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'''David Michael Blundy''' was a British journalist and war correspondent killed by a [[sniper]] at the age of 44 in [[El Salvador]].<ref>https://archive.spectator.co.uk/article/25th-november-1989/24/david-b-lundy</ref><ref>https://www.nytimes.com/1989/11/18/world/british-journalist-slain-by-sniper.html</ref><ref>https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1989/11/18/slain-writer-remembered-as-daredevil/5518e6b7-a9cf-4c3f-b98b-c742e8a00890/</ref> Blundy was the Washington reporter for the [[London]] ''[[Sunday Correspondent]]'' [[newspaper]]. | '''David Michael Blundy''' was a British journalist and war correspondent killed by a [[sniper]] at the age of 44 in [[El Salvador]].<ref>https://archive.spectator.co.uk/article/25th-november-1989/24/david-b-lundy</ref><ref>https://www.nytimes.com/1989/11/18/world/british-journalist-slain-by-sniper.html</ref><ref>https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1989/11/18/slain-writer-remembered-as-daredevil/5518e6b7-a9cf-4c3f-b98b-c742e8a00890/</ref> Blundy was the Washington reporter for the [[London]] ''[[Sunday Correspondent]]'' [[newspaper]]. | ||
Latest revision as of 21:20, 16 December 2024
 David Blundy      (journalist) | |
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| Born | 21 March 1945 |
| Died | 17 November 1989 (Age 44) |
Cause of death | shot by sniper |
| Exposed | Contadora Island |
| Victim of | premature death |
British journalist killed in El Salvador shortly after having written a piece on Contadora island | |
David Michael Blundy was a British journalist and war correspondent killed by a sniper at the age of 44 in El Salvador.[1][2][3] Blundy was the Washington reporter for the London Sunday Correspondent newspaper.
Contadora island
- Full article: Contadora island
- Full article: Contadora island
“His last big story, published in October by his last employer, the Sunday Correspondent, exposed Noriega’s love nest, a pleasure palace with hidden cameras and microphones to which he had invited senior US government officials and through which he had effectively blackmailed them.”
Richard Gaines (November 1989) [4]
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References
- ↑ https://archive.spectator.co.uk/article/25th-november-1989/24/david-b-lundy
- ↑ https://www.nytimes.com/1989/11/18/world/british-journalist-slain-by-sniper.html
- ↑ https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1989/11/18/slain-writer-remembered-as-daredevil/5518e6b7-a9cf-4c3f-b98b-c742e8a00890/
- ↑ https://archive.org/details/sim_boston-phoenix_november-24-30-1989_18_47 The Boston Phoenix November 24-30, 1989: Vol 18 Iss 47 - page 11
