Robert Fisk
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Robert Fisk at Al Jazeera Forum 2010
Robert Fisk (12 July 1946 – 30 October 2020) an English-Irish writer and journalist. He was a Middle East correspondent from 1976 until his death for many medias. From 1989 until his death, he was a correspondent for The Independent.[1] Fisk was born in Maidstone, Kent.
Fisk studied at Lancaster University and at Trinity College Dublin.
He was a known Arabic speaker,[2] he was the few Western journalists to interview Osama bin Laden. He interviewed him three times between 1993 and 1997.[3][4]
Fisk died of a stroke on 30 October 2020 at a Dublin, Ireland hospital at the age of 74.[5]
Robert Fisk Media
- Robert Fisk, Christchurch, 2008.jpg
Robert Fisk at a book signing at a writers festival in Christchurch, New Zealand.
- Robert Fisk book signing at De Roma, Antwerp.jpg
Journalist Robert Fisk book signing at De Roma, Antwerp.
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- ↑ Honoured War Reporter Sides With Victims of Conflict. New Zealand Press Association. 4 November 2005.
- ↑ Veteran journalist and author Robert Fisk dies aged 74. https://www.irishtimes.com/news/world/veteran-journalist-and-author-robert-fisk-dies-aged-74-1.4397069. Retrieved 1 November 2020.