
Connor Jones is a Staff Writer at IT Pro covering cyber security, software development, and AI/ML. He’s a full-purpose journalist who reports breaking news, in-depth feature writing, hardware reviews, and multimedia journalism while dabbling in software development in his free time.
Proudly trained at the University of Sheffield's UK-leading journalism department, he holds a master’s degree in Magazine Journalism and a bachelor’s degree in English Language from Sheffield Hallam University.
Connor first joined IT Pro in 2018 as a graduate and returned in 2021 following a brief spell in PR. He got his first break in journalism after being scouted by Red Bull Esports for the role of contributing Counter-Strike Expert and has gone on to write for a range of top publications including UNILAD Tech.
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