Toby Harnden
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Toby Harnden is an Anglo-
American
journalist and author. He has been US editor of The Daily Telegraph
since 2006.
. He attended Harrytown Comprehensive School in Romiley, Cheshire and St Bede's College, Manchester
. He entered Britannia Royal Naval College, Dartmouth in January 1985 and passed out the following August. He was awarded a First in Modern History from Corpus Christi College, Oxford
in July 1988. Before becoming a journalist, Harnden was an officer in the Royal Navy
, retiring in the rank of Lieutenant in 1994. He married in 2006 and currently lives with his wife Cheryl, their daughter Tessa (born June 2007) and son Miles (born January 2009) in McLean, Virginia
. In 2009 he became an American citizen .
as the newspaper's Ireland
Correspondent in 1996. He subsequently covered the Good Friday Agreement and the Omagh bombing
of 1998. The culmination of his work in Northern Ireland
was the publication of the Bandit Country: The IRA & South Armagh, which was critically acclaimed and sold more than 100,000 copies.
. He became Middle East Correspondent of the Daily Telegraph in October 2003 and was based in Jerusalem but travelling extensively throughout the region. Harnden spent much of 2004 and 2005 covering the war in Iraq. He was a "unilateral" reporter during the siege of Najaf
in August 2004 and three months later was embedded with the US Army's Task Force 2-2 during the battle of Fallujah
.
Harnden joined The Sunday Telegraph in January 2005 as the newspaper’s Chief Foreign Correspondent. He reported from Iraq, Afghanistan, Israel, the Occupied Palestinian Territories, Lebanon, Bahrain, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Austria, Italy, Estonia, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, the United States and Thailand. In May 2005, he was imprisoned in Zimbabwe
for 14 days after being arrested at a rural polling station on the day of the country's parliamentary elections and deported following acquittal on a charge of "practicing journalism without accreditation". He returned to Washington in May 2006 as a correspondent for The Sunday Telegraph and in October 2006 became U.S. editor for The Daily Telegraph
. Since 2009, he has written a weekly column for The Sunday Telegraph entitled "Toby Harnden's American Way".
, The Scotsman
, Western Morning News
and The Independent
. He has had articles published in The Guardian
, The Wall Street Journal
, The Sun
, The Spectator
, The Evening Standard, The Literary Review
, East End Life, The Sunday Business Post (Dublin)
and Conde Nast Traveller
. A regular broadcaster, he has appeared on CNN
, Fox
, CNBC
and the BBC
as well as numerous other television, radio outlets; he blogs for The Telegraph as well. Harnden is represented by literary agent Julian Alexander of Lucas, Alexander, Whitley in London. His book Dead Men Risen: The Welsh Guards and the Real Story of Britain's War in Afghanistan was published in the UK by Quercus Books on 17 March 2011.
British nationality law
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American
United States
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journalist and author. He has been US editor of The Daily Telegraph
The Daily Telegraph
The Daily Telegraph is a daily morning broadsheet newspaper distributed throughout the United Kingdom and internationally. The newspaper was founded by Arthur B...
since 2006.
Background
Born in Portsmouth, UK in 1966, he grew up in Portsmouth, Marple and ManchesterManchester
Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater...
. He attended Harrytown Comprehensive School in Romiley, Cheshire and St Bede's College, Manchester
St Bede's College, Manchester
St Bede's College, Manchester is an independent Roman Catholic day school situated on Alexandra Road South in the Whalley Range area of the city, and is a member of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference....
. He entered Britannia Royal Naval College, Dartmouth in January 1985 and passed out the following August. He was awarded a First in Modern History from Corpus Christi College, Oxford
Corpus Christi College, Oxford
Corpus Christi College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom...
in July 1988. Before becoming a journalist, Harnden was an officer in the Royal Navy
Royal Navy
The Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...
, retiring in the rank of Lieutenant in 1994. He married in 2006 and currently lives with his wife Cheryl, their daughter Tessa (born June 2007) and son Miles (born January 2009) in McLean, Virginia
McLean, Virginia
McLean is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Fairfax County in Northern Virginia. The community had a total population of 48,115 as of the 2010 census....
. In 2009 he became an American citizen .
Northern Ireland
Harnden began his career in journalism initially as a theatre reviewer at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and a writer of obituaries. He joined the Daily Telegraph in 1994 as a home news reporter before being posted to BelfastBelfast
Belfast is the capital of and largest city in Northern Ireland. By population, it is the 14th biggest city in the United Kingdom and second biggest on the island of Ireland . It is the seat of the devolved government and legislative Northern Ireland Assembly...
as the newspaper's Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
Correspondent in 1996. He subsequently covered the Good Friday Agreement and the Omagh bombing
Omagh bombing
The Omagh bombing was a car bomb attack carried out by the Real Irish Republican Army , a splinter group of former Provisional Irish Republican Army members opposed to the Good Friday Agreement, on Saturday 15 August 1998, in Omagh, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. Twenty-nine people died as a...
of 1998. The culmination of his work in Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...
was the publication of the Bandit Country: The IRA & South Armagh, which was critically acclaimed and sold more than 100,000 copies.
United States and Middle East
From 1999 to 2003, Harnden was Washington Bureau Chief of The Daily TelegraphThe Daily Telegraph
The Daily Telegraph is a daily morning broadsheet newspaper distributed throughout the United Kingdom and internationally. The newspaper was founded by Arthur B...
