Liz Jackson grew up in Parkville, near the University of Melbourne. In the 1970s, after completing an arts degree, she travelled to London where she studied to be a barrister. On her return to Australia she worked for the New South Wales Government.

It was during this time that Liz Jackson moved into a home full of journalists, eventually shifing into journalism herself. 'My life as a public servant seemed a lot less interesting than theirs as journalists,' she said. 'No one seemed to want to know what I did that day.'

Jackson joined the ABC in 1987. After spending seven years in radio, at Radio National and 2JJJ, she joined Four Corners as a reporter. In 2005 she became host of Media Watch. She is now (2008) back at 4 Corners.

Sources used to compile this entry: The Women's Pages: Australian Women and Journalism since 1850, Australian Women's Archives Project, 2008, http://www.womenaustralia.info/exhib/cal/cal-home.html; Pedler, Emma & Joseph Thomsen, 'Liz Jackson', in ABC South Australia, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 2005, http://www.abc.net.au/sa/stories/s1383221.htm; http://www.walkleys.com/winners/database.html.