Jonathan Holmes

Jonathan Holmes is a former executive producer of The ABC’s current affairs programs Four Corners, Foreign Correspondent and The 7.30 Report, and a former presenter of Media Watch. He is a board director of ABC Alumni Ltd.

Recent articles by Jonathan Holmes

The ABC's public comment guidelines: A 'crackdown' on management, not workers

The ABC's public comment guidelines: A 'crackdown' on management, not workers

The ABC’s new public comment guidelines, which replace its existing “personal use of social media” policy and follow the debacle of the Antoinette Lattouf affair, have been portrayed by rival media organisations as a crackdown”, “a gag order”, “a hit” on ABC employees, and other such alarming epithets.

The ABC must reinforce its commitment to unbiased reporting

The ABC must reinforce its commitment to unbiased reporting

Jonathan Holmes, a respected journalist and former host of Media Watch, with an impressive career spanning over 40 years including work as an executive producer for programs like Four Corners, Foreign Correspondent, and 7.30 Report, has shared his perspective on the challenges facing Australia's national broadcaster, the ABC with Michael Lester.

Muzzling Milligan: free speech for some, but not for others

Muzzling Milligan: free speech for some, but not for others

The latest attacks on ABC journalist Louise Milligan show that ‘cancel culture’ is alive and well at The Australian and Sky News, aided and abetted by the federal opposition’s shadow communications minister.