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John Pilger

John Richard Pilger was an Emmy Award winning Australian journalist based in London. Pilger lived in the United Kingdom from 1962. Since his early years as a war correspondent in Vietnam, Pilger was a strong critic of American, Australian and British foreign policy, which he considered to be driven by an imperialist agenda. Pilger also criticised his native country's treatment of indigenous Australians and the practices of the mainstream media. In the British print media, he had a long association with the Daily Mirror, and wrote a fortnightly column for the New Statesman magazine. Pilger twice won Britain's Journalist of the Year Award, in 1967 and 1979. His documentaries, screened internationally, have gained awards in Britain and worldwide. He also received several honorary doctorates, and was a visiting professor at Cornell University.

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  • Born9 October 1939 (age 86)
  • Place of Birth Sydney, Australia

John Pilger

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John Richard Pilger was an Emmy Award winning Australian journalist based in London. Pilger lived in the United Kingdom from 1962. Since his early years as a war correspondent in Vietnam, Pilger was a strong critic of American, Australian and British foreign policy, which he considered to be driven by an imperialist agenda. Pilger also criticised his native country's treatment of indigenous Australians and the practices of the mainstream media. In the British print media, he had a long association with the Daily Mirror, and wrote a fortnightly column for the New Statesman magazine. Pilger twice won Britain's Journalist of the Year Award, in 1967 and 1979. His documentaries, screened internationally, have gained awards in Britain and worldwide. He also received several honorary doctorates, and was a visiting professor at Cornell University.

  • Known ForDirecting
  • Born9 October 1939 (age 86)
  • Place of Birth Sydney, Australia
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The Trust Fall: Julian Assange
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2024
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The Dirty War on the NHS
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10.0
2019
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The Coming War on China
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6.8
2016
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Utopia
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5.6
2013
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The War You Don't See
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7.7
2010
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The War on Democracy
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7.5
2007
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Lefties: A Lot Of Balls
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2006
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Stealing a Nation
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8.3
2004
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Breaking the Silence: Truth and Lies in the War on Terror
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7.1
2003
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Palestine Is Still the Issue
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7.3
2003
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The New Rulers of the World
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6.4
2001
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Paying the Price: Killing the Children of Iraq
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7.8
2000
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Welcome to Australia
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1999
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The Timor Conspiracy (Update)
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1999
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Apartheid Did Not Die
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6.0
1998
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Breaking The Mirror: The Murdoch Effect
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1997
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Inside Burma: Land of Fear
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7.0
1996
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Vietnam: The Last Battle
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1995
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Death of a Nation: The Timor Conspiracy
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6.7
1994
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Flying the Flag, Arming the World
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1994
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Cambodia: Return to Year Zero
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10.0
1993
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War By Other Means
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1992
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Cambodia: The Betrayal
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1990
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Cambodia: Year Ten (Update)
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1989
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Cambodia: Year Ten
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1989
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Japan Behind the Mask
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1987
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The Secret Country: The First Australians Fight Back
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1986
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Burp! Pepsi v. Coke in the Ice-Cold War
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7.0
1984
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The Truth Game
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1983
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Frontline: The Search for Truth in Wartime
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1983
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Nicaragua: A Nation's Right to Survive
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6.7
1983
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Heroes
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1981
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The Mexicans
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1980
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Cambodia: Year One
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1980
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Year Zero: The Silent Death of Cambodia
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7.8
1979
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Do You Remember Vietnam
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1978
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A Faraway Country
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1977
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Dismantling a Dream
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1977
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An Unjustifiable Risk
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1977
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Pilger in Australia
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1976
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Zap!! The Weapon Is Food
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1976
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Street of Joy
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1976
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Pyramid Lake Is Dying
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1976
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An Unfashionable Tragedy
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1975
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Mr Nixon's Secret Legacy
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1975
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Smashing Kids
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1975
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To Know Us Is To Love Us
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1975
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A Nod and a Wink
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1975
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Nobody's Children
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1975
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Vietnam: Still America's War
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1974
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Thalidomide: The Ninety-Eight We Forgot
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1974
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The Most Powerful Politician in America
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1974
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One British Family
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1974
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Israel: After the Earthquake
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1974
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Guilty Until Proven Innocent
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1974
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Conversations With a Working Man
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1971
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Vietnam: The Quiet Mutiny
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1970