International TV Co-Editor

The report into the tragic death of John Balson will be published in “weeks, not months”, Ian Katz has said as he revealed Channel 4 is considering introducing extra welfare measures into its true crime series production.

Balson committed suicide in May after months of working on the true crime series In The Footsteps of Killers and suffering from vestibular migraines. There has been a wave of protest in the industry since then, along with calls for improved welfare measures, and a Guardian investigation into his death put Balson back in the news agenda last week.

Katz said Channel 4 is considering how it can extend the protections it has put in place for journalists covering the Israel-Gaza conflict to the true crime genre.