. He became Middle East Correspondent of the Daily Telegraph in October 2003 and was based in Jerusalem but travelling extensively throughout the region. Harnden spent much of 2004 and 2005 covering the war in Iraq. He was a "unilateral" reporter during the siege of Najaf
Najaf
Najaf is a city in Iraq about 160 km south of Baghdad. Its estimated population in 2008 is 560,000 people. It is the capital of Najaf Governorate...
in August 2004 and three months later was embedded with the US Army's Task Force 2-2 during the battle of Fallujah
Fallujah
Fallujah is a city in the Iraqi province of Al Anbar, located roughly west of Baghdad on the Euphrates. Fallujah dates from Babylonian times and was host to important Jewish academies for many centuries....
.
Harnden joined The Sunday Telegraph in January 2005 as the newspaper’s Chief Foreign Correspondent. He reported from Iraq, Afghanistan, Israel, the Occupied Palestinian Territories, Lebanon, Bahrain, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Austria, Italy, Estonia, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, the United States and Thailand. In May 2005, he was imprisoned in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe is a landlocked country located in the southern part of the African continent, between the Zambezi and Limpopo rivers. It is bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the southwest, Zambia and a tip of Namibia to the northwest and Mozambique to the east. Zimbabwe has three...
for 14 days after being arrested at a rural polling station on the day of the country's parliamentary elections and deported following acquittal on a charge of "practicing journalism without accreditation". He returned to Washington in May 2006 as a correspondent for The Sunday Telegraph and in October 2006 became U.S. editor for The Daily Telegraph
The Daily Telegraph
The Daily Telegraph is a daily morning broadsheet newspaper distributed throughout the United Kingdom and internationally. The newspaper was founded by Arthur B...
. Since 2009, he has written a weekly column for The Sunday Telegraph entitled "Toby Harnden's American Way".
Curriculum vitae
As well as the Telegraph titles, he has worked for The Leith LeaderLeith
-South Leith v. North Leith:Up until the late 16th century Leith , comprised two separate towns on either side of the river....
, The Scotsman
The Scotsman
The Scotsman is a British newspaper, published in Edinburgh.As of August 2011 it had an audited circulation of 38,423, down from about 100,000 in the 1980s....
, Western Morning News
Western Morning News
The Western Morning News is a politically independent daily regional newspaper founded in 1860 and covering Devon and Cornwall and parts of Somerset and Dorset.-Organisation:...
and The Independent
The Independent
The Independent is a British national morning newspaper published in London by Independent Print Limited, owned by Alexander Lebedev since 2010. It is nicknamed the Indy, while the Sunday edition, The Independent on Sunday, is the Sindy. Launched in 1986, it is one of the youngest UK national daily...
. He has had articles published in The Guardian
The Guardian
The Guardian, formerly known as The Manchester Guardian , is a British national daily newspaper in the Berliner format...
, The Wall Street Journal
The Wall Street Journal
The Wall Street Journal is an American English-language international daily newspaper. It is published in New York City by Dow Jones & Company, a division of News Corporation, along with the Asian and European editions of the Journal....
, The Sun
The Sun (newspaper)
The Sun is a daily national tabloid newspaper published in the United Kingdom and owned by News Corporation. Sister editions are published in Glasgow and Dublin...
, The Spectator
The Spectator
The Spectator is a weekly British magazine first published on 6 July 1828. It is currently owned by David and Frederick Barclay, who also owns The Daily Telegraph. Its principal subject areas are politics and culture...
, The Evening Standard, The Literary Review
The Literary Review
The Literary Review is an American literary magazine founded in 1957. The quarterly magazine is published internationally by Fairleigh Dickinson University in Madison, New Jersey...
, East End Life, The Sunday Business Post (Dublin)
The Sunday Business Post
The Sunday Business Post is an Irish national Sunday newspaper published by Post Publications Limited. Post Publications is owned by Thomas Crosbie Holdings. According to the Audit Bureau of Circulations, Ireland, the average weekly circulation was 57,783 for the period January to June 2009. The...
and Conde Nast Traveller
Condé Nast Traveller
Condé Nast Traveller is published by Condé Nast Publications Ltd, from Vogue House in Hanover Square, Mayfair, London. It is a luxury travel magazine aimed at the upmarket, independent traveller....
. A regular broadcaster, he has appeared on CNN
CNN
Cable News Network is a U.S. cable news channel founded in 1980 by Ted Turner. Upon its launch, CNN was the first channel to provide 24-hour television news coverage, and the first all-news television channel in the United States...
, Fox
Fox
Fox is a common name for many species of omnivorous mammals belonging to the Canidae family. Foxes are small to medium-sized canids , characterized by possessing a long narrow snout, and a bushy tail .Members of about 37 species are referred to as foxes, of which only 12 species actually belong to...
, CNBC
CNBC
CNBC is a satellite and cable television business news channel in the U.S., owned and operated by NBCUniversal. The network and its international spinoffs cover business headlines and provide live coverage of financial markets. The combined reach of CNBC and its siblings is 390 million viewers...
and the BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
as well as numerous other television, radio outlets; he blogs for The Telegraph as well. Harnden is represented by literary agent Julian Alexander of Lucas, Alexander, Whitley in London. His book Dead Men Risen: The Welsh Guards and the Real Story of Britain's War in Afghanistan was published in the UK by Quercus Books on 17 March 2011.
External links
Works
- Bandit Country -The IRA and South Armagh, Hodder & Stoughton, London, 1999. ISBN 0-340-71736-X
- Dead Men Risen: The Welsh Guards and the Real Story of Britain's War in Afghanistan, Quercus, London, 2011. ISBN 9781849164214