David Smith | |
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Occupation | Journalist |
Nationality | British |
Alma mater | University of Leeds |
Genre | non-fiction |
Notable works | The Guardian |
David Richard Smith is the Washington DC bureau chief of The Guardian . [1] From 2010 to 2015 Smith was the Africa correspondent for The Guardian for which he was based in Johannesburg, South Africa. [2] [3]
Smith is a graduate of the University of Leeds. [3] Smith married American actress Andrea Harris, a grand-daughter of historically influential African American psychologists and educators Kenneth and Mamie Clark, at the Loeb Boathouse in Central Park, Manhattan, New York City on 18 September 2010. [3]
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