James Clayton Biography
James Clayton is a media personality serving as a BBC North America technology reporter based in San Francisco. He was appointed to the position in April 2020. Previously, he was a correspondent for BBC Newsnight.
James Clayton Age
Clayton is around 40 years old as of 2023. He was born in 1983 in San Francisco, California, United States.
James Clayton Height
He is 5 feet 11 inches tall (Approximately 180cm or 1.8m).
James Clayton Nationality
He is American by nationality. He also belongs to the white ethnicity.
James Clayton Education
There is no information about his educational background. However, he must be highly educated based on his career achievements.
James Clayton Family
Clayton has not shared any information about his family background and parents with the public. It is also not known whether he has siblings or not.
James Clayton Wife
James is married to his wife Maya Rostowska. The couple held their wedding in August 2019 after dating for some years. Maya is a producer at Vice News. Previously, she was BBC Newsnight producer for over four years. Her husband James also worked on BBC Newsnight. James and his wife Maya have a son, Kuba. He was born in May 2022.
James Clayton BBC News
On 4th March 2020, BBC News appointed James as BBC North America tech reporter in San Francisco. He began the role in April. Previously, he held the position of a correspondent for BBC Newsnight.
In his role as a tech reporter, James has covered some of the major stories including Frances Haugen, a Facebook whistleblower, Twitter to label ‘good’ bot accounts, the Haiti earthquake, Inside the controversial US gunshot-detection firm, and so on.
James Clayton Elon Musk
Elon Musk, CEO of Twitter has accused James, a BBC North America tech reporter in San Francisco of lying during an interview amid a row over whether hate speech is on the rise on the social network. In a late-night discussion with the broadcaster, Musk went on the attack against James who had asked him to respond to claims that hate speech had become more prevalent on Twitter since his takeover.
After Musk asked James for an example of the offensive content, he accused him of spreading a “false” claim.
“I say sir that you don’t know what you are talking about… because you cannot give me a single example of hateful content, not even one tweet. You claimed that hateful content is high. That is false, you just lied,” Musk said.
James defended his line of questioning, citing an organization that has warned about a rise in hateful posts on the site.
Despite the altercation, Musk said he would bow to the BBC’s demands to remove a Twitter label designating the corporation as “government-funded media” after a row with the broadcaster. He also said he would agree to alter the disclaimer to read “publicly funded”.
“We want it to be as truthful and accurate as possible – we’re adjusting the label,” he said.
The Twitter CEO had waded into a dispute with the broadcaster after adding labels to state-funded media groups on the social network. He claimed the BBC was guilty of bias although it was “among the least biased”.
James Clayton Salary
On average James earns a salary ranging between $50,000 – $100,000.
James Clayton Net Worth
He has an estimated net worth ranging from $1 million – $5 million.
James Clayton Instagram
He does not have an Instagram account.
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