Martin Bright
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 Martin Bright    ( journalist) | |
|---|---|
| Born | 5 June 1966 |
| Nationality | UK |
UK journalist | |
Martin Derek Bright is a British journalist. He worked for the BBC World Service and The Guardian before becoming The Observer's education correspondent and then home affairs editor. From 2005 to 2009, he was the political editor of New Statesman. He had a blog for The Spectator, and was The Jewish Chronicle's political editor from September 2009 to March 2013.[1] In 2014 he took a position at the Tony Blair Faith Foundation, but resigned after five months over a lack of editorial autonomy.[2]
Since the late twentieth century, he has particularly covered the rise of Muslim extremism, terrorist attacks in Britain and abroad, and aspects of British governmental relations with the Muslim community in the United Kingdom.[3]
Documents by Martin Bright
| Title | Document type | Publication date | Subject(s) | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Document:MI6 'halted bid to arrest bin Laden' | Article | 10 November 2002 | MI6 David Shayler Al-Qaeda Osama bin Laden Libyan Islamic Fighting Group DSMA-Notice | Startling revelations by French intelligence experts back David Shayler's alleged 'fantasy' about Gaddafi plot |
| Document:The Woman who nearly Stopped the War | article | 19 March 2008 | GCHQ Katharine Gun Iraq Inquiry 2003 Iraq War Clare Short | In January 2003 Katharine Gun, a translator at GCHQ, learned something so outrageous that she sacrificed her career to tell the truth. Martin Bright on a brave deed that should not be forgotten. |
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