Peter Beaumont is a British journalist who is the foreign affairs editor of ''
The Observer
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''
[Peter Beaumont's contributor page](_blank)
''The Guardian'' as well as writing for its sister paper, ''
The Guardian
''The Guardian'' is a British daily newspaper. It was founded in 1821 as ''The Manchester Guardian'', and changed its name in 1959. Along with its sister papers ''The Observer'' and ''The Guardian Weekly'', ''The Guardian'' is part of the Gu ...
''. He has
covered wars in Iraq, Afghanistan, Lebanon, Gaza and Kosovo.
Beaumont is the author of ''The Secret Life of War – Journeys Through Modern Conflict'', a memoir of his life as a foreign correspondent working in war zones.
He was played by
Matthew Goode
Matthew William Goode (born 3 April 1978) is a British actor. Goode made his screen debut in 2002 with ABC's TV film feature '' Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister''. His breakthrough role was in the romantic comedy ''Chasing Liberty'' (2004), f ...
in the film ''
Official Secrets'' (2019).
Awards
*
Orwell Prize
The Orwell Prize, based at University College London, is a British prize for political writing. The Prize is awarded by The Orwell Foundation, an independent charity (Registered Charity No 1161563, formerly "The Orwell Prize") governed by a boa ...
(2007)
* Amnesty National Press Award 2006
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Webby Award
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2011
References
External links
Beaumont's articlesat ''
The Guardian
''The Guardian'' is a British daily newspaper. It was founded in 1821 as ''The Manchester Guardian'', and changed its name in 1959. Along with its sister papers ''The Observer'' and ''The Guardian Weekly'', ''The Guardian'' is part of the Gu ...
''
Year of birth missing (living people)
English male journalists
Living people
English memoirists
English war correspondents
The Observer people
The Guardian journalists
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