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Jon Bennett is a seasoned print and television journalist. He has been at the sharp end of journalism for more than 20 years and can share insights into a variety of news operations. He started his career in regional press, training as a news reporter in the North East for The Journal, while also writing for national magazines such as Mojo, Q and GQ. In 2001 he became News Editor at Sky News, working in this role for four years before moving to work as a producer on Tonight with Trevor McDonald on ITV. He then took on the position of News Editor at ITV news, managing the input department on national bulletins such as News at Ten. Jon returned to Sky News as Entertainments Editor in 2007 where he was responsible for managing the channel’s coverage of arts and show-business across TV, radio and online. He increased the profile of entertainment news on Sky and organised and managed coverage of events such as the Oscars, Brits and Bafta award ceremonies. His next move was to Getty Images as their Supervising Producer, managing the video department and news crews across EMEA, focusing on working with brands on creating/developing their own promotional video material. He now works freelance as a TV producer and writer for a wide variety of magazines and national newspapers including The Sun and The Sunday Times. Jon hosts Media Training workshops for The Media Coach.