Jonathan Holmes is an English-born Australian newspaper and former television journalist, actor and producer who was the presenter of the

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weekly programme '' Media Watch'' from 2008 until July 2013.Crikey - Media briefs: new Seven CEO … Holmes retires … radio ratings …
"Crikey", 1 July 2013.

Career

Holmes's television career began in 1971 at the current affairs department of the

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in Britain, until he was hired by the

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in 1982 to become the

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of ''

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'', the ABC's flagship current affairs programme.Molitorisz, Sacha
The umpire strikes back
''

The Sydney Morning Herald ''The Sydney Morning Herald'' (''SMH'') is a daily Tabloid (newspaper format), tabloid newspaper published in Sydney, Australia, and owned by Nine Entertainment. Founded in 1831 as the ''Sydney Herald'', the ''Herald'' is the oldest continuous ...

'', 18 February 2008. He was executive producer of ''Four Corners'' from 1982 to 1985, of ''

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'' (1992–93), and '' The 7.30 Report'' (2001–02). From 1998 to 2000, he was the ABC's foreign correspondent in Washington, D.C. He returned to ''Four Corners'' as a reporter in January 2003.Schwartz, Larry
Television's tough gig
''

The Age ''The Age'' is a daily newspaper in Melbourne, Australia, that has been published since 1854. Owned and published by Nine Entertainment, ''The Age'' primarily serves Victoria (Australia), Victoria, but copies also sell in Tasmania, the Austral ...

'', 14 February 2008. In 1988, he wrote, produced and narrated the award-winning documentary film ''Hoddle Street'', about the 1987

Hoddle Street massacre The Hoddle Street massacre was a mass shooting that occurred on the evening of Sunday, 9 August 1987, in Hoddle Street, Melbourne, Hoddle Street, Clifton Hill, Victoria, Clifton Hill, a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, in A ...

. , Holmes is a media columnist for ''

'' and ''

''.

Awards and honours

* Finalist in the

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s four times. *

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top prize 1988 for ''Hoddle Street''. * Holmes won a 1998

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for a ''Foreign Correspondent'' TV special report on the

Balibo Five The Balibo Five was a group of journalists for Australian commercial television networks who were murdered in the period leading up to the Indonesian invasion of East Timor. The Balibo Five were based in the town of Balibo in East Timor (then P ...

(with assistant producer Jill Jolliffe).Media Watch - New Presenter Jonathan Holmes
''ABC TV Publicity'', 27 November 2007. * Awarded Silver Award "for sustained excellence over a quarter of a century" by the United Nations Association of Australia (2003).

References

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