Peter Beaumont (journalist)

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Peter Beaumont (born 28 November 1961 in Skegness) [1] is a British journalist who is the foreign affairs editor of The Observer [2] as well as writing for its sister paper, The Guardian . He has covered wars in Iraq, Afghanistan, Lebanon, Palestine and Kosovo. [3]

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Beaumont is the author of The Secret Life of War – Journeys Through Modern Conflict (2009), a memoir of his life as a foreign correspondent working in war zones. [2] [3]

He was played by Matthew Goode in the film Official Secrets (2019).

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  1. Silva, Thalles Gregório (April 2020). "As conexões entre jornalismo e literatura no livro 'A vida secreta da guerra'" (PDF) (in Brazilian Portuguese). Universidade de Ribeirão Preto. p. 22.
  2. 1 2 Peter Beaumont's contributor page on The Guardian
  3. 1 2 Blitz, James (8 June 2009). "The Secret Life of War (book review)". Financial Times . ProQuest   229249030.