Cathy Newman?

48 years (July 14, 1974)

Who is the new girl on Channel 4 News?

Caroline Hecker joined the News 4 team in 2020 as a multi-media journalist.

Is Cathy Newman married?

John O’Connell