Robert Fisk
Robert William Fisk was an English writer and journalist. He was critical of United States foreign policy in the Middle East, and the Israeli government's treatment of Palestinians.
Career Journey
Background
- Born in
- Maidstone
- Educated at
- Trinity College, DublinUniversity of LancasterSutton Valence SchoolYardley Court
- Awards
- 🏆 Orwell Prize🏆 Martha Gellhorn Prize for Journalism🏆 Amnesty International UK Media Award🏆 Foreign Reporter of the Year🏆 Jacob's Award
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Trending topics shown first"Now let's be fair. College staff have every right to take their own protection against America's notoriously inaccurate "smart" bombs."
"I do truly treasure this story. It proves my point that the Los Angeles Times -- along with the big East Coast dailies -- should all be called U.S. OFFICIALS SAY."
"If you stand up to people, they'll respect you for it. I had an e-mail from a Cambridge University American law student, and he said, 'You are an evil f------ man,' so I called him up - he put his tel…"
"The New York Times "last month announced that the Syrian-supported Hizbollah resistance in Lebanon had 10,000 missiles that could fly to Tel Aviv and "leave in their wake devastation more terrible tha…"
"And I think, in the end, that is the best definition of journalism I have heard; to challenge authority - all authority - especially so when governments and politicians take us to war, when they have …"
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Timeline
1946
Born
Birth2020
Died
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