Jo Puccini is leaving the ABC after more than 25 years. (Supplied)<\/p>\n
Award-winning ABC investigations boss Jo Puccini is leaving the public broadcaster after a 25-year career.<\/p>\n
She had oversight of Four Corners and Background Briefing, which recently removed three programs by reporter Mahmood Fazal over accuracy concerns.<\/p>\n
The ABC Ombudsman's investigation into Fazal's reporting continues.<\/p>\n
The ABC's head of investigations and current affairs, Jo Puccini, is leaving the public broadcaster, the ABC has announced.<\/p>\n
In an email to ABC staff, acting news director Donna Field said Puccini had shaped significant public interest journalism, leading to numerous Walkley awards.<\/p>\n
"We wish Jo every success in whatever comes next," she said.<\/p>\n
The announcement comes alongside a deepening investigation into the work of sacked Four Corners reporter Mahmood Fazal. The long-running current affairs program falls under Puccini's oversight.<\/p>\n
Puccini joined the ABC in 2000 from the Seven Network, working at Media Watch as a researcher, before moving to Four Corners, where she won three Walkley Awards.<\/p>\n
She held senior roles at Media Watch, Lateline, 7.30, the National Reporting Team and ABC Investigations.<\/p>\n
Puccini said it was time for a new chapter in her career.<\/p>\n
"I'm proud of the journalism I've helped produce and the impact it's had on helping our audience understand the issues and events that affect them," she said.<\/p>\n
"It's been an adventure and a privilege to work at the national broadcaster, an institution where I've made lifelong friends. It's now time for a new chapter in my career.<\/p>\n
"I'll be watching and cheering you all on to great success and important journalism that will continue to benefit the Australian public."<\/p>\n
Three stories by Mahmood Fazal have been withdrawn by the ABC. (ABC News)<\/p>\n