Terry McCarthy (journalist)
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| Education | BA University College Dublin |
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Terry McCarthy is CEO of the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC), where he oversees live events on films and TV series, as well as the ASC's technology committees, education programs, and the publishing of its 100-year old magazine, American Cinematographer.[1] He previously headed the American Academy in Berlin and the Los Angeles World Affairs Council. McCarthy was a foreign correspondent for 27 years, based in Bangkok, Tokyo, Shanghai, Kabul and Baghdad, and won four Emmy Awards and an Edward R. Murrow Award.[2][3][4][5][6] He has worked with The Independent, TIME Magazine, ABC News and CBS News.
Career
The Independent
McCarthy was Tokyo correspondent for The Independent from 1991 to 1995. He traveled widely throughout Japan, writing about the country’s culture and society[7] as well as political and economic issues.[8] He also reported on the death of Kim Il Sung, and was the first reporter for a British newspaper to enter North Korea after the leader's death.[9] Additionally, he covered the coup in Thailand in 1994 and the war in Sri Lanka in 1993.[10][11]
Time
During his tenure at TIME (1998-2005), McCarthy served as the Los Angeles Bureau Chief and East Asia Correspondent in Shanghai.[12][13] He wrote about China's internet and car industries, the fall of Indonesian dictator Suharto and the death of Khmer Rouge leader Pol Pot. From LA he did in-depth stories about the Green River serial killer in Seattle, the fight over new oil drilling in Alaska and the science of sharks. Immediately after 9/11 McCarthy went to Afghanistan to cover the ousting of the Taliban from Kabul, and in 2003 he covered the US invasion of Iraq. He set up TIME’s bureaus in Kabul and Baghdad. In both 2004 and 2005, McCarthy received an Emmy award for a joint ABC-Times News Series on Iraq.[2][3]
ABC News
McCarthy was foreign correspondent for
CBS News
During his time at
Los Angeles World Affairs Council
In 2012, McCarthy was appointed president and CEO of the
American Academy in Berlin
From September 2018 to April 2019, McCarthy was the president of the
Awards and recognition
- Four Emmy Awards: ABC News/Time Magazine 2004 (Iraq),[2] ABC News 2005 (Iraq),[3] ABC News 2008 (Iraq),[4] CBS News 2011 (Afghanistan),[5]
- Edward R. Murrow Award for coverage of Marine Corps battalion in Afghanistan in 2010, CBS News[6]
- Human Rights Press Award, "Taking on the System," Oct. 9, 2000, Time Asia feature on women's rights[44]
- Honorary Degree as a Doctor of Literature from University College Dublin[45]
Public events
McCarthy is a frequent speaker and moderator for programs that focus on the media and foreign coverage, American foreign policy, events in the Middle East, and the rise of China.[46][47][48] He also provides commentary and expert opinions for publications including The New York Times[49][50] and Yale Global Online.[51] McCarthy presented a TEDx talk titled The Cost of War in 2014.[52]
References
- ^ ASC hires Terry McCarthy
- ^ a b c NATIONAL TELEVISION ACADEMY PRESENTS 25th Annual News & Documentary Emmy Awards
- ^ a b c NATIONAL TELEVISION ACADEMY PRESENTS 26th Annual News & Documentary Emmy Awards
- ^ a b c 29th Annual News & Documentary Emmy Awards
- ^ a b c 32ND ANNUAL NEWS & DOCUMENTARY EMMY® AWARDS WINNERS
- ^ a b c 2011 Edward R. Murrow Awards National Winners
- ^ Out of Japan: When a career move turns into a soap opera
- ^ Trying to Read Japanese Signs
- ^ Inside North Korea: Kim's Great Illusion Fades Fast
- ^ Thai leader's hunger-strike focuses on influence of military
- ^ Sri Lanka Mourns and Fears for Future
- ^ The Stolen Generation Time article written by Terry McCarthy 24 September 2000
- ^ ABC Bio
- ^ Gen. Petreaus's Calculated Risks
- ^ Why Saddam's Death May Not Matter
- ^ Reporter's Notebook: A Journey Down the Yangtze
- ^ "Swine Flu Drives Mexicans From Streets". ABC News. Archived from the original on 2009-05-01.
