Raymond Bonner
Raymond Bonner | |
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Born | |
Occupation(s) | journalist, author, bookstore owner |
Agent | Gloria Loomis |
Notable work | Weakness and Deceit Waltzing with a Dictator |
Awards | Pulitzer Prize, 1999; Emmy, 2022, Investigative Documentary, "The Forever Prisoner" |
Website | raymondbonner.net |
Raymond Bonner is an American lawyer, journalist, author and bookstore owner. He has been a staff writer at The New York Times, The New Yorker and has contributed to The New York Review of Books; received an Emmy for a documentary he produced with Alex Gibney about the CIA's torture program for 9/11 suspects. He now an owner of a bookstore, Bookoccino, in Sydney, Australia.
Early life
Bonner grew up in St. Louis Park, Minnesota, graduating from St. Louis Park High School in 1960. He earned a J.D. degree from
Legal career
Prior to his career in journalism, Bonner worked as an attorney with the
He taught at the University of California, Davis School of Law.[2] He was a founder, along with Trin Ostrander, of the Public Interest Clearing House at Hastings College of Law, which is today One Justice, the state-wide organization providing legal services to the rural poor.
Journalism career
Reporting on El Salvador
Bonner is best known as one of two journalists (the other being
When the Post and Times simultaneously broke the story on January 27, 1982, the US government and its allies at the editorial page of the
Later work as journalist
Starting years later, Bonner has written on contract for the New York Times, covering the
Since 2007, he has written book reviews, principally about international security, for The New York Times, The Economist, The Australian, The National Interest and The Guardian. He has also been a regular contributor to ProPublica and the atlantic.com
In 2018, Bonner purchased a Bookoccino, a bookstore in Avalon Beach, Australia, about an hour north of Sydney, which was on the verge of closing. He was joined in the venture by Sally Tabner, a local bibliophile. Under their ownership, Bookoccino has become a favourite coffee shop for the community, and drawing international lovers of books and ideas. Its events have become legendary, attracting some of the biggest names in literature, politics, and journalism, along with public intellectuals -- Geoffrey Robertson; Richard Flanagan; Geraldine Brooks; Lionel Shriver; Julia Baird; Richard Fidler; Ben Quilty; Leigh Sales; Mike Cannon-Brookes; Jill Abramson; David Sanger; Kathy Lette; Kate Legge; Samantha Power; Richard McGregor; Hugh White. (www.bookoccino.com.au)
Illegal surveillance by FBI
In 2008 the Washington Post reported that Bonner had been one of the four journalists whose telephone call records had been illegally obtained by the
Pro bono work
Bonner is the co-founder of OneJustice (formerly Public Interest Clearinghouse), an organization that expands the availability of legal services for Californians in need through innovative partnerships with nonprofits, law schools, and the private sector.[11]
Personal life
He has run 10 marathons in under 3 hours, including two New York and two Boston; his fastest a 2:36.39.
Awards
The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, 2022, Outstanding Investigative Documentary, "the Forever Prisoner."
- Robert F. Kennedy Book Award(1985)
- for Weakness and Deceit: U.S. Policy and El Salvador.[12]
- Overseas Press Club Award(1994)
- for coverage of Rwanda.
- Louis M. Lyons Award for Conscience and Integrity in Journalism(1996)
- Awarded by the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard University for "passionate, principled journalism ... in Central America, the Philippines, Central Europe and Africa."
- Pulitzer Prize (1999)
- Team award while with The New York Times.[13]
- Cornelius Ryan Award (1988)[14]
- Awarded by the Overseas Press Club for his book, Waltzing with a Dictator: The Marcoses and the Making of American Policy.
- The Hillman Prize(1987)
- Awarded by The Sidney Hillman Foundation for his book, Waltzing with a Dictator: The Marcoses and the Making of American Policy.
- RTDNA Edward R. Murrow Award (2015)
- for "A Search for Justice."[15]
Nominations
- Pulitzer Prize (2001)
- Nominated by death penaltywith Sara Rimer.
- Nominated by
Books
- Weakness and Deceit: U.S. Policy and El Salvador. New York: ISBN 978-0812911084.
- ISBN 978-0333457641.[16]
- At the Hand of Man: Peril and Hope for Africa's Wildlife. New York: ISBN 978-0679400080.
- Anatomy of Injustice: A Murder Case Gone Wrong. New York: ISBN 978-0307700216.
References
- ^ Lyons Award Goes to American Journalist. The Harvard University Gazette. May 2, 1996. Retrieved July 19, 2007.
- ^ "Raymond Bonner". Penguin Random House Higher Education. Retrieved 2022-11-27.
- ^ "A Year of Reckoning: El Salvador a Decade After the Assassination of Archbishop Romero" Human Rights Watch, 1990, pp. 224-225
- ^ "HOW U.S. ADVISERS RUN THE WAR IN EL SALVADOR" Philadelphia Inquirer, May 29, 1983
- ^ "LETTER DATED 29 MARCH 1993 FROM THE SECRETARY-GENERAL ADDRESSED TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE SECURITY COUNCIL", S/25500, Report of the UN Truth Commission on El Salvador, 1 Apr. 1993
- ^ "How U.S. Actions Helped Hide Salvador Human Rights Abuses" New York Times, March 21, 1993
- ^ quoting Lewis, Michael Miner (April 15, 1993). "Changing Times: The Vindication of Raymond Bonner". Chicago Reader. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
- ^ Michael Miner (April 15, 1993). "Changing Times: The Vindication of Raymond Bonner". Chicago Reader. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
- ^ "FBI Apologizes to Post, Times". Washingtonpost.com. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
- ^ Andre Damon (20 January 2010). "FBI illegally obtained thousands of phone records - World Socialist Web Site". Wsws.org. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
- ^ "Raymond Bonner". The Atlantic. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
- ^ "Raymond Bonner Wins Kennedy Award." The New York Times, May 3, 1985, p. C28. Archived from the original.
- ^ The 1999 Pulitzer Prize Winner in National Reporting: "Staff of The New York Times, notably Jeff Gerth." The Pulitzer Prizes. Archived from the original.
- The Associated Press, April 19, 1988. Archived from the original.
- "The Cornelius Ryan Award for best book on foreign affairs: Raymond Bonner, Times Books, for Waltzing With a Dictator: The Marcoses and the Making of American Policy."
- ^ Wilson, Sianne. A Search for Justice. Retro Report. Accessed December 15, 2016.
- ^ Zagoria, Donald S. Review of Waltzing with a Dictator: The Marcoses and the Making of American Policy, by Raymond Bonner. Foreign Affairs, Vol. 66, No. 1, Fall 1987, p. 205. Archived from the original.
External links
- Raymond Bonner's website
- Appearances on C-SPAN
- OneJustice, which Bonner co-founded
- Articles by Bonner at The New York Times