Jamie Burton
Senior TV & Film Reporter (Interviews)
Jamie Burton is a Newsweek Senior TV and Film Reporter (Interviews) based in London, U.K. His focus is reporting on the latest in the world of entertainment and showbiz via interviews with celebrities and industry talent. Jamie has covered general news, world politics, finance and sports for the likes of the BBC, the Press Association and various commercial radio stations in the U.K. Jamie joined Newsweek in 2021 from the London-based Broadcast News Agency Entertainment News (7Digital) where he was the Film and TV Editor for four years. Jamie is an NCTJ-accredited journalist and graduated from Teesside University and the University of South Carolina. Languages: English.
You can get in touch with Jamie by emailing j.burton@newsweek.com.
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Country music star Brantley Gilbert lashes out at Jason Aldean song critics
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Miss Netherlands winner speaks out after Miss Italy bans trans contestants
Dutch trans woman Rikkie Kollé won the national pageant in the Netherlands, but fellow Europeans Italy have banned transgender participants from the competition.
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CMT faces boycott calls after pulling controversial Jason Aldean song
Country Music Television has faced boycott calls on social media after it pulled Aldean's song "Try That in a Small Town."
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After the release of "Sound of Freedom" in theaters, an interview of Mel Gibson speaking in 1998 has gone viral.
Cory Monteith's friend still finds his death "confusing" 10 years later
A decade after Cory Monteith died, his former roommate Justin Neill spoke to Newsweek about the "Glee" star.
"Sound of Freedom" creators dismiss suggestions AMC is suppressing movie
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Ben & Jerry's long list of controversies
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