Jim Muir
Jim Muir | |
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Born | Farnborough, Hampshire, England | 3 June 1948
Occupation | Journalist |
Notable credit | BBC News |
Jim Muir (born 3 June 1948) is a British journalist, currently serving as a Middle East correspondent for BBC News, based in Beirut, Lebanon.[1]
Education
Muir is of
Career
Muir worked at
Muir said of Lebanon: "They used to say Lebanon was the country where you could ski in the morning and swim in the afternoon, but after one particular trip to the South, I remember thinking it should be billed as the country where you could get shot at by the Israelis in the morning, shelled by right-wing Christians at lunchtime, and kidnapped by Islamic fanatics in the afternoon."[2] Muir was the Lebanon correspondent for Christopher Mayhew's Middle East International.
As Lebanon's civil war died down, the
Muir continued to cover Lebanon and the wider Middle East, as well as
References
- ^ a b "Jim Muir, Esq Authorised Biography | Debrett's People of Today". debretts.com. Archived from the original on 11 July 2014. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
- ^ a b c d "BBC News | Join The Debate | Middle East Correspondent Jim Muir". news.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
- ^ 'Tripos results: Sciences, Archaeology, Geography', The Times, 18 June 1969.
- ^ "Taylor and Francis announce acquisition of Frank Cass & Co". liblicense.crl.edu. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
- ^ "Could Iraq conflict boost Kurdish dreams of independence?". BBC News. 13 June 2014. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
- ^ "Guardian Middle East editor wins peace through media award | Media | theguardian.com". theguardian.com. 11 May 2010. Retrieved 10 July 2014.