Robert Fisk

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:newspaper
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_Independent
gptkbp:active_years 1970-2020
gptkbp:alma_mater gptkb:Queen's_University_Belfast
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:The_Independent
gptkbp:awards gptkb:International_Journalism_Award
gptkbp:birth_date 1946
1946-07-12
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:Middlesex,_England
gptkbp:children 2
gptkbp:death_date gptkb:2020
2020-10-30
gptkbp:famous_quote " Journalism is about the truth, not about the government."
" The truth is always the first casualty of war."
" I have seen the future, and it is not a pretty sight."
" I have never been a fan of the term 'embedded journalist.'"
" You can’t be a journalist and not be a human being."
gptkbp:field war reporting
gptkbp:has_written gptkb:The_Times
gptkb:The_New_York_Times
gptkb:The_Telegraph
gptkb:The_Independent
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Robert Fisk
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:newspaper
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:George_Orwell
gptkbp:is_criticized_for Israeli policies
Arab regimes
Western foreign policy
US military interventions
media coverage of the Middle East
gptkbp:known_for reporting on Middle Eastern conflicts
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:British
gptkbp:notable_members gptkb:Hafez_al-Assad
gptkb:Bashar_al-Assad
gptkb:Osama_bin_Laden
gptkb:Yasser_Arafat
gptkb:Muammar_Gaddafi
gptkbp:notable_work gptkb:The_Great_War_for_Civilisation
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:Author
gptkb:Police_Department
foreign correspondent
gptkbp:place_of_death gptkb:Dublin,_Ireland
gptkbp:reports_to gptkb:newspaper
first-person narrative
long-form journalism
gptkbp:spouse Jill Fisk
gptkbp:website robertfisk.com