Roles and responsibilities
- Jonathan is Deputy Chief Executive of BBC News, and the Corporation’s Director of Journalism
Biography
Jonathan Munro was born in Sheffield and educated at Nottingham University. He joined the BBC in January 2014.
He is now Deputy Chief Executive of BBC News, and the Corporation’s Director of Journalism. For most of 2022, he acted as Interim Director of News – at a time when the BBC was covering the Ukraine war, significant political turbulence and the death of HM The Queen.
During this interim appointment, he sat on the BBC Board and the Director General’s Executive Committee.
Jonathan is a Trustee of BBC Children in Need, and led a flagship project focusing on mental health support for children and young people across the UK.
He was previously at ITN for 26 years, joining as an editorial trainee and going on to work as a correspondent in the UK, Europe and around the world. Jonathan covered the Balkans war, both Gulf wars and the Beijing and London Olympics. He has worked extensively in the United States, Russia and Africa, and was Europe Correspondent for three years and Political News Editor for two.
Jonathan received an RTS Judges’ Award for negotiating the UK’s first televised Prime Ministerial debates in 2010. More recently, he was Executive Producer of the BBC’s main debate programmes during the 2016 Brexit Referendum and 2017 and 2019 UK elections.
Remuneration (as at July 2023)
- £305,000-£309,999
Expenses and central bookings
Expenses are costs incurred by BBC staff on behalf of the BBC and claimed through the BBC's expenses system.
Central bookings are costs incurred on behalf of the BBC and booked through the BBC's central bookings system. Both expenses and central bookings are published every three months.
Downloads
- Jonathan Munro’s expenses Q4 2022-23
- Jonathan Munro’s central bookings Q4 2022-23
- Jonathan Munro’s expenses Q3 2022-23
- Jonathan Munro’s central bookings Q3 2022-23
- Jonathan Munro’s expenses Q2 2022-23
- Jonathan Munro’s central bookings Q2 2022-23
- Jonathan Munro’s expenses Q1 2022-23
- Jonathan Munro’s central bookings Q1 2022-23
- Jonathan Munro had no expenses paid in Q4 2021-22
- Jonathan Munro's central bookings in Q4 2021-22
- Jonathan Munro’s expenses Q3 2021-22
- Jonathan Munro had no central bookings in Q3 2021-22
- Jonathan Munro had no expenses paid in Q2 2021-22
- Jonathan Munro's central bookings in Q2 2021-22
- Jonathan Munro had no expenses paid in Q1 2021-22
- Jonathan Munro had no central bookings in Q1 2021-22
- Jonathan Munro had no expenses paid in Q4 2020-21
- Jonathan Munro had no central bookings in Q4 2020-21
- Jonathan Munro’s expenses Q3 2020-21
- Jonathan Munro’s central bookings Q3 2020-21
- Jonathan Munro had no expenses paid in Q2 2020-21
- Jonathan Munro’s central bookings Q2 2020-21
- Jonathan Munro had no expenses paid in Q1 2020-21
- Jonathan Munro had no central bookings in Q1 2020-21
- Jonathan Munro’s expenses Q4 2019-20
- Jonathan Munro’s central bookings Q4 2019-20
- Jonathan Munro’s expenses Q3 2019-20
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- Jonathan Munro’s expenses Q2 2019-20
- Jonathan Munro’s central bookings Q2 2019-20
- Jonathan Munro’s expenses Q1 2019-20
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- Jonathan Munro's expenses Q4 2018-19
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- Jonathan Munro's expenses Q3 2018-19
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- Jonathan Munro's expenses Q2 2018-19
- Jonathan Munro's central bookings Q2 2018-19
- Jonathan Munro's expenses Q1 2018-19
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- Jonathan Munro's expenses Q4 2017-18
- Jonathan Munro's central bookings Q4 2017-18
- Jonathan Munro's expenses Q3 2017-18
- Jonathan Munro's central bookings Q3 2017-18
- Jonathan Munro's expenses Q2 2017-18
- Jonathan Munro's central bookings Q2 2017-18
- Jonathan Munro's expenses Q1 2017-18
- Jonathan Munro's central bookings Q1 2017-18
- Jonathan Munro's expenses Q4 2016-17
- Jonathan Munro's central bookings Q4 2016-17
- Jonathan Munro's expenses Q3 2016-17
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- Jonathan Munro's expenses Q2 2016-17
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- Jonathan Munro's expenses Q1 2016-17
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- Jonathan Munro's expenses Q4 2015-16
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- Jonathan Munro's expenses Q3 2015-16
- Jonathan Munro's central bookings Q3 2015-16
- Jonathan Munro's expenses Q2 2015-16
- Jonathan Munro's central bookings Q2 2015-16
- Jonathan Munro's expenses Q1 2015-16
- Jonathan Munro's central bookings Q1 2015-16
- Jonathan Munro's expenses Q4 2014-15
- Jonathan Munro's central bookings Q4 2014-15
- Jonathan Munro's expenses Q3 2014-15
- Jonathan Munro's central bookings Q3 2014-15
- Jonathan Munro's expenses Q2 2014-15
- Jonathan Munro's central bookings Q2 2014-15
- Jonathan Munro's expenses Q1 2014-15
- Jonathan Munro's central bookings Q1 2014-15
- Jonathan Munro's expenses Q4 2013-14
- Jonathan Munro's central bookings Q4 2013-14
Gifts and Hospitality Register
Gifts and hospitality may only be accepted in line with BBC policy. Information about gifts and hospitality is published every three months.
Downloads
- Jonathan Munro had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q4 2022-23
Jonathan Munro had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q3 2022-23 - Jonathan Munro had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q2 2022-23
- Jonathan Munro had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q1 2022-23
- Jonathan Munro had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q4 2021-22
- Jonathan Munro had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q3 2021-22
- Jonathan Munro had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q2 2021-22
- Jonathan Munro had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q1 2021-22
- Jonathan Munro had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q4 2020-21
- Jonathan Munro had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q3 2020-21
- Jonathan Munro had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q2 2020-21
- Jonathan Munro had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q1 2020-21
- Jonathan Munro had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q4 2019-20
- Jonathan Munro had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q3 2019-20
- Jonathan Munro had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q2 2019-20
- Jonathan Munro had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q1 2019-20
- Jonathan Munro had no gifts or hospitality to declare in 2018-19
- Jonathan Munro had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q4 2017-18
- Jonathan Munro had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q3 2017-18
- Jonathan Munro had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q2 2017-18
- Jonathan Munro had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q1 2017-18
- Jonathan Munro had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q4 2016-17
- Jonathan Munro had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q3 2016-17
- Jonathan Munro had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q2 2016-17
- Jonathan Munro had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q1 2016-17
- Jonathan Munro had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q4 2015-16
- Jonathan Munro had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q3 2015-16
- Jonathan Munro had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q2 2015-16
- Jonathan Munro had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q1 2015-16
- Jonathan Munro's Gifts and Hospitality Register Q4 2014-15
- Jonathan Munro had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q3 2014-15
- Jonathan Munro had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q2 2014-15
- Jonathan Munro had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q1 2014-15
- Jonathan Munro had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q4 2013-14
Declaration of personal interests
Staff must make a declaration of their personal and business interests, including any memberships or directorships of public or industry bodies, and any shareholdings, as well as any interests that their immediate families may also have.
A summary is published where there is something to declare and where there is nothing to declare. Occasionally an individual will have something to declare but due to the personal nature of the declaration we do not publish details as to do so would breach the General Data Protection Regulation.
This information is published annually, although if any amendments are made during the year an updated summary will be published if necessary as soon as it is available.