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Happy homecoming for Ros as he is awarded honorary degree
Western Morning News
|July 30, 2025
BBC broadcaster from Stithians is honoured at University of Exeter's Penryn campus - and he tells graduates 'Our passions are precious..they are worth taking care of'
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INNOVATIVE Cornish journalist Ros Atkins has been honoured by the University of Exeter for his passion for truth and justice and work to improve gender balance in newsrooms.
Mr Atkins, who grew up in Stithians and is BBC News's Analysis Editor, was given an honorary degree at the University's Penryn campus in recognition of his role within a new genre of accessible journalism.
His viral explainer videos are shaping how people understand complicated and emotive issues in the news and how they think critically about the world around them.
He says his passion for the power of storytelling was influenced by his time growing up and being educated in Cornwall.
This story is from the July 30, 2025 edition of Western Morning News.
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