Richard Spencer (journalist)

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Richard Spencer
BornRichard John Spencer
(1965-06-03) 3 June 1965 (age 58)
United Kingdom
Occupation Journalist
Nationality British
Alma mater Lincoln College, Oxford
Genre Journalism

Richard John Spencer (born 3 June 1965) is a British journalist. He is the middle east editor for The Times and previously in the same post at The Daily Telegraph .

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Background

Spencer was educated at Sherborne School and Lincoln College, Oxford. He has previously worked for six years as the newspaper's Beijing correspondent before moving to Dubai, United Arab Emirates to take up his new post as one of their Middle East correspondents. [1] Spencer moved to Cairo, Egypt in the wake of the Arab Spring for ease of coverage.

A former blogger for The Daily Telegraph, he is known for his witty anecdotes and dry sense of humour. [2] Spencer was the first Western journalist to reach Yingxiu after the 2008 Sichuan earthquake where 80% of the town had been destroyed. [3]

Spencer left The Telegraph in August 2016. [4] He joined The Times newspaper in 2016 and is based in Beirut, Lebanon. [5] He was nominated as Foreign Reporter of the Year in the National Press Awards for 2018. [6]

Spencer is married to writer and poet, Dr Helen Wing; the couple have three children together.

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References

  1. "Richard Spencer – Telegraph Blogs". Blogs.telegraph.co.uk. Archived from the original on 27 June 2009. Retrieved 29 May 2013.
  2. Xin, Alice. "The Daily Telegraph's Richard Spencer on history and relocation". Danwei.org. Retrieved 29 May 2013.
  3. Spencer, Richard (15 May 2008). "China earthquake: the battle to reach survivors". Telegraph. Retrieved 29 May 2013.
  4. Ponsford, Dominic (30 August 2016). "Andrew Gilligan joins Sunday Times as senior correspondent after Telegraph redundancy". Press Gazette. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
  5. "Richard Spencer Middle East Correspondent". The Times. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
  6. "National Press Awards for 2018 shortlist announcedwork=Society of Editors". 19 February 2019. Retrieved 6 February 2020.