A journalism graduate who moved to America has won a prestigious Emmy award for his reporting.

Jordan Hogan, pictured, has been honoured with a prize at the awards, considered the “Oscars of US TV”.

Jordan graduated from the University of Brighton in 2015, having completed work experience placements with the Eastbourne Herald, BBC Sussex and Juice FM during his studies.

He moved to Utah the following year, where he became a reporter and producer for Fox 13 TV news based in Salt Lake City.

Jordan won his Emmy for a report entitled Your Phone Is Always Listening in the Environment/Science/Technology News category, which aired on Fox 13 TV in February.

The report explored whether smartphones are eavesdropping on users to gather reams of information that is shared with phone companies, as well as clients who pay for that personal data.

Jordan said: “I absolutely believe that my time at the University of Brighton prepared me for my future career.

“Whether it was developing my skills, getting to network with industry professionals, or simply just having lecturers who believed in me and fed my passion for news and personal career growth. I owe it to them for doing such an amazing job.”

Dr Simon McEnnis, media lead and principal lecturer in the School of Art and Media at University of Brighton, added: “Many congratulations to Jordan for his Emmy – it’s a proud moment for the university to see one of our journalism graduates gain high-profile recognition for producing such outstanding work.

“Jordan’s success demonstrates what is possible for our journalism students, and hopefully they can use it as inspiration and motivation to succeed in both their studies and future career.”