John Sweeney

Quick Facts

Full Name	John Sweeney
Occupation	Journalist
Date Of Birth	Jun 7, 1958(1958-06-07)
Age	66
Birthplace	England
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	England
Horoscope	Gemini

John Sweeney Biography

John Sweeney is one of the most popular and richest Journalist who was born on June 7, 1958 in England, England, United Kingdom. Award- winning investigative journalist known for his work with BBC’s Panorama, producing documentaries about some of the most corrupt organizations and countries on Earth, including Scientology and North Korea.

While covering Robert Mugabe and corruption in Zimbabwe in the early 2000s, he was forced to ride in a car trunk to get around the country and find his story. Being a journalist, his presence in the country was illegal at the time.

Sweeney appeared on the BBC arts programme, The Late Show when he filmed behind the scenes footage of the campaign of the 1992 United Kingdom general election.

In 1996, Sweeney was sued for criminal defamation in France by the Barclay brothers, owners of The Daily Telegraph, but the claimants lost their case. At the time, Sweeney worked for the rival newspaper The Observer, and had given an interview on BBC Radio Guernsey alleging that they had been involved in corruption. The claimants justified their legal claim in the French courts on the basis that the broadcast could also be heard in a small coastal part of northern France, although this was widely considered forum shopping. Sweeney was ordered to pay €3,000 by the appeal court in Rennes, France.

He and wife Tomiko came under fire in 2013 for endangering students on a trip to North Korea by using them as cover to enter the country.

John Sweeney Net Worth

John Sweeney is one of the richest Journalist from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, John Sweeney 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

After attending the London School of Economics, her worked at The Observer for 12 years, during which time he was unsuccessfully sued for defamation by the Barclay brothers.

He’s written more than half a dozen novels about his experiences and what he’s learned as an investigative journalist. He won the inaugural Paul Foot Award in 2005.

John Paul Sweeney (born 7 June 1958) is a British investigative journalist. He worked for The Observer newspaper, and the BBC’s Panorama and Newsnight series. Sweeney ceased working for the BBC in October 2019.

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Who is John Sweeney Dating?

According to our records, John Sweeney married to Tomiko Newson. As of December 1, 2023, John Sweeney’s is not dating anyone.

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In a segment on BBC Radio 4’s From Our Own Correspondent broadcast in March 2008, Sweeney paid tribute to the late Scientology critic Shawn Lonsdale, who had died, apparently from suicide, a few weeks before. Sweeney looked back at the life of Lonsdale, and his eventful interview for the Scientology and Me programme that had been filmed the previous spring.

Facts & Trivia

John Ranked on the list of most popular Journalist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. John Sweeney celebrates birthday on June 7 of every year.

A follow-up Panorama programme also hosted by Sweeney, which at an hour is twice the length of the original one, was aired on 28 September 2010. This documentary contained interviews with high-profile ex-scientologists Mike Rinder and Marty Rathbun. Rinder in particular explained the tactics used by the church during the making of the previous documentary, while Rathbun primarily discussed the allegations of David Miscavige assaulting other members of the church. Rinder had been involved in the Scientology organisation’s stalking of Sweeney.