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Aaronovitch is author of ''Paddling to Jerusalem: An Aquatic Tour of Our Small Country'' (2000) and ''Voodoo Histories: the role of Conspiracy Theory in Modern History'' (2009). He won the [[Orwell Prize]] for political journalism in 2001, and the ''What the Papers Say'' "Columnist of the Year" award for 2003.
 
Aaronovitch is author of ''Paddling to Jerusalem: An Aquatic Tour of Our Small Country'' (2000) and ''Voodoo Histories: the role of Conspiracy Theory in Modern History'' (2009). He won the [[Orwell Prize]] for political journalism in 2001, and the ''What the Papers Say'' "Columnist of the Year" award for 2003.
  
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Aaronovitch's name appears in the leaked documents from the Integrity Initiative in 2018. When asked over [[Twitter]] whether he knew of or had had contact with [[Integrity Initiative]], [[Institute for Statecraft]] or the UK Cluster, Aaronovitch replied "I have never heard of any of these three exotic entities. I think you have been hoaxed."
 
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Revision as of 22:32, 26 January 2019

Person.png David Aaronovitch   Amazon Powerbase SourcewatchRdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
(Journalist, Broadcaster, Author)
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BornDavid Morris Aaronovitch
1954-07-08
Hampstead, London, England
Alma materOxford University/Balliol College, University of Manchester
OccupationJournalist, Broadcaster, Author
ReligionJew
ParentsSam Aaronovitch
Children3
AwardsColumnist of the Year, Orwell Prize for Political Journalism
Member ofIndex on Censorship, Integrity Initiative/Cluster/UK/Journalists
A journalist, popular with corporate media who makes light of the Bilderberg group.

David Aaronovitch is a British journalist, broadcaster and author. He is a regular columnist for The Times and was quoted by the BBC as stating that the "the gnashing of teeth over Bilderberg is ridiculous" and that it is "really an occasional supper club for the rich and powerful".[1] Because Norman Baker expressed "doubts" about the death of Robin Cook Aaronovitch termed him "a conspiracy theorist".[2]


Early life and education

Aaronovitch is the son of communist intellectual and economist Sam Aaronovitch,[3] and brother of actor Owen Aaronovitch and scriptwriter and author Ben Aaronovitch. He has written that he was brought up "to react to wealth with a puritanical pout".[4]

Publications

Aaronovitch is author of Paddling to Jerusalem: An Aquatic Tour of Our Small Country (2000) and Voodoo Histories: the role of Conspiracy Theory in Modern History (2009). He won the Orwell Prize for political journalism in 2001, and the What the Papers Say "Columnist of the Year" award for 2003.

Integrity Initiative denial

Aaronovitch's name appears in the leaked documents from the Integrity Initiative in 2018. When asked over Twitter whether he knew of or had had contact with Integrity Initiative, Institute for Statecraft or the UK Cluster, Aaronovitch replied "I have never heard of any of these three exotic entities. I think you have been hoaxed."

 

Event Participated in

EventStartEndLocation(s)Description
Tackling Tools of Malign Influence1 November 20182 November 2018London
Frontline Club
Integrity Initiative conference about "Russian Propaganda"

 

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Document:Media Freedom? Show me the MSM Journalist Opposing the Torture of Assangeblog post7 September 2020Craig MurrayAt a time when the government is mooting designating Extinction Rebellion as Serious Organised Crime, right wing bequiffed muppet Keir Starmer was piously condemning the group, stating: “The free press is the cornerstone of democracy and we must do all we can to protect it.”
From Communist to Neoconservativereview25 February 2016Francis Carr BegbieReview and critique of David Aaronovitch's book "Party Animals" exposing its selective, partisan presentation of the Post WWII Communist Party of Great Britain and the glossed-over Jewish domination of its membership.
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