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Cathy Newman Leaves Channel 4 After 20 Years to Lead Sky News 7pm Politics Show

Sky positions the hire as a pillar of its shift to premium, video-led political coverage.

Overview

  • Newman will also launch a Sky News politics podcast and produce long-form investigations and documentaries.
  • Sky says her investigative journalism will be central to its expanded politics output across digital platforms.
  • Specific start dates and launch details for the programme and podcast have not been announced.
  • The Channel 4 presenter recently won Journalist of the Year and Interviewer of the Year for work on Church of England abuse and a landmark Archbishop resignation interview.
  • Channel 4 has named Times investigations chief Paul Morgan-Bentley head of forensic journalism, a move initially billed as working alongside Newman.