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'''Orla Guerin''' (born 15 May [[1966]], [[Dublin]], [[Ireland]]) is the [[BBC]] [[Africa]] correspondent, based in Johannesburg. She first came to attention as a journalist and foreign correspondent with [[RTÉ News]]. Guerin joined RTÉ in 1987 and was their correspondent in Eastern Europe from 1990-4. Guerin left RTÉ to run as a [[Labour Party (Ireland)]] candidate in the 1994 elections to the [[European parliament]]. A political novice, Guerin had been hand picked by then Labour Party leader [[Dick Spring]]. Even though she was not selected at the party convention, Spring insisted that she be added to the ballot. Vilified as a "parachute" candidate, she did not win a seat (although she did poll relatively well). She joined the BBC in 1995. In 2003 she married Michael Georgy. |
'''Orla Guerin''' (born 15 May [[1966]], [[Dublin]], [[Ireland]]) is the [[BBC]] [[Africa]] correspondent, based in Johannesburg. She first came to attention as a journalist and foreign correspondent with [[RTÉ News]]. Guerin joined RTÉ in 1987 and was their correspondent in Eastern Europe from 1990-4. Guerin left RTÉ to run as a [[Labour Party (Ireland)]] candidate in the 1994 elections to the [[European parliament]]. A political novice, Guerin had been hand picked by then Labour Party leader [[Dick Spring]]. Even though she was not selected at the party convention, Spring insisted that she be added to the ballot. Vilified as a "parachute" candidate, she did not win a seat (although she did poll relatively well). She joined the BBC in 1995. In 2003 she married Michael Georgy. |
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Guerin has been accused of biased reporting on a number of occasions. [http://www.honestreporting.com/articles/45884734/critiques/Orla_Guerins_Lack_of_Contiguity.asp], [http://www.netanyahu.org/toorguerandb.html], [http://littlegreenfootballs.com/weblog/?entry=22119_Leading_BBC_Reporter_Caught_Lying&only] |
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Revision as of 09:18, 16 August 2006
Orla Guerin (born 15 May 1966, Dublin, Ireland) is the BBC Africa correspondent, based in Johannesburg. She first came to attention as a journalist and foreign correspondent with RTÉ News. Guerin joined RTÉ in 1987 and was their correspondent in Eastern Europe from 1990-4. Guerin left RTÉ to run as a Labour Party (Ireland) candidate in the 1994 elections to the European parliament. A political novice, Guerin had been hand picked by then Labour Party leader Dick Spring. Even though she was not selected at the party convention, Spring insisted that she be added to the ballot. Vilified as a "parachute" candidate, she did not win a seat (although she did poll relatively well). She joined the BBC in 1995. In 2003 she married Michael Georgy.
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