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Swisher began working for [[Al Jazeera English]] at their headquarters in Doha, Qatar in 2007. In 2011 Swisher delivered the disclosure of the so-called “[[Palestine Papers]],” the largest ever leak of confidential documents related to Israeli-Palestinian negotiations, which led to the temporary resignation of [[Saeb Erekat | Dr. Saeb Erekat]], Chief [[PLO]] Negotiator. |
Swisher began working for [[Al Jazeera English]] at their headquarters in Doha, Qatar in 2007. In 2011 Swisher delivered the disclosure of the so-called “[[Palestine Papers]],” the largest ever leak of confidential documents related to Israeli-Palestinian negotiations, which led to the temporary resignation of [[Saeb Erekat | Dr. Saeb Erekat]], Chief [[PLO]] Negotiator. |
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In 2012 he delivered a documentary investigation, “What Killed Arafat,” which won the 2013 CINE Golden Eagle Award for “Best Investigative Journalism," and was nominated for the most prestigious awards in broadcast television, including the 2013 British Academy of Film and Television Arts (Best TV Current Affairs Documentary), 2013 Royal Television Society “Scoop of the Year," Monte Carlo Television Festival (Best News Documentary) and was a finalist for the Investigative Reporters and Editors (IRE) long-form documentary film.<ref>{{cite web | title=Clayton Swisher: Ask Me Anything on Arafat | url=http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2012/11/2012113095451429164.html | publisher=Al Jazeera | accessdate=18 September 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=Spring 2013 CINE Golden Eagle Award Recipients | url=http://www.cine.org/spring-2013-cine-golden-eagle-award-recipients/ | publisher=CINE | accessdate= 18 September 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=BAFTA Television Awards | url=http://awards.bafta.org/award/2013/television | publisher=British Academy Television Awards | accessdate |
In 2012 he delivered a documentary investigation, “What Killed Arafat,” which won the 2013 CINE Golden Eagle Award for “Best Investigative Journalism," and was nominated for the most prestigious awards in broadcast television, including the 2013 British Academy of Film and Television Arts (Best TV Current Affairs Documentary), 2013 Royal Television Society “Scoop of the Year," Monte Carlo Television Festival (Best News Documentary) and was a finalist for the Investigative Reporters and Editors (IRE) long-form documentary film.<ref>{{cite web | title=Clayton Swisher: Ask Me Anything on Arafat | url=http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2012/11/2012113095451429164.html | publisher=Al Jazeera | accessdate=18 September 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=Spring 2013 CINE Golden Eagle Award Recipients | url=http://www.cine.org/spring-2013-cine-golden-eagle-award-recipients/ | publisher=CINE | accessdate= 18 September 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=BAFTA Television Awards | url=http://awards.bafta.org/award/2013/television | publisher=British Academy Television Awards | accessdate=18 September 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=RTS Announces Winners For Television Journalism Awards | url=http://www.rts.org.uk/winners-tja | publisher=Royal Television Society | accessdate= 18 September 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=Nominees - News Documentaries | url= http://www.tvfestival.com/content/Presentation-Nominees/presentation_nomineesUK.php?menu=smenu2&trk=nom&typeN=11&ER=ND | publisher=Festival de Television de Monte Carlo | accessdate= 18 September 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=2012 IRE Award Winners | url= http://ire.org/awards/ire-awards/winners/2012-ire-award-winners/ | publisher= Investigative Reporters & Editors | accessdate= 18 September 2013}}</ref> The nine month investigation revealed high levels of radioactive Polonium 210 in articles left behind by Arafat, which led to a French criminal investigation and the exhumation of Arafat’s body.<ref>{{cite web | title=What Killed Arafat? | url=http://transparency.aljazeera.net/en/projects/whatkilledarafat/ | publisher= Al Jazeera | accessdate=18 September 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=Yasser Arafat exhumed and reburied in six-hour night mission | url=http://www.theguardian.com/world/2012/nov/27/yasser-arafat-exhumed-reburied-night | publisher=The Guardian | accessdate=18 September 2013}}</ref> |
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In 2004, Swisher’s first book, The Truth About Camp David was published receiving favorable reviews in Foreign Affairs magazine and Israeli newspaper Ha’aretz. In 2011, Swisher’s second book, “The Palestine Papers: The End of the Road?” was released, examining themes of the more the 1,600 leaked documents that Swisher had obtained for Al Jazeera on Israeli-Palestinian negotiations. |
In 2004, Swisher’s first book, The Truth About Camp David was published receiving favorable reviews in Foreign Affairs magazine and Israeli newspaper Ha’aretz. In 2011, Swisher’s second book, “The Palestine Papers: The End of the Road?” was released, examining themes of the more the 1,600 leaked documents that Swisher had obtained for Al Jazeera on Israeli-Palestinian negotiations. |
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Clayton Swisher is an award-winning American journalist and Manager of Investigative Journalism with Al Jazeera Media Network in Doha, Qatar. Swisher is also author of two nonfiction books on the Arab-Israeli conflict.
Swisher began working for Al Jazeera English at their headquarters in Doha, Qatar in 2007. In 2011 Swisher delivered the disclosure of the so-called “Palestine Papers,” the largest ever leak of confidential documents related to Israeli-Palestinian negotiations, which led to the temporary resignation of Dr. Saeb Erekat, Chief PLO Negotiator.
In 2012 he delivered a documentary investigation, “What Killed Arafat,” which won the 2013 CINE Golden Eagle Award for “Best Investigative Journalism," and was nominated for the most prestigious awards in broadcast television, including the 2013 British Academy of Film and Television Arts (Best TV Current Affairs Documentary), 2013 Royal Television Society “Scoop of the Year," Monte Carlo Television Festival (Best News Documentary) and was a finalist for the Investigative Reporters and Editors (IRE) long-form documentary film.[1][2][3][4][5][6] The nine month investigation revealed high levels of radioactive Polonium 210 in articles left behind by Arafat, which led to a French criminal investigation and the exhumation of Arafat’s body.[7][8]
In 2004, Swisher’s first book, The Truth About Camp David was published receiving favorable reviews in Foreign Affairs magazine and Israeli newspaper Ha’aretz. In 2011, Swisher’s second book, “The Palestine Papers: The End of the Road?” was released, examining themes of the more the 1,600 leaked documents that Swisher had obtained for Al Jazeera on Israeli-Palestinian negotiations.
References
- ^ "Clayton Swisher: Ask Me Anything on Arafat". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 18 September 2013.
- ^ "Spring 2013 CINE Golden Eagle Award Recipients". CINE. Retrieved 18 September 2013.
- ^ "BAFTA Television Awards". British Academy Television Awards. Retrieved 18 September 2013.
- ^ "RTS Announces Winners For Television Journalism Awards". Royal Television Society. Retrieved 18 September 2013.
- ^ "Nominees - News Documentaries". Festival de Television de Monte Carlo. Retrieved 18 September 2013.
- ^ "2012 IRE Award Winners". Investigative Reporters & Editors. Retrieved 18 September 2013.
- ^ "What Killed Arafat?". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 18 September 2013.
- ^ "Yasser Arafat exhumed and reburied in six-hour night mission". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 September 2013.