Martin Fletcher

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Martin Fletcher (born 7 July 1956) is former associate editor[1] and former foreign editor of The Times,[2] a British newspaper.

He has also worked for The Times as a political journalist, as Washington Bureau Chief,[3] as Belfast correspondent,[4] and as Europe correspondent based in Brussels.[5] He was foreign editor from 2002 and 2006.[6] Since then he has worked as a roving correspondent specialising mostly in foreign affairs, reporting from many countries including Syria, Iran, Iraq, Egypt, Libya, Haiti, Zimbabwe, Somalia, China and the Democratic Republic of Congo.[7] He was shortlisted for foreign journalist of the year in the British Press Awards of 2007 and 2010,[8] for best travel article in the Foreign Press Association Awards of 2008,[9] and for best print journalist in the Foreign Press Association awards of 2009.[10] He now writes articles for magazines including GQ, Prospect, the Daily Telegraph colour supplement and Conde Nast Traveller. He is also the author of The Good Caff Guide, Almost Heaven: Travels Through the Backwoods of America and Silver Linings: Travels around Northern Ireland..

References

  1. ↑ The job of reporting in Gaddafi's Tripoli, The Times, 10 March 2011
  2. ↑ "New foreign editor at The Times". PressGazette. 15 September 2006. Retrieved 21 January 2010. 
  3. ↑ Howard Kurtz (May 8, 1994). "British Press Revels". Retrieved August 29, 2012. 
  4. ↑
  5. ↑ "democwatch archive". Warmwell.com. Retrieved 25 July 2012. 
  6. ↑ "New foreign editor at The Times". Press Gazette. 15 September 2006. Retrieved 25 July 2012. 
  7. ↑ Brook, Stephen (14 September 2006). "Times fills foreign editor gap". The Guardian (London). Retrieved 12 May 2010. 
  8. ↑ "British Press Awards shortlists announced". Press Gazette. 2 March 2007. Retrieved 25 July 2012. 
  9. ↑ Ponsford, Dominic (26 November 2008). "Somalian journalist wins top award for Channel 4 report". Press Gazette. Retrieved 25 July 2012. 
  10. ↑ "Miles Amoore FPA Feature Print Web Award Winner 2009 – social media business berkshire". Businessinberkshire.co.uk. Retrieved 25 July 2012. 

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