David Jones

David Jones

David Jones is a Walkley Award winning journalist who is currently executive producer of the afternoon Drive program at radio station 2GB in Sydney. He started in journalism in 1964 at the Sydney Sun newspaper as a 14-year-old weekend copy boy.
Over more than 40 years, he has worked in newspapers, television and radio including periods as a news correspondent in New York and London. For much of the past 20 years, David worked as a political press secretary and in high level corporate public affairs.

Articles by David Jones

Happy birthday Frank McGovern

Happy birthday Frank McGovern

01 Oct 09 Let’s never forget men like Frank McGovern and Gavin Campbell. We’re losing them so quickly now, these veterans of World…... Read more

America’s mastery of free speech, even for maniacs

America’s mastery of free speech, even for maniacs

15 Sep 09 You’ve got to hand it to those Americans. For them, there is much more to democracy than theory. It’s there…... Read more

Kyle should use his free time to visit Auschwitz

Kyle should use his free time to visit Auschwitz

09 Sep 09 Just a few years ago I ended up in Warsaw on a business trip to Poland where my former boss…... Read more

Brave woman who revealed James Hardies “fines”  sham

Brave woman who revealed James Hardies “fines”  sham

24 Aug 09 James Hardie’s bosses should forget it if they imagine their company’s descent into a self-inflicted public relations purgatory will end…... Read more

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Moviegoer on mobile in cinema. Is told to shush. Is stabbed in neck. With a meat thermometer. http://bit.ly/cdRWYp

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@lucethoughts yep going to do AFL too, next week

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Join The Punch's NRL tipping league - sign up at http://bit.ly/9QY9tA and enter league code 439453 ... should be fun

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@nolamjames will never happen though. In fact I suspect it could even be some sort of practical joke

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Breaking news: Something is going on

Breaking news: Something is going on

Is this the greatest ever send-up of 24-hour news? Warning: contains strong language and hilarity. From… Read more

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