TV HEROES: #75: John Simpson From: The Independent (London, England) | Date: November 1, 2002| Author: | Copyright 2002 The Independent - London. Provided by ProQuest LLC.Copyright information

#75: John Simpson

BBC journalists who put their heads up above the parapet inevitably get shot at - and not just by the Taliban or the Daily Mail. As soon as Kate Adie made a name for herself as a war correspondent, the metaphorical flak began to fly. Bravery is vainglorious, opinion is bias, and heaven forbid that one should have a sense of humour.

When John Simpson strode into Kabul last year, declaring: "It was only the BBC people who liberated this city. We got in ahead of the Northern Alliance troops," the snipers at home started firing. Yes, two other BBC reporters were already in the ...

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	The first man of Kabul: Profile - John Simpson ; ...legend of our time, John Simpson, the "liberator...be liberating a city" - opened him up...had been in the city for five days, was...and liberating the city single-handedly...comparisons between John Simpson and a B52 bomber...all in the other. John Simpson is ...
	As bold as brass, even in a burqa; Critic's choice NEWS FROM NO MAN'S LAND: REPORTING THE WORLD by John Simpson (Macmillan, [pounds sterling]20).(Review) ; Byline: JON SNOW ONE of my earliest sightings of John Simpson was in the Intercontinental Hotel in Tehran in...flak-jacketed, still among the first at the scene. John Simpson is a showman. He's also an exceptionally hardworking...their whiff of absurdity, depict a great truism. John ...
	This is a welcoming city, but it was also a perfect host to Sars John Simpson's Foreign Affairs Toronto ; It's almost a year since the people of this city first found out what the initials SARS stood for and now...Host For The Inevitable Pandemic". For the people of this city it makes disturbing reading. Toronto is mild and pleasant...Toronto boasts that it is the most ethnically diverse city in the world, ...
	Truth, lies and good hair days Max Hastings praises John Simpson's account of what viewers don't see when he appears on television ; ...No Man's Land: Reporting the World by John Simpson Macmillan, pounds 20, 471 pp pounds...0870 155 7222 ON NOVEMBER 13, 2001, John Simpson walked into Kabul with his camera crew...years ago. Enough carping, however. John Simpson himself is in the great tradition of...
	How We Met: John Sergeant & John Simpson ; John Simpson (right) CBE, 58, was born near Blackpool...wife Mary in Ealing and has two sons John Simpson I forget the exact date we met, perhaps...the door swinging open and there was John Simpson, but we were both being interviewed...
	John Simpson.(Tenpercenteries) ; Helmer John Simpson has inked with Paradigm for representation in all areas. Simpson is in post-production on New Line and Picturehouse's Amusement, slated for release in September. His credits include Freeze Frame and Silicone Valerie.
	John Simpson.(Sport) ; GREENOCK'S John Simpson is to defend his British featherweight title against unbeaten South Queensferry prospect Paul Appleby although no date has yet been set for the fight.
	Carole Malone Column: John Simpson.(Features) ; Byline: Carole Malone -IF, as now looks certain, we are about to invade Iraq, I wonder whether the BBC's John Simpson - who you may remember single- handedly liberated Kabul (well he reckons he did) - might be available to lead the assault on Baghdad?
	Valerie Hill's column: John Simpson.(Features) ; Byline: Valerie Hill LIKE all good television reporters,John Simpson, the BBC's foreign affairs editor,has something of the thespian...colleague Martin Bell's book Through Gates of Fire, to hear how John Simpson was the only casualty of the Kosovo campaign -he broke his...
	I supported John Simpson, says Bland ; ...last week's Sunday Telegraph (International News, July 14) John Simpson mentioned that I phoned him in Belgrade to offer my support...judgement. Although an article in The Sunday Telegraph by John Simpson is only indirectly a BBC responsibility, I didn't complain...

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