John Barron has more than twenty years experience as a journalist and broadcaster, he is the author of a book about US Presidential politics and has written for publications including The Washington Post.

John is the Presenter of ABC FactCheck – the new fact checking unit creating content for ABC TV, ABC Radio and ABC Online, he has hosted news and current affairs programs including; Planet America, The Drum, The Future Forum, and The Party of Reagan on ABC TV.

John has been a Research Associate at the United States Studies Centre at the University of Sydney since 2009 and teaches a course in US Media and Politics.