John Pilger
John Richard Pilger (/ˈpɪldʒər/; born 9 October 1939) is an Australian journalist, writer, and documentary filmmaker.[1]
John Pilger | |
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 Pilger in August 2011 | |
| Born | 9 October 1939 Bondi, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation | Journalist, writer, documentary filmmaker |
| Children | 2, including Zoe |
| Website | johnpilger |
Pilger is a strong critic of American, Australian, and British foreign policy. He is against imperialist and colonialist agenda.
He first drew international attention for his reports on the Cambodian genocide.[2]
His career as a documentary film maker began with The Quiet Mutiny (1970). Other works include Year Zero (1979), about the aftermath of the Pol Pot regime in Cambodia, and Death of a Nation: The Timor Conspiracy (1993).
Pilger worked at the Daily Mirror from 1963 to 1986,[3] and wrote a regular column for the New Statesman magazine from 1991 to 2014.
Pilger won Britain's Journalist of the Year Award in 1967 and 1979.[4]
John Pilger Media
John Pilger, Richard Gizbert, and Julian Assange – 'The WikiLeaks Files' Book Launch – Foyles, London, 29 September 2015
References
- ↑ Buckmaster, Luke (12 November 2013). "John Pilger's Utopia: an Australian film for British eyes first". the Guardian. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
- ↑ Maslin, Janet (29 April 1983). "Film: Two Perceptions of the Khmer Rouge". The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/1983/04/29/movies/film-two-perceptions-of-the-khmer-rouge.html. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
- ↑ Biography page, John Pilger's official website
- ↑ "Press Awards Winners 1970-1979, Society of Editors". Archived from the original on 2017-10-25.