John Pilger

Also known as John Richard Pilger

Australian journalist (1939–2023)

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Sydney, Australia

John Richard Pilger was an Emmy Award winning Australian journalist based in London. Pilger lived in the United Kingdom from 1962. Since his early years as a war correspondent in Vietnam, Pilger was a strong critic of American, Australian and British foreign policy, which he considered to be driven by an imperialist agenda. Pilger also criticised his native country's treatment of indigenous…

Known for

The Trust Fall: Julian Assange — Self2024
The Dirty War on the NHS2019
The Coming War on China2016
Utopia — Himself2013
The War You Don't See — Self2010
The War on Democracy — Self2007
Lefties: A Lot Of Balls — Self2006
Stealing a Nation — Himself2004
Palestine Is Still the Issue — Self - Presenter2003
Breaking the Silence: Truth and Lies in the War on Terror — Self2003

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Key facts

Born: ( 1939-10-09 ) 9 October 1939, Bondi, New South Wales , Australia
Died: 30 December 2023 (2023-12-30) (aged 84), London, England
Occupations: Journalist author filmmaker
Spouse: Scarth Flett ( divorced )
Partner: Jane Hill
Children: 2, including Zoe
Awards: Full list
Website: Official website

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: Richard
Gender: male
Citizenship: Australia
Place of birth: Sydney
Place of death: London
Occupation: documentarian
Languages spoken: English language
Award: honorary doctorate
Field of work: journalism
Official website: johnpilger.com
Image: John Pilger in August 2011.jpg
Number of children: 2

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date of birth: 1939-10-09
Commons category: John Pilger
social media followers: 289547
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date of death: 2023-12-30
name in native language: John Pilger
cause of death: pulmonary fibrosis
manner of death: natural causes

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Encyclopedic overview

John Richard Pilger (/ˈpɪldʒər/; 9 October 1939 – 30 December 2023) was an Australian journalist, writer, scholar and documentary filmmaker. From 1962, he was based mainly in Britain. He was also a visiting professor at Cornell University in New York.

Pilger was a critic of American, Australian, and British foreign policy, which he considered to be driven by an imperialist and colonialist agenda. He criticised his native country's treatment of Indigenous Australians. He first drew international attention for his reports on the Cambodian genocide.

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