Paul mcgeough biography
Paul mcgeough biography
Paul mcgeough biography book.
Paul McGeough
Paul McGeough is an Irish Australian journalist and senior foreign correspondent for The Sydney Morning Herald.[1][2]
In , when covering events in Afghanistan with the Northern Alliance, he and French journalist Véronique Reyberotte survived an attack by the Taliban which killed journalists Volker Handloik, Johanne Sutton, and Pierre Billaud.[3] He was awarded the Walkley Award for Journalism Leadership in recognition of acts of courage and bravery in the practice of journalism.
Detainment in Israel
See also: Gaza flotilla raid
In , McGeough travelled on a Gaza-bound flotilla, reporting for The Sydney Morning Herald and Brisbane Times[4] from aboard the MV Samoud (also known as the MV Challenger I).[5] When Israeli forces boarded the flotilla's vessels on 31 May, McGeough and Herald photographer Kate Geraghty were among those detained.[6] In an audio transmission sent shortly before the