
In his 11 years at Channel 4 News, he’s covered the Haiti earthquake, the assassination of Benazir Bhutto, Iran's nuclear programme and the Al Qaeda threat from Somalia and Yemen. He spent four years for the programme in Washington, and before that was a Business Correspondent.
Before Jonathan joined Channel 4 News he worked for the BBC and the Guardian.
In an exclusive interview with Jonathan Rugman, Syriza party leader Alexis Tsipras - who could be the next Greek premier - says logic will prevail and Greece will not be forced out of the euro.
Jonathan Rugman finds in Greece that the people prefer to believe they can keep the way of life they have grown accustomed to and have it financed with other people's money.
Greece sets the date for fresh elections next month and will form a caretaker government, after talks aimed at forming a coalition failed.