Antony Barnett
British journalist
Antony Barnett is a British investigative journalist. Since 2007, he has worked as a reporter and presenter for Channel 4's flagship current affairs series Dispatches. He joined Channel 4 after working for more than a decade at The Observer where he held a number of posts including as the newspaper's Investigations Editor.
Barnett's investigative work has won and been shortlisted for a number of journalism awards.
Early life
Barnett is of Jewish ethnicity.
Career
Barnett began his journalistic career working for specialist business magazines before freelancing for the BBC, The Guardian and The Times. He became the Industrial Correspondent for The Observer in 1996 and its Public Affairs Editor in 2000. In 2005 he was named its Investigations Editor.
The Observer
In 1998 Barnett originated and led The Observer's investigation into New Labour political lobbyists that became known as the Lobbygate scandal. This expose won the Industrial Society's Scoop of the Year.
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