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Jon Holmes

Verified
(He/Him)
London
Covers:  Sports, specialising in football, often with a focus on equality, diversity and inclusion, and within that, LGBTQ+ inclusion
Journalist, editor, consultant: @Outsports @SportsMediaLGBT @FvHtweets 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ | 📧 jon@sportsmedialgbt.com | @SportSJA @TheOfficialFWA (he/him)

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I'm an editor, journalist and media consultant with over 20 years' experience in writing, sub-editing and managing sports content. I'm currently an editor with Outsports.com. I'm passionate about inclusion and worked extensively on support for the Rainbow Laces campaign during my time at Sky Sports, where I still work part-time. In 2017, I founded Sports Media LGBT+, a network, advocacy and consultancy group for LGBT+ people and allies in sport. I sit on the committees of the Sports Journalists…

What was your first job as a journalist?

Football journalist at TEAMtalk.com, based in Leeds, UK

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Years ago!

How is social media changing news?

Connecting journalists with potential stories quickly and opening up the media to new audiences