Template:Multiple issuesJohn Richard Pilger (born 9 October 1939) is an Australian-British journalist based in London. Pilger has lived in the United Kingdom since 1962.Since his early years as correspondent in the Vietnam War, Pilger has been a strong critic of American and British foreign policy, which he considers to be driven by an imperialist agenda. The practices of the mainstream media have also been a theme in his work.His career as a documentary film maker began with The Quiet Mutiny (1970), made during one of his visits to Vietnam, and has continued with over fifty documentaries since then. Other works in this form include Year Zero (1979), about the aftermath of the Pol Pot regime in Cambodia, and Death of a Nation: The Timor Conspiracy (1993). Pilger has long criticised his native country's treatment of indigenous Australians and has made many documentary films on this subject including The Secret Country (1985) and Utopia (2013). In the British print media, he has had a long association with the Daily Mirror, and since 1991 has written a regular column for the New Statesman magazine.
I grew up in Sydney in a very political household, where we were all for the underdog.
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Orwell is almost our litmus test. Some of his satirical writing looks like reality these days.
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[His advice for those who seek career in journalism] If you have passion and a will, you'll find a way.
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Official truths are often powerful illusions.
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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.
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Lives in London.
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An award-winning journalist. He has worked for example in newspapers like The Daily Mirror, Guardian and New Statesman.
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Coming War on China
2016
Documentary written by
Utopia
2013/III
Documentary writer
The War You Don't See
2010
Documentary
The War on Democracy
2007
Documentary
Stealing a Nation
2004
TV Movie documentary
Breaking the Silence: Truth and Lies in the War on Terror
2003
TV Movie documentary
Palestine Is Still the Issue
2003
TV Movie documentary
The New Rulers of the World
2001
TV Movie documentary script
Welcome to Australia
1999
TV Movie documentary written by
Apartheid Did Not Die
1998
TV Movie documentary
Network First
1994-1997
TV Series documentary written by - 4 episodes
Death of a Nation: The Timor Conspiracy
1994
Documentary
Viewpoint '90
1990
TV Series documentary 1 episode
The Last Dream
1988
TV Mini-Series documentary writer - 3 episodes
The Secret Country: The First Australians Fight Back
1986
TV Movie documentary
The Last Day
1983
TV Movie based on the play by
Heroes: A John Pilger Report
1981
Documentary story and writer
Year Zero: The Silent Death of Cambodia
1979
Documentary writer
Director
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Coming War on China
2016
Documentary
The Secret World of the US Election: Julian Assange Talks to John Pilger
2016
TV Movie
Utopia
2013/II
Documentary
Utopia
2013/III
Documentary
The War You Don't See
2010
Documentary
The War on Democracy
2007
Documentary
Stealing a Nation
2004
TV Movie documentary
Breaking the Silence: Truth and Lies in the War on Terror
2003
TV Movie documentary
The New Rulers of the World
2001
TV Movie documentary
Paying the Price: Killing the Children of Iraq
2000
Documentary
Producer
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Coming War on China
2016
Documentary producer
The Secret World of the US Election: Julian Assange Talks to John Pilger
2016
TV Movie producer
Utopia
2013/III
Documentary producer
The War You Don't See
2010
Documentary producer
Welcome to Australia
1999
TV Movie documentary producer
World in Action
1970
TV Series documentary producer - 1 episode
Miscellaneous
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Year
Status
Character
The War on Democracy
2007
Documentary reporter
Thanks
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Trials of Henry Kissinger
2002
Documentary special thanks
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Good Morning Britain
2016
TV Series
Himself - Documentary Maker
The Coming War on China
2016
Documentary
Himself - Presenter
The Secret World of the US Election: Julian Assange Talks to John Pilger
2016
TV Movie
Himself / Interviewer
Utopia
2013/II
Documentary
Himself
The 7PM Project
2011
TV Series
Himself - War Correspondent
Democracy Now!
2001-2010
TV Series
Himself
The War You Don't See
2010
Documentary
Himself
The Decline and Fall of America
2008
Documentary
Himself
The War on Democracy
2007
Documentary
Himself
Stealing a Nation
2004
TV Movie documentary
Himself - Reporter
Breaking the Silence: Truth and Lies in the War on Terror
2003
TV Movie documentary
Reporter
Palestine Is Still the Issue
2003
TV Movie documentary
Reporter
Arena
2002
TV Series documentary
Himself
Not in My Name
2002
Video documentary short
Himself
The Whole Shebang
2002
TV Series documentary
Himself
Paying the Price: Killing the Children of Iraq
2000
Documentary
Himself
Welcome to Australia
1999
TV Movie documentary
Himself - Presenter
Apartheid Did Not Die
1998
TV Movie documentary
Himself - Presenter
Network First
1994-1997
TV Series documentary
Himself - Presenter / Himself - Reporter
Death of a Nation: The Timor Conspiracy
1994
Documentary
Host / Interviewer
Viewpoint '93
1993
TV Series documentary
Himself
World in Action
1970-1993
TV Series documentary
Himself - Reporter / Himself - Reporter, 1970-1972
Question Time
1991
TV Series
Himself
Viewpoint '90
1990
TV Series documentary
Himself
The Last Dream
1988
TV Mini-Series documentary
Himself - Presenter
Agent Orange: Policy of Poison
1987
Video documentary short
Himself
The Secret Country: The First Australians Fight Back
1986
TV Movie documentary
Presenter
Burp! Pepsi v. Coke in the Ice-Cold War
1984
TV Movie documentary
Himself - Reporter
Nicaragua: A Nation's Right to Survive
1983
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Year Zero: The Silent Death of Cambodia
1979
Documentary
Himself - Reporter
Do You Remember Vietnam
1978
TV Movie documentary
Himself - Reporter
Pilger
1974-1976
TV Series
Himself
Midweek
1973
TV Series
Himself
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
Democracy Now!
2007
TV Series
Himself
Won Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
1991
Richard Dimbleby Award
BAFTA Awards
Nominated Awards
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Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
2004
BAFTA TV Award
BAFTA Awards
Best Current Affairs
Breaking the Silence: Truth and Lies in the War on Terror (2003)