Mark Watts

Mark Watts may refer to:

Mark Watts (journalist)

Mark Watts is editor-in-chief of the investigative news website Exaro.

He was nominated for the European Press Prize Editor of the Year for 2012. The nomination described Exaro as "an insightful, agenda setting website." It credited the site for its "serious investigative journalism" saying "this is not standard, not-for-profit journalism, but document-based, niche performance at a high level of expertise."

In an interview with The Guardian in October 2012 he said he wanted to bring investigative techniques back into the heart of news gathering operations. He told the Guardian's John Plunkett there is an "increasing feeling both in broadcasting and in newspapers that [investigative journalism] wasn't worth the resources, that it takes too much time and money and the readership was not that interested... most journalists spend their time rewriting press releases and wire copy."

Career

Watts started his career at the Hull Daily Mail in 1988. He later joined the Sunday Express, before making a move into television to work on The Big Story for ITV in 1994. He went on to make documentaries for Yorkshire Television and World in Action before returning to print media in 1997. From 1997–2001 he was head of investigations for Sunday Business.

Mark Watts (cricketer)

Mark Andrew Watts (born 20 August 1963) is a former English cricketer. Watts was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. He was born at Wroughton, Wiltshire.

Watts made his Minor Counties Championship debut for Wiltshire in 1984 against the Somerset Second XI. From 1984 to 1988, he represented the county in 27 Minor Counties Championship matches, the last of which came against Devon. Watts also represented Wiltshire in the MCCA Knockout Trophy. His debut in that competition came against Devon in 1985. From 1985 to 1988, he represented the county in 6 Trophy matches, the last of which came against Cornwall.

Watts also represented Wiltshire in 2 List-A matches against Yorkshire in the 1987 NatWest Trophy and Essex in the 1988 NatWest Trophy. In his 2 List-A matches, he scored 10 runs at a batting average of 10.00, with a high score of 7*. With the ball he took a single wicket at a cost of 154 runs, with best figures of 1/57.

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