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David McKittrick

デイヴィッド・マッキトリック

Deividdo Makkitorikku

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1949-01-01 (Belfast)
Nationality
Northern Irish
Languages
English
Residence History
Belfast → London

Career

Occupations
journalist
Active Years
1971-
Affiliations
The Irish Times, The Independent, BBC Northern Ireland

Education

Grosvenor High School
Unknown
Country: United Kingdom

Awards

Christopher Ewart-Biggs Memorial Prize
1989
Organization: Christopher Ewart-Biggs Memorial Prize Foundation
Result: 受賞
Christopher Ewart-Biggs Memorial Prize
2001
Organization: Christopher Ewart-Biggs Memorial Prize Foundation
Result: 受賞
Correspondent of the Year
1999
Result: 受賞
Orwell Prize
2000
Category: ジャーナリズム
Organization: The Orwell Foundation
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Endgame in Ireland

1994 Non-fiction

Book on the endgame in Ireland

Northern Ireland conflictPeace

The Fight for Peace

1994 Non-fiction

The fight for peace in Northern Ireland

Peace processConflict

Lost Lives

1999 Non-fiction

Record of over 3,600 victims of the Troubles

VictimsThe Troubles
Adaptations
  • [Documentary] Lost Lives / Michael Hewitt and Diarmuid Lavery (2019)

Making Sense of the Troubles

2000 Non-fiction

Explanation of the Troubles in Northern Ireland

HistoryConflict

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Balanced reportingDetailed knowledge
Recurring Motifs
Northern Ireland conflictPeace process

Legacy

Widely recognised for his knowledge and balanced reporting on Northern Ireland

Trivia

  • Attended Grosvenor High School, where peers recall him reading dictionaries during breaks