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Peter Sharp (born 13 September 1946) is an Australian-born British journalist and foreign correspondent. He reported for ITN in the 1980s,[1] Sky News from the mid-1990s to 2010,[2] and later for Al Jazeera English in the 2010s, filing from Moscow, Jerusalem and Sarajevo.[3] Sharp was expelled from South Africa in 1987 by the apartheid government for his reporting on political unrest, alongside BBC correspondent Michael Buerk.[4][5] He later reported from Baghdad during the capture of Saddam Hussein in 2003,[6] and from Beijing as Sky’s Asia Correspondent (2007–2010).[7][8] He received the Wildscreen Panda Award in 2008 for China’s Killer Zoos and the Human Rights Press Award in 2010 for China Rough Justice.[9][10]
Early life and education
editSharp was born in Perth, Western Australia, on 13 September 1946. In his early years, his family moved to the UK, before relocating to the United States where he attended Derby Academy in Massachusetts.[11] He then went on to Stanstead College in Quebec, Canada.[12]
Career
editIndependent Radio News (1976–1981)
editSharp joined Independent Radio News (IRN) in London in 1976 as a radio reporter, covering events such as the 1976 United States presidential election.[13][14] Between 1978 and 1981 he was based in Salisbury (now Harare), covering Rhodesian bombing raids on Mozambique,[15] as well as post-independence developments including interviews in the new Zimbabwean government.[16]
ITN (1981–1991)
editFrom 1981 to 1987, Sharp was ITN’s Southern Africa Correspondent, based in Johannesburg during the apartheid era.[17] His reporting focused primarily on anti-apartheid resistance and political unrest under government restrictions on the press.[18] In February 1986, Sharp obtained security footage from Cape Town’s Medipark Clinic that showed Nelson Mandela outside prison. He showed the tape to Winnie Mandela, who confirmed it was her husband despite government denials. ITN broadcast the footage as the first public glimpse of Mandela in over two decades.[19]
In May 1987, the apartheid government refused to renew Sharp’s press credentials and ordered him to leave within ten days, prompting diplomatic protests from Britain.[20][21]
After his expulsion he continued with ITN, covering the wars in Angola, Mozambique and Uganda.[22] He also covered the Gulf War in 1991, reporting from Kuwait and Iraq. Sharp and the ITN crew were the first journalists to film the Persian Gulf oil slick outside the military pool system, documenting oil-covered cormorants and other wildlife; their report was later picked up by CNN.[23] His coverage of the Yugoslav Wars included Sarajevo’s Children (1994), a documentary that later won a New York Festivals award.[note 1]
Sky News (mid-1990s–2010)
editBy the mid-1990s, Sharp was working for Sky News as a foreign correspondent.[24]He was Sky’s Baghdad-based correspondent during Saddam Hussein’s capture in 2003,[25] and also reported from northern Iraq in 2003 during the war.[26] His Iraq assignments ranged from Baghdad and northern Iraq to frontline reporting with British troops near Fallujah.[27]
He later served as Sky’s Asia Correspondent, based in its Beijing bureau from 2007 to 2010,[28] before returning to London as a senior news correspondent.[29]
His reporting during this period included the 2008 Kashgar attack in Xinjiang,[30] an investigation into forced evictions and land seizures,[31] and the Lou Jing controversy in Shanghai.[32][33][34][35] [36] He also contributed a chapter to the Sky News anniversary volume 20 Years of Breaking News, entitled No Medals for Media Freedom, describing media restrictions in China during his posting.[37] He reported the documentary China’s Killer Zoos, which investigated animal welfare abuses in Chinese safari parks and won the 2008 Panda Environment Award (see Awards). His investigation China Rough Justice received a Human Rights Press Award in 2010 (see Awards).
Al Jazeera English (2012–2016)
editBetween 2012 and 2016, Sharp worked as a freelance correspondent for Al Jazeera English, filing from its Moscow, Jerusalem and Paris bureaux, as well as from London. His assignments included a return to Sarajevo in 2012 to mark the 20th anniversary of the Bosnian war,[38] a 2013 report on the jailing of a Bosnian Serb commander,[39] and coverage of Edward Snowden’s stay in Moscow.[40]
Awards
edit- 1994 – New York Festivals, Best Foreign Story for Sarajevo’s Children.[note 2]
- 1995 – New York Festivals, World Medal, Best News Reporter/Correspondent for Sky News.[note 3]
- 1995 – New York Festivals, Best Foreign Correspondent for reporting from the Yugoslav Wars.[note 4]
- 1997 – New York Festivals, World Medal, Best News Reporter for Sky News.[note 5]
- 2000 – New York Festivals, Gold Medal for Auschwitz: The Final Witness.[note 6]
- 2008 – Panda Environment Award (Wildscreen Panda Awards), Best Foreign Report for China’s Killer Zoos.[41]
- 2010 – Human Rights Press Awards (Broadcast Television), Special Merit for China Rough Justice (Sky News).[42]
Notes
edit- ^ Primary source material (award plaques and certificates) exists in the subject’s personal archive; independent secondary citation pending.
- ^ Primary source material (award plaques and certificates) exists in the subject’s personal archive; independent secondary citation pending.
- ^ Primary source material (award plaques and certificates) exists in the subject’s personal archive; independent secondary citation pending.
- ^ Primary source material (award plaques and certificates) exists in the subject’s personal archive; independent secondary citation pending.
