John Sweeney (journalist)

John Sweeney
Sweeney in 2014
Born
John Paul Sweeney

(1958-06-07) 7 June 1958 (age 66)
NationalityBritish
EducationBarton Peveril Grammar School
Alma materLondon School of Economics
Occupation(s)Journalist, Writer
Years active1996–
Political partyLiberal Democrats
Websitejohnsweeney.co.uk

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