Posted on May 21, 2014 by The Orwell Prize -
Ghaith Abdul-Ahad is an Iraqi journalist, who has reported from Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria, and Libya. He is a Guardian foreign correspondent, and writes regularly for the London Review of Books. Articles submitted How to Start a Battalion (in Five Easy Lessons) – London Review of Books, 21/02/2013 Diary – London Review of Books, 08/08/2013 Syria’s oilfields create surreal battle lines amid chaos and tribal loyalties – the Guardian, 25/06/2013 Syria’s al-Nusra Front – ruthless, organised and taking control – the Guardian, 10/07/2013 ‘Syria is not a revolution any more – this is civil war’ – the Guardian, 18/11/2013 Ghaith Abdul-Ahad on twitter
Posted on May 21, 2014 by The Orwell Prize -
Ghaith Abdul-Ahad is an Iraqi journalist, who has reported from Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria, and Libya. He is a Guardian foreign correspondent, and writes regularly for the London Review of Books.
@GhaithAbdulahad
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Posted on March 26, 2014 by The Orwell Prize -
Mary Riddell is a columnist for Daily Telegraph. A former deputy editor of Today, she has written for a number of national newspapers, including The Observer, on social, constitutional and foreign affairs, as well as covering criminal justice and Westminster politics. Her writing awards include Interviewer of the Year in the British Press Awards and a commendation in the feature-writing category. She has twice been named legal journalist of the year by the Bar Council and has previously been shortlisted for the Orwell Prize for Journalism (2008).
Submitted articles
Titanium Ed And The Iron Lady – Daily Telegaph, 16/04/2013 Is Ed Miliband caught in a trap on Syria? – Daily Telegraph, 18/06/2013 The NHS is not a creaking relic – Daily Telegraph, 16/07/2013 The housing crisis needs new towns – Daily Telegraph, 15/10/2013 The silent majority and immigration – Daily Telegraph, 12/10/2013 What Obama’s deal with Iran can teach us – Daily Telegraph, 26/11/2013
Posted on March 26, 2014 by The Orwell Prize -
Matthew Engel is a columnist at the Financial Times. He previously worked for the Guardian for 25 years, and was the News International Visiting Professor of Media at the University of Oxford for 2011.
Submitted Articles
A conclusion of unThatcherite pageantry – Financial Times, 16/04/2013 British Institutions: the City of London – Financial Times, 22/11/2013 Citizenship tests: Why we need them – Financial Times, 16/03/2013 British Institutions: The Supreme Court – Financial Times, 19/04/2013
Posted on March 26, 2014 by The Orwell Prize -
Posted on March 26, 2014 by The Orwell Prize -
To follow.
Posted on March 26, 2014 by The Orwell Prize -
James Astill is Political editor and Bagehot columnist of the Economist. He has previously worked as International Security editor, South Asia correspondent, and Energy and Environment editor for the Economist.
Articles submitted
Bagehot: The Weirdness of Eastleigh – The Economist, 23/02/2013 Bagehot: The Parable of the Clyde – The Economist, 31/08/2013 Bagehot: The New Islamophobes – The Economist, 19/10/2013 Bagehot: More Tough, Less Love – The Economist, 02/11/2013 Bagehot: Top of the Class – The Economist, 07/12/2013 Cockney Funerals: Buried Like Kings – The Economist, 21/12/2013
Posted on March 26, 2014 by The Orwell Prize -
Ghaith Abdul-Ahad is an Iraqi journalist, who has reported from Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria, and Libya. He is a Guardian foreign correspondent, and writes regularly for the London Review of Books. Articles submitted How to Start a Battalion (in Five Easy Lessons) – London Review of Books, 21/02/2013 Diary – London Review of Books, 08/08/2013 Syria’s oilfields create surreal battle lines amid chaos and tribal loyalties – the Guardian, 25/06/2013 Syria’s al-Nusra Front – ruthless, organised and taking control – the Guardian, 10/07/2013 ‘Syria is not a revolution any more – this is civil war’ – the Guardian, 18/11/2013 Ghaith Abdul-Ahad on twitter
Posted on March 26, 2014 by The Orwell Prize -
AA Gill is a writer and critic for the Sunday Times and Vanity Fair.
Submitted articles
Welcome to death island – The Sunday Times Magazine, 08/12/2013 ‘My family name means I had to go through a lot’ – The Sunday Times Magazine, 17/11/2013 Yet another one for the road – The Sunday Times Magazine, 29/12/2013 Long day’s journey into the night – The Sunday Times Magazine, 31/03/2013 AA Gill on twitter
Posted on March 26, 2014 by The Orwell Prize -
Anthony Loyd is a war correspondent who writes regularly for The Times and contributes to other publications, including Standpoint. He has written two books about his experiences in war zones in Chechnya, Yugoslavia, Sierra Leone, Afghanistan and Iraq: My War Gone by, I Miss it So and Another Bloody Love Letter. He was shortlisted for the Orwell Prize for journalism in 2010.
Submitted Articles
Posted on March 26, 2014 by The Orwell Prize -
Suzanne Moore is a columnist for the Guardian. She has previously written for the Daily Mail, the Independent, and the New Statesman.