- ^ Primary source material (award plaques and certificates) exists in the subject’s personal archive; independent secondary citation pending.
- ^ Primary source material (award plaques and certificates) exists in the subject’s personal archive; independent secondary citation pending.
Personal life
editSharp lives in Devon, England. In retirement, he has volunteered with Age UK Exeter, supporting elderly members of the community.[43] He has also given lectures on journalism at Falmouth College of Arts (now part of Falmouth University, affiliated with the University of Exeter).[44]
Selected reports
edit- Interview with Cyril Ramaphosa – ITN (1980s).
- Operation Desert Storm – ITN (1991).
- 1991: Gulf War: Persian Gulf Oil Spill – ITN Archive (1991).
- Diana: The Final Farewell – Sky News (1997).
- Exclusive investigation: China’s land grab – Sky News (2010).
References
edit- ^ "Caught in the Crossfire". The Washington Post. 14 June 1986.
- ^ Deans, Jason (15 December 2003). "Broadcasters scramble to cover Saddam story". The Guardian.
- ^ "Bosnians mark 20 years since war began". Al Jazeera English. 6 April 2012.
- ^ "S. Africa expels two British TV correspondents". The Washington Post. 15 May 1987.
- ^ "S. Africa Orders 2 British TV Reporters to Leave". Los Angeles Times. 15 May 1987.
- ^ Deans, Jason (15 December 2003). "Broadcasters scramble to cover Saddam story". The Guardian.
- ^ "Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Ma Zhaoxu's Regular Press Conference (27 Oct 2009)". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China.
- ^ "Sky News shuffles foreign correspondents". Press Gazette. 2010.
- ^ "Wildscreen Panda Awards 2008 – Winners".
- ^ "Human Rights Press Awards – Past winners".
- ^ "History". Derby Academy.
- ^ "Stanstead College history".
- ^ "Review of the year, 1976 (last section)". Learning on Screen – LBC/IRN Archive.
- ^ "Peter Sharp reporting from Washington on the close run presidential election campaign". Learning on Screen – LBC/IRN Archive.
- ^ "Peter Sharp reports on Rhodesian air strike and regional responses". Learning on Screen – LBC/IRN Archive.
- ^ "Peter Sharp reports on Lord Harlech's arrival in Salisbury and interviews with Deputy Minister Ishmael Adams". Learning on Screen – LBC/IRN Archive.
- ^ "Caught in the Crossfire". The Washington Post. 14 June 1986.
- ^ Tumber, Howard; Webster, Frank (2006). Journalists Under Fire: Information War and Journalistic Practices. SAGE Publications.
- ^ "A glimpse of Nelson Mandela – ITN archive (1986)". Channel 4 News. 12 December 2013.
- ^ "S. Africa Orders 2 British TV Reporters to Leave". Los Angeles Times. 15 May 1987.
- ^ "South Africa throws out reporters, tightens apartheid". UPI. 14 May 1987.
- ^ Tumber, Howard; Webster, Frank (2006). Journalists Under Fire: Information War and Journalistic Practices. SAGE Publications.
- ^ Kellner, Douglas. "The Persian Gulf TV War Revisited (Chapter 5)" (PDF). GSEIS, UCLA.
- ^ Deans, Jason (15 December 2003). "Broadcasters scramble to cover Saddam story". The Guardian.
- ^ Deans, Jason (15 December 2003). "Broadcasters scramble to cover Saddam story". The Guardian.
- ^ "Sky News scales back Iraq operation". The Guardian. 14 April 2003.
- ^ "TV news reporters with British troops on Falluja frontline". The Guardian. 5 November 2004.
- ^ "Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Ma Zhaoxu's Regular Press Conference (27 Oct 2009)". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China.
- ^ "Sky News shuffles foreign correspondents". Press Gazette. 2010.
- ^ "Media Diary". The Observer. 10 August 2008.
- ^ Kehoe, Stephen; Kehoe, Terence (2011). "China's New Land Reform?". Journal of Contemporary China: 729–747.
Cites Sharp's Sky News report
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Sharp, Peter (2 November 2009). "Black 'Oriental Angel' Sparks China Race Row". Sky News.
- ^ "Mixed race contestant sparks debate in China". CBS News. 2009.
- ^ "Lou Jing controversy in Shanghai". The Independent. 2009.
- ^ "Lou Jing race row". The Daily Telegraph. 2009.
- ^ "Television: Chinese whispers". The Guardian. 11 August 2008.
- ^ Sharp, Peter (2009). 20 Years of Breaking News. HarperCollins/Sky News. pp. 102–105. ISBN 9780007336810.
{{cite book}}: Check|isbn=value: checksum (help) - ^ "Bosnians mark 20 years since war began". Al Jazeera English. 6 April 2012.
- ^ "Bosnian Serb commander jailed for war crimes". Al Jazeera English. 30 March 2013.
- ^ "Snowden meets activists at Moscow airport". Al Jazeera English. 12 July 2013.
- ^ "Wildscreen Panda Awards 2008 – Winners".
- ^ "Human Rights Press Awards – Past winners".
- ^ "Certificate of Appreciation – Age UK Exeter". Age UK Exeter. 2023.
Certificate held in subject's personal archive
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|url=(help)CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "MA International Journalism – Postgraduate Course Guide 2013" (PDF). Falmouth University.