John Pilgrim

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John Pilger (2011)

John Pilger (born October 9, 1939 in Sydney , Australia ) is an Australian journalist and documentary filmmaker .

From 1963 to 1986 Pilger was the head of the Foreign Office of the Daily Mirror . Since then he has been working as a freelance journalist. In 1968 he was a direct witness to the assassination of the US Senator and Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy in Los Angeles and, based on his experiences, takes the view that there was another shooter.

Pilger has made more than 50 films and has written for many well-known English language newspapers during his career (e.g. The Independent , The Guardian and The New York Times ).

Awarded numerous journalism prizes, Pilger is one of the most prominent English-speaking journalists. In 2003 he received the Sophie Prize for his special commitment to human rights.

Pilger is involved in the movement “ Democracy now! “And was also critical of Obama's policies, which, in his opinion, continued to pursue the goal of previous US governments of international domination. He is a member of the Provisional Committee of the International Organization for a Participatory Society .

Pilger has a son Sam (* 1973) and a daughter Zoe (* 1984).

Books (selection)

John Pilger and Julian Assange - 'The WikiLeaks Files' book reading - Foyles , London, 29th September 2015
  • Aftermath: The Struggles of Cambodia and Vietnam (1981)
  • Hidden Agendas (1998)
  • The New Rulers of the World (2002)
  • Freedom Next Time (2006)

Films (selection)

Awards (selection)

  • Descriptive Writer of the Year (1966)
  • Reporter of the Year (1967)
  • Journalist of the Year (1967)
  • International Reporter of the Year (1970)
  • News Reporter of the Year (1974)
  • Campaigning Journalist of the Year (1977)
  • Journalist of the Year (1979)
  • UN Media Peace Prize, Australia (1979–1980)
  • UN Media Peace Prize, Gold Medal, Australia (1980–1981)
  • TV Times Readers' Award (1979)
  • The George Foster Peabody Award, USA (1990)
  • American Television Academy Award (Emmy) (1991)
  • British Academy of Film and Television Arts ( BAFTA ) - The Richard Dimbleby Award (1991)
  • Reporters sans frontières Award, France (1990)
  • International de Télévision Genève Award (1995)
  • The Monismanien Prize (Sweden, 2001)
  • Sophie Prize (2003)
  • EMMA Media Personality of the Year (2003)
  • Royal Television Society: Best Documentary in Great Britain (2004/2005)
  • One World Media Award: Best Documentation (for War on Democracy ) (2008)
  • Sydney Peace Prize (2009)
  • Ordem de Timor-Leste (2017)

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Democracy Now! Special: Robert F. Kennedy's Life and Legacy 40 Years After His Assassination ( July 9, 2008 memento in the Internet Archive ). In: Movement Website Democracy Now! June 5, 2008 (quote: There's no question that there was another gunman ).
  2. ↑ International Organization for a Participatory Society. Provisional Committee. Retrieved April 8, 2012.
  3. ↑ Green Left Weekly: East Timor's universal lesson , May 11, 2017 , accessed July 9, 2019.

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personal data
SURNAME Pilgrim, John
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Australian journalist and documentary filmmaker
DATE OF BIRTH October 9, 1939
PLACE OF BIRTH Sydney , Australia