Kurt Barling

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Kurt Barling
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Barling introduces a journalism exhibit at the British Library in 2022
Born1961 (age 61–62)
London, England
Education City of London Polytechnic; London School of Economics; Paris Institute of Political Studies
Occupation(s)Journalist and academic

J. Kurt Barling (born November 1961) [1] is a British professor of journalism at Middlesex University. [2] [3] He previously worked as a journalist for the BBC for 25 years [4] [5] and before that as a lecturer at the London School of Economics. [6] In 1997, he won the CRE's Reporter of the Year award. [6] He is also an author and has been an independent film producer. [7]

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Biography

Kurt Barling was born in 1961, of mixed Anglo-Irish and African heritage, in north London, [8] [9] where he attended comprehensive school. [3] He gained a BA (Hons) First-Class degree in Politics & Modern Languages from City of London Polytechnic, before winning scholarships to do postgraduate work at the London School of Economics and the Paris Institute of Political Studies (Sciences Po Paris), [7] earning an MSc in Government and a PhD in International Relations, and going on to lecture in LSE's International Relations Department. [10]

Barling was motivated to become a journalist after observing the 1985 Broadwater Farm riots at first hand. [11] In 1989, he joined the BBC, where over the following 25 years he worked on a wide range of prestigious news and current affairs programmes, on both television and radio, including Newsnight , Today , The Money Programme and Black Britain. [7] He covered many stories internationally and has made dozens of documentaries. From 1997 to 2000, he was a BBC News Correspondent, left briefly in 2000 before returning year as a freelancer with BBC London, [12] and from 2001 to 2014 was the Special Correspondent for BBC London News , writing a weekly online column for seven years known latterly as the blog "Barling's London". [13] [14] Barling was one of the BBC's longest-serving ethnic minority journalists. [4] He has also worked as an independent film producer. [7]

Among numerous awards Barling has received for his journalism, film-making and writing, in 1997 he won the Commission for Racial Equality (CRE) "Reporter of the Year" award, as well as several other industry awards. [2] [6]

Since 2012 he has been teaching and researching in the School of Media and Performing Arts at Middlesex University, becoming Professor of Journalism in November 2013. [2] [15] [16] [17]

In 2016 Barling edited and wrote an introduction to the book Finsternis in Deutschland, a translation of E. Amy Buller's Darkness over Germany, originally published in English in 1943 during World War II. [18] A copy of the book was presented to the Queen, who had met Buller in 1944 after the book's first publication. [18] [19]

Awards

Selected publications

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References

  1. ↑ "Kurt BARLING - Personal Appointments (free information from Companies House)".
  2. 1 2 3 "Prof Kurt Barling - Middlesex University London".
  3. 1 2 Kurt Barling biography at Speakers for Schools.
  4. 1 2 Keith Perry (20 April 2014). "BBC 'doesn't respect or value ethnic minority staff', says axed reporter". The Telegraph .
  5. ↑ "Kurt Barling - The University of Nottingham".
  6. 1 2 3 TV Features. "Kurt Barling". BBC London.
  7. 1 2 3 4 "Prof. Dr Kurt Barling", Digital Communication Awards.
  8. ↑ Kurt Barling, "Introduction", The 'R' Word, Biteback Publishing, 2015.
  9. ↑ Kurt Barling, "Racism is not my only issue with race", Irish Times , 22 December 2015.
  10. ↑ "LSE Alumnus", LSE, 15 February 2012.
  11. ↑ "Kurt Barling - Professor of Journalism, Middlesex University - Media Masters".
  12. ↑ Elizabeth Pears, "A Critical Friend", The Voice , 4 May 2014.
  13. ↑ Kurt Barling, "TV Features: Benefits of diversity", BBC London, 29 May 2007.
  14. ↑ "Barling's London", BBC News.
  15. ↑ Journalism at Middlesex.
  16. ↑ Kurt Barling page at The Conversation .
  17. ↑ "Inaugural lecture: Professor Kurt Barling", Middlesex University, 20 November 2013.
  18. 1 2 "Darkness over Germany", Middlesex University, 9 June 2016.
  19. ↑ "Darkness over Germany" at Cumberland Lodge.
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