Alison Holt
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Alison Holt is a British journalist, who is the Social Affairs Editor of BBC News.
Education
Holt attended state schools in Hampshire and studied English at the University of Sussex. She also studied a postgraduate diploma in journalism at Cardiff University.[1]
Career
From 1994 to 1997, she served as a news correspondent for BBC News. From 1997 until 2021, she served as a UK affairs and social affairs correspondent at the corporation.[2] Between 2011 and 2016, Holt and producer Joe Plomin made three BBC Panorama documentaries about problems in the social care system and social care settings, which had considerable social impact.[3] In 2015, she was awarded the Royal Television Society Specialist Journalist of the Year award and received the Orwell Prize for *Exposing Britain’s Social Evils*.[4]
In 2021, Holt was appointed Social Affairs Editor of BBC News.[5] She appears regularly across BBC television, radio, and online output and has been described as using her in-depth knowledge to communicate social care issues rigorously.[6]
References
- ↑ "Alison Holt: BBC Journalist". Speakers for Schools. Retrieved 2025-04-16.
- ↑ Holt, Alison. "Alison Holt | LinkedIn". LinkedIn. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
- ↑ "Alison Holt | The Orwell Foundation". www.orwellfoundation.com. Retrieved 2025-04-16.
- ↑ "Alison Holt: BBC Journalist". Speakers for Schools. Retrieved 2025-04-16.
- ↑ ResponseSource. "Senior appointments at BBC News". ResponseSource. Retrieved 2025-04-16.
- ↑ "Alison Holt | The Orwell Foundation". www.orwellfoundation.com. Retrieved 2025-04-16.
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