John Pilger
John Pilger, renowned investigative journalist and documentary film-maker, is one of only two to have twice won British journalism's top award; his documentaries have won academy awards in both the UK and the US. In a New Statesman survey of the 50 heroes of our time, Pilger came fourth behind Aung San Suu Kyi and Nelson Mandela. "John Pilger," wrote Harold Pinter, "unearths, with steely attention facts, the filthy truth. I salute him."
Articles by John Pilger
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World Affairs
"It never happened..."
- 26 July 2007
- 26 comments
Concealed during the Alan Johnston kidnap crisis was the fate of a Palestinian cameraman shot by the Israelis. The BBC, desperate to deny charges of "bias", refused to follow the story.
Middle East
Children of the dust
- 28 May 2007
- 30 comments
As the Israeli army attempts to imprison an entire nation, it is the youngest who suffer most. Half of all Palestinians killed in the past six years are children
Media
Another legacy, another myth
- 14 May 2007
- 4 comments
No wonder "Washington-besotted" Gordon Brown is attracted to the politics of the opportunist Robert Kennedy, writes John Pilger
Politics
Iran: the war ahead
- 16 April 2007
- 37 comments
The sailors' ordeal was a diversion from the bigger danger. The US and UK identified their new enemy long ago and are preparing the propaganda for the war ahead.
Plus Rageh Omaar on how the Iran affair has weakened Britain's hand
Media
The swimmer's journey home
- 02 April 2007
- 1 comment
Pilger recounts his passion for swimming wherever he is in the world
Media
The liberal war on democracy
- 19 March 2007
- 9 comments
"Hugo Chávez expresses the kind of genuine exuberant democracy long ago abandoned in Britain"
International Politics
Australia: the new 51st state
- 05 March 2007
- 17 comments
John Howard's servility to the US is even greater than Tony Blair's and has earned him the nickname Bush's deputy sheriff. The conspiracy between Washington, the media and politicians is eroding the country's freedoms
Media
Days of mourning in a secret Australia
- 19 February 2007
- 6 comments
The shameful treatment of Australian aboriginals
