Orwell Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 2 (1995) Winner
Paul Foot
ポール・マッキントッシュ・フット
Pōru Makintoshotto Futto
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1937-11-08 （Haifa, Mandatory Palestine）
- Died
- 2004-07-18 （Stansted Mountfitchet, England） age 66
- Nationality
- British
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Glasgow → London
Career
- Occupations
- Investigative journalist, Political campaigner, Author
- Active Years
- 1963-2004
- Affiliations
- Private Eye, Daily Mirror, The Guardian
- Memberships
- Socialist Workers Party (SWP)
- Influenced By
- Karl Marx, Vladimir Lenin, Leon Trotsky, Tony Cliff
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shrewsbury School | — | General | — | 1950年代 | United Kingdom |
| University College, Oxford | Jurisprudence | Jurisprudence | — | 1960年代初頭 | United Kingdom |
Shrewsbury School
General
Period:
1950年代
Country:
United Kingdom
Public school
University College, Oxford
Jurisprudence
/ Jurisprudence
Period:
1960年代初頭
Country:
United Kingdom
Read jurisprudence
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | What The Papers Say Journalist of the Year | — | — | What The Papers Say | 受賞 |
| 1989 | What The Papers Say Journalist of the Year | — | — | What The Papers Say | 受賞 |
| 1980 | British Press Awards Campaigning Journalist of the Year | — | — | British Press Awards | 受賞 |
| 1995 | George Orwell Prize for Journalism | — | — | Orwell Prize | 受賞 |
| 2000 | What The Papers Say Journalist of the Decade | — | — | What The Papers Say | 受賞 |
| 2004 | James Cameron Special Posthumous Award | — | — | — | 受賞 |
What The Papers Say Journalist of the Year
1972
Organization:
What The Papers Say
Result:
受賞
What The Papers Say Journalist of the Year
1989
Organization:
What The Papers Say
Result:
受賞
British Press Awards Campaigning Journalist of the Year
1980
Organization:
British Press Awards
Result:
受賞
George Orwell Prize for Journalism
1995
Organization:
Orwell Prize
Result:
受賞
What The Papers Say Journalist of the Decade
2000
Organization:
What The Papers Say
Result:
受賞
James Cameron Special Posthumous Award
2004
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Red Shelley
1981 Biography/PoliticalA book exalting the radical politics of Percy Shelley's poetry
SocialismRevolution
Murder at the Farm: Who killed Carl Bridgewater?
1986 InvestigativeInvestigation into the Bridgewater Four case
Miscarriage of justiceCampaign journalism
Bibliography
- Unemployment – the Socialist Answer
- Immigration and Race in British Politics
- The Politics of Harold Wilson
- The Rise of Enoch Powell
- Who Killed Hanratty?
- The Postal Workers and the Tory offensive
- Workers Against Racism
- Stop the Cuts
- Why You Should Be a Socialist
- Red Shelley
- This Bright Day of Summer: The Peasants' Revolt of 1381
- Three Letters to a Bennite
- The Helen Smith Story
- 'An Agitator of the Worst Type': A Portrait of Miners' Leader A.J. Cook
- Murder at the Farm: Who Killed Carl Bridgewater?
- Ireland: Why Britain Must Get Out
- Who Framed Colin Wallace?
- The Case for Socialism: What the Socialist Workers Party Stands For
- Words as Weapons: Selected Writing 1980–1990
- Articles of Resistance
- Why You Should Vote Socialist
- Lockerbie: The Flight from Justice
- The Vote: How It Was Won and How It Was Undermined
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- InvestigativePassionateHumorous
- Recurring Motifs
- Social justiceMiscarriages of justiceSocialism
Health
-
Heart attack2004年Cause of death
Legacy
Pioneer of campaign journalism; Paul Foot Award established in his name.
In Popular Culture
- Paul Foot Award
Trivia
- Nephew of Michael Foot
- Uncle Hugh Foot, Baron Caradon
- Buried in Highgate Cemetery near Karl Marx's tomb