- ^ "Mexico Braces for Category 5 Monster". ABC News.
- ^ Terry McCarthy News on IMDB
- ^ Where Things Stand: Iraq Can Survive
- ^ Terry McCarthy Jumps from ABC to CBS by Chris Ariens. Published 26 June 2009.
- ^ Following the Thundering Third in Afghanistan
- ^ Afghanistan: The Road Ahead
- ^ CBS News Tahrir Square
- ^ CBS News Yemen Bomber
- ^ CBS News Silk Road
- ^ CBS News Shanghai Market Boom
- ^ CBS News Wins 10 News and Documentary Emmys
- ^ Afghan Bomb Squad
- ^ Los Angeles World Affairs Council website
- ^ Terry McCarthy Interviews Timothy Geithner
- ^ Terry McCarthy Interviews Elon Musk
- ^ Terry McCarthy Interviews Stanley McChrystal
- ^ Senator John McCain at LAWAC
- ^ Terry McCarthy Interviews Bill Clinton
- ^ Future of Asia Conference 2016
- ^ Future of Asia Conference 2017
- ^ Future of the Automobile Conference
- ^ PR Newswire: New President for the American Academy in Berlin
- ^ Talk with Frank-Walter Steinmeier
- ^ Interview with Terry McCarthy and Masha Gessen
- ^ North Korea: Challenges for American Foreign Policy
- ^ Museums, Society and the Public Interest
- ^ Human Rights Press Awards 2001
- ^ Emmy Award Winning Correspondent Awarded UCD Honorary Degree of Doctor of Literature
- ^ Terry McCarthy: Reflections of a War Correspondent
- ^ Loyola Marymount University hosts Terry McCarthy
- ^ Politicon speaker Terry McCarthy
- ^ Is it WWIII or Just Twitter? by Maureen Dowd
- ^ Little R-S-P-E-C-T by Maureen Dowd
- ^ China’s Aggressive Stance Reveals Lack of Coordination
- ^ The Cost of War TEDxUCD
External links
- Terry McCarthy at IMDb
- Appearances on C-SPAN
- "The Cost of War at TEDx University College Dublin" Added 30 June 2014, Retrieved on 8 October 2014.
- Is it WWIII or Just Twitter? by Maureen Dowd, New York Times, Published 6 September 2014
- Little R-S-P-E-C-T by Maureen Dowd, New York Times, Published 8 March 2014
- China’s Aggressive Stance Reveals Lack of Coordination; An Article written by Terry McCarthy, Published 5 December 2012.
- Afghanistan: The Road Ahead Uploaded on 19 August 2010.
- Dispatch: Sana'a Uploaded on 4 April 2010.
- The Stolen Generation Time article written by Terry McCarthy 24 September 2000.
- Inside North Korea: Kim's Great Illusion Fades Fast The Independent article written by Terry McCarthy 20 November 1994.
- Free Press at Risk: Journalists in War Zones Tell Stories in the Face of Imminent Danger by Heather Martin The Los Angeles Post, Published on 6 October 2012
- Talk with Frank-Walter Steinmeier The American Academy in Berlin on 5 March 2019
- Interview with Terry McCarthy and Masha Gessen The American Academy in Berlin on 27 November 2018
- North Korea: Challenges for American Foreign Policy The American Academy in Berlin on 6 February 2019
- Museums, Society and the Public Interest The American Academy in Berlin on 20 March 2019
- Perspectives on the Future of the Automobile Los Angeles World Affairs Council on 3 May 2018
- Terry McCarthy Interviews Elon Musk Los Angeles World Affairs Council on 18 November 2013