David Aaronovitch
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Born | 1954-07-08 |
Alma mater | Balliol College, Oxford, University of Manchester |
Occupation | Journalist/Broadcaster/Author |
Religion | Jew |
Parents | Sam Aaronovitch |
Awards | Columnist of the Year; Orwell Prize for Political Journalism |
Member of | Index on Censorship, Integrity Initiative/Cluster/UK/Journalists |
David Aaronovitch (born 8 July 1954) is a British journalist, broadcaster and author. He is a regular columnist for The Times, and 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.
Early life and education
Aaronovitch is the son of communist intellectual and economist Sam Aaronovitch,[1] 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".[2]
Event Participated in
Event | Start | End | Location(s) | Description |
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Tackling Tools of Malign Influence | 1 November 2018 | 2 November 2018 | London Frontline Club | Integrity Initiative conference about "Russian Propaganda" |
Related Documents
Title | Type | Publication date | Author(s) | Description |
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Document:Media Freedom? Show me the MSM Journalist Opposing the Torture of Assange | blog post | 7 September 2020 | Craig Murray | At 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 Neoconservative | review | 25 February 2016 | Francis Carr Begbie | Review 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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References
- ↑ Barker, Martin (1992). Haunt of Fears: Strange History of the British Horror Comics Campaign, University Press of Mississippi. ISBN 978-0-87805-594-4
- ↑ Stephen Byers and the sad ghost of new Labour
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