Submitted articles
In the digital economy, we’ll soon all be working for free – and I refuse – The Guardian, 15/01/2014 The worship of children brings only misery – The Guardian, 23/10/2013 Grayson Perry’s tapestries, weaving class and taste – The Guardian, 08/06/2013 Don’t vilify Russell Brand – he’s right to demand the impossible – The Guardian, 06/11/2013 It’s hard not to be angry when men won’t discuss rape and abuse – The Guardian, 15/01/2013 Boris Johnson’s philosophy isn’t just elitist – it’s sinister – The Guardian, 28/11/2013 Suzanne Moore on twitter
Posted on March 26, 2014 by The Orwell Prize -
Caitlin Moran is a critic and columnist for the Times. She has won a number of awards for her journalism, including the 2010 British Press Awards for best columnist. Her first book, HOW TO BE A WOMAN, was published in 2011.
Submitted articles
I Am A Product Of Welfare UK – The Times, 13th April 2013 The Rats, Riots & Sad Silent Queues: my life under Thatcher – The Times, April 15th 2013 Ironic Bigotry – Not Big, Not Clever – The Times, March 16th 2013 The Bedroom Tax Is An Attack On Society – The Times, October 6th 2013 My Response To The Crisis In Syria – The Times, September 14th 2013 Why Female Genital Mutilation Must End – The Times, August 10th 2013 Caitlin Moran on twitter
Posted on March 26, 2014 by The Orwell Prize -
Peter Oborne is a journalist and author who joined the Telegraph in 2010 after writing for some years for the Daily Mail. He has also written for The Spectator,Prospect, The Observer, The Independent, the Evening Standard and the Sunday Mirror. His books include The Rise of Political Lying and The Triumph of the Political Class, and biographies of Alastair Campbell and Basil D’Oliveira, the latter being named the William Hill Sports Book of the Year 2004. He was shortlisted for the Orwell Prize in 2009.
Submitted articles
George Osborne can’t claim credit for IDS’s virtuous reform – The Telegraph, 07/04/2013 This is a state funeral, and that’s a mistake – The Telegraph, 11/04/2013 Is Interpol fighting for truth and justice, or helping the villains? – The Telegraph, 23/05/2013 Conservative radicalism can go too far – The Telegraph, 9/06/2013 Britain betrays its values in its response to the Egyptian coup – The Telegraph, 11/07/2013 Ed Miliband is proving himself to be a brave and adroit leader – The Telegraph, 19/09/2013
Posted on March 26, 2014 by The Orwell Prize -
Gideon Rachman became chief foreign affairs columnist for the Financial Times in July 2006. He joined the FT after a 15-year career at The Economist, which included spells as a foreign correspondent in Brussels, Washington and Bangkok. He also edited The Economist’s business and Asia sections. His particular interests include American foreign policy, the European Union and globalisation. He is the author of Zero-Sum World, published by Atlantic Books in November 2010. He was shortlisted for the Orwell Prize for journalism in 2011.
Submitted articles
America cannot live so carelessly forever – Financial times, 07/10/2013 Staying out of Syria is the bolder call for Obama – Financial Times, 13/05/2013 The Chinese dream is Smothered by Toxic Fog – Financial Times, 06/05/2013 Germany is a vegetarian in a world full of carnivores – Financial Times, 09/09/2013 Why I switched sides in the UK’s civil war over Europe – Financial Times, 20/05/2013 The Shadow of 1914 falls over the Pacific – Financial Times, 06/02/2013 Gideon Rachman on Twitter
Posted on March 26, 2014 by The Orwell Prize -
Paul Wood is the World Affairs Correspondent for the BBC. He was previously the defence and Middle East correspondent.
Submitted articles
In Syria, Facing Danger From All Sides – Committee to Protect Journalists annual review, 01/02/2013 Face-to-face with Abu Sakkar, Syria’s ‘heart-eating cannibal’ – BBC Online, 05/07/2013 Syria: The Nusra Front – BBC Online, 17/01/2013 Sharia spreads in Syria – BBC Online, 02/07/2013 Syria: a corrupted revolution – The Spectator, 04/05/2013 Assad now has the enemy he wants – The Spectator, 05/10/2013
Posted on March 26, 2014 by The Orwell Prize -
Posted on March 26, 2014 by The Orwell Prize -
Jonathan Freedland is a columnist at the Guardian. He also regularly writes for the New York Review of Books and the Jewish Chronicle. He also presents ‘The Long View’ on Radio 4, and writes novels under the pseudonym Sam Bourne. He was shortlisted for the Orwell Prize for journalism in 2007.
Submitted Articles
Marking Margaret Thatcher’s passing: a battle over Britain’s present and future – The Guardian, 09/04/2013 Antisemitism doesn’t always come doing a Hitler salute – The Guardian, 04/10/2013 Why even atheists should be praying for Pope Francis – The Guardian, 15/11/2013 Woolwich attack: When killers strike, should we listen to what they say? – The Guardian, 24/05/2013 In Britain today rules, like taxes, are for the little people – The Guardian, 12/07/2013 The Unknown Maggie – The New York Review of Books, 26/09/2013
Posted on March 20, 2013 by The Orwell Prize -
