Nick Davies
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Nick Davies is a British investigative journalist best known for exposing the News of the World phone-hacking scandal and his extensive work on media ethics and corruption.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nick Davies canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9115591 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Nick Davies Context triple: [Martha Gellhorn Prize for Journalism, hasNotableRecipient, Nick Davies]
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A.
David Leigh
David Leigh is a British investigative journalist and author known for his work on political scandals and intelligence matters, including material that inspired the film "The Fifth Estate."
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B.
Jon Sopel
Jon Sopel is a British journalist and broadcaster best known for his work as a BBC correspondent and news presenter.
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C.
Luke Harding
Luke Harding is a British journalist and author known for his investigative reporting on Russia, espionage, and international affairs, including works that inspired the film "The Fifth Estate."
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D.
Edward Luce
Edward Luce is a British journalist and author best known as a senior columnist and commentator on U.S. politics and global affairs for the Financial Times.
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E.
Kevin Davies
Kevin Davies is an English former professional footballer best known as a powerful, hard-working striker and long-serving captain for Bolton Wanderers in the Premier League.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Nick Davies Target entity description: Nick Davies is a British investigative journalist best known for exposing the News of the World phone-hacking scandal and his extensive work on media ethics and corruption.
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A.
David Leigh
David Leigh is a British investigative journalist and author known for his work on political scandals and intelligence matters, including material that inspired the film "The Fifth Estate."
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B.
Jon Sopel
Jon Sopel is a British journalist and broadcaster best known for his work as a BBC correspondent and news presenter.
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C.
Luke Harding
Luke Harding is a British journalist and author known for his investigative reporting on Russia, espionage, and international affairs, including works that inspired the film "The Fifth Estate."
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D.
Edward Luce
Edward Luce is a British journalist and author best known as a senior columnist and commentator on U.S. politics and global affairs for the Financial Times.
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E.
Kevin Davies
Kevin Davies is an English former professional footballer best known as a powerful, hard-working striker and long-serving captain for Bolton Wanderers in the Premier League.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
ⓘ
investigative journalist ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Amnesty International UK Media Award
ⓘ
linked to:
Amnesty International UK Press Award
Journalist of the Year (British Press Awards) ⓘ
linked to:
British Press Awards
Orwell Prize ⓘ
linked to:
George Orwell Prize
Paul Foot Award ⓘ
linked to:
Paul Foot (journalist)
|
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Oxford University
ⓘ
linked to:
University of Oxford
|
| employer | The Guardian ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
corruption investigations
ⓘ
journalism ⓘ media ethics ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre |
investigative journalism
ⓘ
non-fiction ⓘ |
| hasRole | reporter on the News of the World phone-hacking scandal ⓘ |
| hasWorkedFor |
London Evening Standard
ⓘ
linked to:
Evening Standard
The Daily Mirror ⓘ
linked to:
Daily Mirror
The Guardian ⓘ The Observer ⓘ |
| influenced |
perceptions of tabloid journalism practices
ⓘ
public debate on press regulation in the UK ⓘ |
| knownFor |
criticism of tabloid journalism
ⓘ
exposing the News of the World phone-hacking scandal ⓘ work on media ethics ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Dark Heart
ⓘ
Flat Earth News ⓘ Hack Attack ⓘ Murder on Ward Four ⓘ White Lies ⓘ |
| occupation |
author
ⓘ
investigative journalist ⓘ journalist ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| topicOfWork |
corporate power in media
ⓘ
media ownership ⓘ phone hacking ⓘ police corruption ⓘ press regulation in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| wrote |
Dark Heart
ⓘ
Flat Earth News ⓘ Hack Attack ⓘ Murder on Ward Four ⓘ White Lies ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Nick Davies Description of subject: Nick Davies is a British investigative journalist best known for exposing the News of the World phone-hacking scandal and his extensive work on media ethics and corruption.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.