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Encyclopedia > Paul Barry
Paul Barry reporting for Four Corners in 1993.

Paul Barry (born 1952) is a British-born, Australian-based journalist, who has won many awards for his investigative reporting. Image File history File links PaulBarry. ... Image File history File links PaulBarry. ... 4 Corners redirects here. ... Year 1952 (MCMLII) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see Journalist (disambiguation). ...

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Early life

He was born in England and graduated from Oxford University in 1973. For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... The University of Oxford, located in the city of Oxford in England, is the oldest university in the English-speaking world. ...


Career

He started his journalistic career in London, as an economics correspondent for Investors Chronicle. In 1978 he joined the BBC as a reporter for The Money Programme, Newsnight, and then Panorama. In 1986 he moved to Australia and started work with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... Established in 1860, Investors Chronicle is the best selling personal finance title in the UK. Published on a weekly basis with an ABC certified circulation of 34,900, the magazine provides investors with analysis of global markets and sectors,in-depth features and news on takeovers and share issues. ... For other uses, see BBC (disambiguation). ... Newsnight is a British daily news analysis, current affairs and politics programme broadcast between 22:40 and 23:20 on weekdays on BBC Two. ... Panorama is a long-running current affairs documentary series on BBC television, launched on 11 November 1953 and focusing on investigative journalism. ... The Australian Broadcasting Corporation or ABC is Australias national non-profit public broadcaster. ...


From 1987 to 1994 he worked as an investigative reporter for the ABC's flagship current affairs program Four Corners. He specialised in reports on economic matters, government departmental failures and particularly corporate governance. A series of reports on now-disgraced businessman Alan Bond (and his company Bond Corporation) brought his work to national prominence in 1993. He also wrote The Rise and Fall of Alan Bond, regarded as the definitive account of Bond's demise. 4 Corners redirects here. ... Alan Bond (born April 22, 1938) is an Australian businessman famous for high-profile business ventures, Alan Bond opened the way for a new style of entrepreneur internationally; building up companies and turning them into the most successful entities in the world with enthusiasm and innovation. ... Alan Bond (born 22 April 1938) is an Australian business man. ...


In 1995, he joined the Seven Network to present a short-lived news program The Times. He stayed with the network, becoming presenter of the current affairs program Witness in 1997. The Seven Network is an Australian television network, owned by the Seven Media Group. ... The Times was a midweek current affairs program on the Seven Network hosted by Paul Barry. ...


Paul moved back to the ABC to host the Media Watch program from 1999 to 2000. He was effectively sacked by controversial (and himself quickly replaced) ABC head Jonathon Shier after a hard-hitting interview with ABC Director Donald McDonald on the subject of government funding for the ABC.[1][2] This article is about the Australian television program. ... Jonathon Shier is a former Managing Director of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation from 2000 to 2002. ... Donald Benjamin McDonald AC is an Australian arts administrator and between 1996 and 2006 was chairman of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Australias national public broadcaster. ...


For the next two years he wrote for The Sydney Morning Herald, winning an additional Walkley Award exposing a tax scam involving some prominent barristers in Sydney. He is now on the Walkley advisory board.[3] He also wrote a book Rich Kids, documenting the collapse of One.Tel. In 2004 he moved to Channel 9 to work for 60 Minutes as an investigative reporter. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The Walkley Awards are an Australian journalism award given out annually. ... For the musician, see Sikiru Ayinde Barrister. ... One. ... 60 Minutes premiered 11 February 1979. ...


In 2006, Barry released a biography on Australian cricketer Shane Warne, called Spun Out. Extracts of the book were published in The Age's Good Weekend magazine, and the book has caused a degree of controversy. [1]. Shane Keith Warne (born 13 September 1969 in Upper Ferntree Gully, Victoria), is an Australian cricketer and the current captain of Hampshire. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...


Paul was married to Jane Wheatley - they had 3 children together. He is now with Lisa MacGregor and has had another 3 children with her.


Awards

  • 1993 Logie Award for Best Public Affairs Report, ABC Four Corners "Other People's Money"
  • 1993 Walkley Award for Best Business Report, ABC Four Corners "Rich man, poor man"
  • 2001 Walkley Award for Best News Report, Sydney Morning Herald "Tax Cheats"

Books

  • 1991 The Rise And Fall Of Alan Bond, [ISBN 1-86359-037-4]
  • 1994 The Rise And Rise Of Kerry Packer, [ISBN 1-86359-338-1]
  • 2001 Going For Broke, [ISBN 1-86325-197-9]
  • 2003 Rich Kids, [ISBN 1-86325-339-4]
  • 2006 Spun Out, [ISBN 0-593-05662-0]

Notes

  1. ^ A cause: The latest of a thousand cuts
  2. ^ ABC's Media Watch under the axe
  3. ^ Walkley Board

External links

  • 60 Minutes Team profile
  • ICMI Speaker profile
  • Saxton speaker profile

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BARRY GORDON — lifelong entertainer, longest-serving president of the Screen Actors Guild, and former candidate for Congress — is talking politics, entertainment, and other hot topics.
Down-to-earth, with a voice known to millions, Barry's takes on the political ballgame are smart and lively, filled with passion and humor.
Paul was my staunch ally at the Screen Actors Guild in making gains for actors, and he has become nicknamed "the patron saint of former child actors" for his tireless work on behalf of those who have faced enormous pressures and all-too-often heartless rejections growing up in the entertainment industry.
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