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Alan Fisher attended [[Dalziel High School]].<ref name=aboutme>{{cite web|first=Alan |last=Fisher |title=About Me |date= |accessdate=2013-05-13 |url=http://www.alanfisher.tv/aboutme.htm}}</ref>{{citation needed|date=May 2013}} He |
Alan Fisher attended [[Dalziel High School]].<ref name=aboutme>{{cite web|first=Alan |last=Fisher |title=About Me |date= |accessdate=2013-05-13 |url=http://www.alanfisher.tv/aboutme.htm}}</ref>{{citation needed|date=May 2013}} He studied journalist at what was then Napier College [[Edinburgh Napier University|Napier College]] in Edinburgh.<ref name=aboutme />{{citation needed|date=May 2013}} He earned his M.A. degree from the [[University of Leicester]], where he wrote his thesis on the work of war correspondents.<ref>{{cite news|first=Alan |last=Fisher |title=Journalists lauding their dead can be a mawkish spectacle |publisher=scottishreview.net |date=March 6, 2012 |accessdate=2013-05-12 |url=http://www.scottishreview.net/AlanFisher239.shtml}}</ref> |
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==Career== |
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Revision as of 16:09, 20 May 2013
Alan Fisher | |
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| Born | Motherwell, North Lanarkshire, Scotland |
| Occupation(s) | TV presenter and journalist |
| Years active | 1983-present |
| Employer | Al Jazeera English (2005-present) GMTV (1992-2005) Scottish TV (unknown-1992) Moray Firth Radio Motherwell Times |
| Children | 2 children |
| Website | alanfisher |
Alan Fisher is a Scottish broadcast journalist and war correspondent, who formerly worked at GMTV and now works for international news channel, Al Jazeera English and is based at its News Centre in Washington DC. [1]
Early life
Fisher was born in Motherwell, Scotland.
Education
Alan Fisher attended Dalziel High School.[2][citation needed] He studied journalist at what was then Napier College Napier College in Edinburgh.[2][citation needed] He earned his M.A. degree from the University of Leicester, where he wrote his thesis on the work of war correspondents.[3]
Career
Fisher began his career working for his local newspaper Motherwell Times. His first job was at Moray Firth Radio in 1983.[4][citation needed] From there he turned to television journalism and worked at Scottish TV before moving to GMTV, where he worked for 13 years. In 2005 he joined Al Jazeera.[5] He worked at both GMTV and Al Jazeera while they were launching new services. He joined GMTV in 1992. GMTV was launched in January 1993. While at GMTV, Fisher was a TV reporter in Belfast for three years, senior news correspondent based in London for four year, and chief correspondent for six years.[6] Al Jazeera English was launched in 2006.
Notable works of journalism
Alan Fisher reported from Iraq during the 2003 invasion for GMTV.[7] While at GMTV, he also covered the Irish ceasefire agreements in 1994, the Dunblane school massacre in 1996, the Indian earthquake in 2001, and the 2005 London bombings on 7/7.[5][8][9] Fisher interviewed Irish President Mary Robinson in 1993.[10] He said the death of Princess Diana was the biggest news event he covered while at GMTV.[5]
While based in the United States, Fisher covered Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney's presidential campaign in 2012 and after the election President Barack Obama's second inauguration. He wrote the book Romney's Run following the election.[11]
Advocacy
As a reporter for GMTV, Alan Fisher intervened on behalf of dual US-British citizen Kenny Richey who was on death row in the United States. Fisher contacted actress Susan Sarandon, provided her with GMTV reports, and issued an authorized statement on her behalf. Fisher acted on Richey's behalf one year after interviewing him in prison.[12]
Awards
Alan Fisher was nominated for story of the year by the Foreign Press Association for his Al Jazeera piece called "Russian Advance from Gori to Tblisi", which was written while covering the Russia–Georgia war. In that story, he followed a Russian military convoy to Tblisi[13]
In popular culture
Alan Fisher made a guest appearance as a journalist on the ITV program Bad Girls in 2005.[14]
Selected works
Russia-Georgia war
- Alan Fisher, "Reporter's diary: Assault on Gori," Al Jazeera, August 12, 2008.
- "Russian army 'heading for Tbilisi'," Al Jazeera, August 13, 2008.
- "Russian forces sink Georgian ships," Al Jazeera, August 14, 2008.
- Alan Fisher, "Reporter's diary: A town on edge," Al Jazeera, August 15, 2008.
- Alan Fisher, "Reporter's diary: Gori awakens," Al Jazeera, August 18, 2008.
References
- ^ "Al Jazeera Profile". Al Jazeera.
- ^ a b Fisher, Alan. "About Me". Retrieved 2013-05-13.
- ^ Fisher, Alan (March 6, 2012). "Journalists lauding their dead can be a mawkish spectacle". scottishreview.net. Retrieved 2013-05-12.
- ^ "Alan Fisher". tvnewsroom.co.uk. May 21, 2009. Retrieved 2013-05-12.
- ^ a b c McQueen, Craig (December 22, 2005). "Good Morning: The Scots Broadcaster Quits GMTV For A Challenging New Role". Daily Record. – via HighBeam Research (subscription required) . Retrieved 2013-05-12.
- ^ Fisher, Alan (2009-07-21). "The sofa bounces back". scottishreview.net. Retrieved 2013-05-13.
- ^ "I'm taking my hairdryer into the desert... I can't report with dirty hair". Daily Record. – via HighBeam Research (subscription required) . March 13, 2003. Retrieved 2013-05-12.
- ^ Spavin, Vicki (March 20, 2001). "A new sense of hope is rising from the rubble: In January, Scots GMTV newsman Alan Fisher flew to India after an earthquake claimed 100,000 lives. Last week, he returned to see how people are recovering from the tragedy. Here, he tells how the nation is fighting for survival". Daily Record. – via HighBeam Research (subscription required) . Retrieved 2013-05-12.
- ^ Fisher, Alan (January 4, 2003). "Waking Up Our World". Daily Record. – via HighBeam Research (subscription required) . Retrieved 2013-05-12.
- ^ Cooney, John (May 26, 1993). "Tea for two at palace breaks an old barrier". The Herald (Glasgow, Scotland). Retrieved 2013-05-12.
- ^ Burns, Andrew. "Alan Fisher: "Obama's Inauguration was Incredible"" (interview). bigissue.com.
- ^ "Sarandon bid to stop execution". CNN. September 4, 2002. Retrieved 2013-05-13.
- ^ "Al Jazeera Receives Prestigious Foreign Press Association Media Award". Zawya. November 26 2008. Retrieved 2013-05-12.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Fisher, Alan (January 30, 2005). "I was bad boy..for just a day". Sunday Mail. – via HighBeam Research (subscription required) . Retrieved 2013-05-12.
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