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John Pilger (author)
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0099266113
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978-0099266112
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VINTAGE; New Ed edition (February 1, 2001)
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John Richard Pilger (/ˈpɪldʒər/; born 9 October 1939) is an Australian journalist, writer, and documentary filmmaker. He has been mainly based in Britain since 1962.

John Richard Pilger (/ˈpɪldʒər/; born 9 October 1939) is an Australian journalist, writer, and documentary filmmaker. Pilger is a strong critic of American, Australian, and British foreign policy, which he considers to be driven by an imperialist agenda. Pilger has also criticised his native country's treatment of Indigenous Australians. He first drew international attention for his reports on the Cambodian genocide.

Reporting The World: John Pilger's Great Eyewitness Photographers. Other books featuring John Pilger. Breaking The Silence: The Films of John Pilger Anthony Hayward

Reporting The World: John Pilger's Great Eyewitness Photographers. Breaking The Silence: The Films of John Pilger Anthony Hayward. In The Name of Justice: The Television Reporting of John Pilger Anthony Hayward.

Город: London & SydneyПодписчиков: 140 ты. себе: It is not enough for journalists to se. . себе: It is not enough for journalists to see themselves as mere messengers without understanding the hidden agendas of the message and the myths that surround it

First published in 1986, 'Heroes' is John Pilger's classic work.

First published in 1986, 'Heroes' is John Pilger's classic work. With a new introduction, it is a vivid, engrossing and at times blackly amusing history and personal story covering the periods for which his journalism is renowned. The heroes of Pilger's narrative are the many ordinary people he has witnessed coping with their lives in difficult and often brutal conditions - dissidents in the Soviet Union and those struggling for universal freedoms in Vietnam, Cambodia, Africa, the Middle East and Central America.

About John Pilger: John Richard Pilger is an Australian journalist and documentary . See if your friends have read any of John Pilger's books. John Pilger isn't a Goodreads Author (yet), but he does have a blog, so here are some recent posts imported from his feed

About John Pilger: John Richard Pilger is an Australian journalist and documentary maker . John Pilger isn't a Goodreads Author (yet), but he does have a blog, so here are some recent posts imported from his feed. John pilger on the assault on healthcare and democracy; on america's violence; and on the fires that are a warning.

FREE shipping on qualifying offers. John Pilger's classic work of literary journalism, now with a new introduction by the author. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Are you an author? Learn about Author Central. John Pilger (Author).

The heroes of John Pilger's narrative are the many ordinary people he has witnessed coping with their lives in difficult and often brutal conditions: dissidents . Pilger has a gift for finding the image, the instant, that reveals all. He is a photographer using words instead of a camera".

The heroes of John Pilger's narrative are the many ordinary people he has witnessed coping with their lives in difficult and often brutal conditions: dissidents in the Soviet Union; victims of conflicts in Vietnam, Cambodia, Africa, India, the Middle East and Central America. They also include the Irish labouring generation of his her, transported in irons to Australia for uttering 'unlawful oaths'. It is a vivid, engrossing and sometimes blackly amusing personal story covering the periods for which his journalism is renowned.

The heroes of John Pilger's narrative are the many ordinary people he has witnessed coping with their lives in.John Pilger has witnessed many of the major world upheavals of the past thirty years, as well as the daily realities of injustices normally hidden from society's view.

The films and journalism of John Pilger 1970-2016 pilger

The films and journalism of John Pilger 1970-2016 pilger.

John Pilger 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, 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 hi. John Pilger's.

Trash

Has stood the test of time and is an insightful viewpoint into some of the world's ongoing tension spots. Compulsive and essential

PanshyR

Should be compulsory reading for everyone ! Superb chapters/stories of outrageous events in recent history and supposedly democratic countries complicity in them - particularly the western media involvement.

Rit

I am a great admirer of Joe McGinniss, but this book is a sad wreck, badly conceived and obviously cranked out to meet a deadline.

Vozilkree

You can't deny that John Pilger has witnessed more than his fair share of social injustice, abuse of power and bloodshed on a variety of continents and he covers many in this excellent collection of essays. Unlike so many of today's journalists, he's actually put in the leg-work and been to these events and seen first hand what's going on (rather than re-hash second-hand reports), so he knows what he's talking about. His reporting is accurate and well researched and he regularly challenges the accepted norm: in this fine book, he really does make you stop and think about the folly of current World leaders who time and again fail to learn from past mistakes.
You can only wonder why they don't take the time to understand the consequences of their decisions, (made behind closed doors in comfortable surroundings), on innocent people and in our names....whether we're talking about wars and armed conflicts or shady political and financial deals. A great read and one that should be on everyone's bookshelves, it'll leave you wondering who the real problem countries and people are, especially in the current World climate.

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Further down, someone - presumably dissatisfied by the fact that John Pilger doesn't try to explain away the crimes of Western politicians as acts of historical necessity - referred to the author's "monumental left-wing bias". Indeed. Pilger is heavily biased, there is no doubt about that. Pilger is biased in favour of the innocent, the harmless, the poor, and the victims of atrocity. This unfortunate bias certainly distorts everything he writes, making it impossible for him to sneak in the self-serving excuses of the Western pigs who have benefitted from decades of brutality and oppression which they have either directly perpetrated or had perpetrated on their behalf by their paid minions and stooges.

The section dealing with Cambodia is particularly harrowing, and I spent a great deal of time alternating between tears and vituperation as I read it. What I like most about Pilger's journalism is that he relies, for the most part, on quotes from officials and from official documents, allowing the anti-human pigs who run the world to indict themselves with their own utterances. It is shocking, almost mind-boggling, to conceive that such despicable, black-hearted, savage scum are sitting at the top of the world's food-chain, merrily cannibalising the human race to feather their own sordid little nests.

Pilger is, in many ways, the successor to Orwell (I mean Orwell's non-fiction). He writes clearly, with purpose, and without hyperbole, simply stating the facts and allowing them to reveal the truth without the need for vitriol or dissimulation. The effect is much more distressing and gut-wrenching than any amount of rote left-wing activism could ever be.

Invissibale

This book describes Pilger's interpretation of some of the most significant and tragic world events of the last forty years, but instead of focussing on presidents, generals and politicians, Pilger's account is told as it ought to be, through the lives of ordinary people, unfortunate enough to be caught up in extraordinary and sometimes horrific situations. It serves as a reminder that no human being in the world is any more or less important than any other human being - something which world leaders apparently need to be reminded of.

Sarin

Mr Pilger is a talented journalist who is able to take everyday people and make them appear much more than ordinary. This is a series of essays guaranteed to keep your attention and make you want to read more of his work.

This is one of the most wonderful books I have ever read. It is informative and interesting. It gives a wonderful first-hand telling of some of the most important events of the past four decades.

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