Charles Hymas

About

I currently cover home affairs for The Telegraph and leading its duty of care campaign for the social media and gaming firms to take more responsibility for online harms.I am a former Head of News at The Sunday Times where I spent 26 years, rising from education correspondent to senior executive. After that, I successfully led communications at UCL, one of the UK’s and world's top universities, promoting research, reports and first-person pieces in the media.I am a creative and strategic thinker who has masterminded media campaigns that have had an impact nationally and worldwide. I led my teams of 30-plus reporters with enthusiasm, initiative and commitment, winning multiple press awards.As UCL Director of Media Relations, Aug 2017-March 2018, I ran a team of 8, promoting UCL’s reputation in the media and successfully countering crises. As Managing Editor (News) The Sunday Times 2008-17, I oversaw award-winning investigations into Fifa and Doping in Sport, Cash for Access and Lords' expenses. Ran award-winning campaigns including NHS Weekend Care campaign for improved weekend care; Clean Air campaign on pollution from diesel cars, Young Minds campaign on mental health.News Editor, Sunday Times 1997-2008. Oversaw Cash for Honours, NHS Right to Pay campaign.Deputy News Editor/Deputy Insight editor, Sunday Times 1994-97Education Correspondent, Sunday Times, 1990-94. Author of Guide to the National Curriculum and How to Choose a School; published first school league tables & The Trouble with Boys, a pioneering study on boys' underperformance.Yorkshire Post, political reporter, 1989-90Western Mail, political correspondent, education correspondent 1985-89South Wales Argus, education correspondent, general news 1983-85Education: Cardiff University, postgraduate diploma in journalism 1982-83Durham University, First Class Honours Degree in English Literature, 1979/82