Ian Black (journalist)
British journalist and author (1953–2023) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ian Black (15 July 1953 – 22 January 2023) was a British journalist and author focusing on international political issues.
Ian Black | |
|---|---|
| Born | 15 July 1953[1] |
| Died | 22 January 2023 (aged 69) |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist, author |
| Spouse | Helen Harris |
| Children | 3 |
Black received his MA in history and social and political science from the University of Cambridge and a PhD in government from the London School of Economics and Political Science.[2]
Black was a visiting senior fellow at the Middle East Centre at the LSE.[3] He was Middle East editor at The Guardian newspaper,[4] starting in 1980 as a reporter, Middle East correspondent, diplomatic editor, European editor and leader writer.
Black had frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD). He and his wife, Helen Harris, who lived in north London, had two daughters.[5] He also had a son from a previous marriage.[5]
Black died on 22 January 2023, at the age of 69.[6]
In 2010, Black was awarded a Peace through Media Award by the International Council for Press and Broadcasting at the sixth annual International Media Awards in London.[7]
- Ian Black; Benny Morris, Israel's Secret Wars: A History of Israel's Intelligence Services. (Grove Press, 1991) ISBN 0-8021-1159-9
- Ian Black, Zionism and the Arabs 1936-1939. (Routledge, 2016) ISBN 978-1138907348
- Ian Black, Enemies and Neighbors: Arabs and Jews in Palestine and Israel, 1917-2017. (Atlantic Monthly Press, 2017) ISBN 978-0802127037
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