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Jonathan Holmes is an
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n 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

His 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
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'', 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
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He returned to ''Four Corners'' as a reporter in January 2003.Schwartz, Larry
Television's tough gig
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'', 14 February 2008. In 1988, he wrote, produced and narrated the award-winning documentary film ''Hoddle Street'', about the 1987
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. Holmes is a media columnist for ''
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'' and ''
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''.


Awards and honours

* Finalist in the
Walkley Award The annual Walkley Awards are presented in Australia to recognise and reward excellence in journalism. They cover all media including print, television, documentary, radio, photographic and online media. The Gold Walkley is the highest prize and ...
s four times. *
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top prize 1988 for ''Hoddle Street''. * Holmes won a 1998
Logie Award The Logie Awards (officially the TV Week Logie Awards; colloquially known as The Logies) is an annual gathering to celebrate Australian television, sponsored and organised by the magazine ''TV Week''. The first ceremony was held in 1959 as the ...
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 ...
(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
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(2003).


References

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