Orwell Prize
1 appearances
-
Edition 7 (2000) Winner
Brian Cathcart
ブライアン・キャスカード
Buraian Kyasukādo
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1956-10-26 （Ireland）
- Died
- :null
- Nationality
- Irish
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Dublin, Ireland → Belfast, Northern Ireland → London, United Kingdom
Career
- Occupations
- journalist, professor, media campaigner, history writer
- Active Years
- 1978-
- Affiliations
- Kingston University, Hacked Off, Reuters, The Independent
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trinity College Dublin | — | History Department | Bachelor of Arts in History | 1974-1978 | Ireland |
Trinity College Dublin
History Department
Degree:
Bachelor of Arts in History
Period:
1974-1978
Year of Graduation:
1978
Country:
Ireland
Degree in history
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Non-Fiction Gold Dagger | The Case of Stephen Lawrence | Non-Fiction | Crime Writers' Association | Winner |
| 2000 | Orwell Prize | The Case of Stephen Lawrence | 政治執筆 | The Orwell Foundation | Winner |
Non-Fiction Gold Dagger
1999
Work:
The Case of Stephen Lawrence
Category:
Non-Fiction
Organization:
Crime Writers' Association
Result:
Winner
Orwell Prize
2000
Work:
The Case of Stephen Lawrence
Category:
政治執筆
Organization:
The Orwell Foundation
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Case of Stephen Lawrence
1999 Non-fictionDetailed account of the murder of Stephen Lawrence.
RacismFailure of justice
The Fly in the Cathedral
2004 History of scienceStory of the first artificial splitting of the atom at Cambridge.
Scientific discoveryAtomic physics
The News From Waterloo
2015 HistoryRace to report Wellington's victory at Waterloo.
History of journalismNapoleonic Wars
Bibliography
- Test of Greatness: Britain’s Struggle for the Atom Bomb
- Were You Still Up for Portillo?
- The Case of Stephen Lawrence
- Jill Dando: Her Life and Death
- Rain
- The Fly in the Cathedral
- Everybody’s Hacked Off
- The News From Waterloo
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Clear narrativeJournalistic style
- Recurring Motifs
- Press ethicsHuman stories in science
Legacy
Founder of Hacked Off campaigning for free and accountable press, acclaimed for journalism on scandals and history of science books.