User:Dylanfromthenorth/Nick Davies
Nick Davies | |
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| Occupation | Journalist, writer, documentary maker |
| Nationality | British |
| Period | 1998-present |
| Genre | Journalism, Politics |
| Notable works | Dark Heart: The Story of a Journey into an Undiscovered Britain (1998) The School Report (2000) Flat Earth News (2008) |
Nick Davies is a British investigative journalist, writer and documentary maker. He has written extensively as a freelancer as well as for The Guardian and The Observer, and been named Journalist of the Year, Reporter of the Year [1] and Feature Writer of the Year at the British Press Awards. [2] He was the winner of the first Martha Gellhorn Prize for Journalism in 1999. [3] Davies has made documentaries for ITV's World in Action, and written numerous books on the subject of politics and journalism, including Flat Earth News, which attracted considerable controversy as an expose of journalistic malpractice in the UK. [4]
Career
[edit]Davies started his journalism career in 1976, working as a trainee for The Mirror Group in the West Country. He then spent a year working for The Evening Standard before becoming a news reporter at The Guardian in 1979. Since then he has worked as home affairs correspondent at The Observer; feature writer at London Daily News and on-screen reporter for World in Action. Davies is, as of 2009, a freelance reporter for The Guardian. [5]
Bibliography
[edit]- Dark Heart: The Story of a Journey into an Undiscovered Britain (1998)
- The School Report (20000)
- Flat Earth News: An Award-winning Reporter Exposes Falsehood, Distortion and Propaganda in the Global Media (2008)
References
[edit]- ^ "British Press Awards: Past winners". Press Gazette. Retrieved 20th August 2009.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ "The 7.30 Report - Media industry in crisis as standards decline: Davies". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 20th August 2009.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ "The Martha Gellhorn Prize previous winners". Martha Gellhorn Prize. Retrieved 20th August 2009.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ "Author Details for Nick Davies". Random House. Retrieved 20th August 2009.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ Davies, Nick (2008). Flat Earth News. UK: Vintage Books. p. 3. ISBN 9780701181451.
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