O'Shaughnessy was born in Reading, Berkshire of Irish parents. His father, Charles, was a porter at the Home Office, and his mother, Mary (nee Donovan), was an administrative assistant. He was educated at the Catholic St Benedict’s school in Ealing and Worcester College, Oxford where he received a BA in Modern Languages. For over 40 years he wrote for major newspapers including The Economist, The Observer, The Independent, The Irish Times, the Financial Times and most frequently The Guardian; and he made many reports for BBC News. O'Shaughnessy published a number of books and articles focusing on Latin American politics, making many trips to Central and South America to study social and political issues. He was a friend of Chilean president Salvador Allende. He was also the author of commentaries on the politics of Catholicism.[1][2][3] He was founder of the Latin America Bureau.[4]
O'Shaughnessy won several awards, including two British Press Awards, the 1986 Maria Moors Cabot prize for journalistic contributions to inter-American understanding and the Wilberforce Medallion from the city of Hull. He was recognised by the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism in the United States.[5][6]
He lived in London. He married Georgina Alliston (1937–2011, daughter of architects Jane Drew and James Alliston) in 1961, and they had four children: Frances, Thomas, Matthew and Luke.[citation needed] O'Shaughnessy died on 1 March 2022, at the age of 87.[7]
Publicationsedit
Engagement to Europe, Open Library, Liberal Publications Dept (1965) OL20273667M
What Future for the Amerindians of South America?, Minority Rights Group report (1973) ISBN978-0-9031-1415-8
^O'Shaughnessy, Hugh (17 May 2010). "An example for reform". The Guardian. London. from the original on 18 May 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
^O'Shaughnessy, Hugh (25 January 2014). . The Tablet. p. 9. Archived from the original on 9 September 2015.
^O'Shaughnessy, Hugh (4 January 2011). "The sins of the Argentinian church". The Guardian. London. from the original on 1 December 2016. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
^"Latin America Bureau". from the original on 14 December 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
^. journalisted. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 20 August 2009.
^J. Michna (1 November 2009). The Priest of Paraguay: Fernando Lugo and the Making of a Nation: Amazon.co.uk: Hugh O'Shaughnessy: 9781848133136: Books. ASIN 1848133138.
^Townsend, Mark (6 March 2022). "Acclaimed foreign correspondent Hugh O'Shaughnessy dies aged 87". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
External linksedit
The Independent, 5 October 2014 Hugh O'Shaughnessy on Jean-Claude Duvalier, former President of Haiti
Hugh O'Shaughnessy interviewed (30 August 2009) by George Galloway on The Priest of Paraguay
The Guardian 5 February 2000 Case for the prosecution. Review by Nicholas Lezard on Pinochet: The Politics of Torture. "Nicholas Lezard is minded to make Hugh O'Shaughnessy's book on the damning evidence against Augusto Pinochet required reading"
Exposé Reveals Little Review by Hugh O'Shaughnessy of The Torture Report: What the Documents Say About America's Post-9/11 Torture Program by Larry Siems
Obituary, The Guardian, 14 March 2022. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
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Hugh O Shaughnessy 21 January 1935 1 March 2022 was an English journalist and writer Contents 1 Biography 2 Publications 3 References 4 External linksBiography editO Shaughnessy was born in Reading Berkshire of Irish parents His father Charles was a porter at the Home Office and his mother Mary nee Donovan was an administrative assistant He was educated at the Catholic St Benedict s school in Ealing and Worcester College Oxford where he received a BA in Modern Languages For over 40 years he wrote for major newspapers including The Economist The Observer The Independent The Irish Times the Financial Times and most frequently The Guardian and he made many reports for BBC News O Shaughnessy published a number of books and articles focusing on Latin American politics making many trips to Central and South America to study social and political issues He was a friend of Chilean president Salvador Allende He was also the author of commentaries on the politics of Catholicism 1 2 3 He was founder of the Latin America Bureau 4 O Shaughnessy won several awards including two British Press Awards the 1986 Maria Moors Cabot prize for journalistic contributions to inter American understanding and the Wilberforce Medallion from the city of Hull He was recognised by the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism in the United States 5 6 He lived in London He married Georgina Alliston 1937 2011 daughter of architects Jane Drew and James Alliston in 1961 and they had four children Frances Thomas Matthew and Luke citation needed O Shaughnessy died on 1 March 2022 at the age of 87 7 Publications editEngagement to Europe Open Library Liberal Publications Dept 1965 OL20273667M What Future for the Amerindians of South America Minority Rights Group report 1973 ISBN 978 0 9031 1415 8 Oil in Latin America Financial Times 1976 ISBN 978 0 9006 7163 0 Nicaragua dictatorship and revolution Latin America Bureau 1979 with Jan Karmali and Andrew Pollak Relations with Central American and Caribbean countries Enstone Oxon Ditchley Foundation 1981 Towards a Democratic Central America Fabian Society 1984 ISBN 978 0 7163 0499 9 Grenada revolution invasion and aftermath Sphere Books 1984 ISBN 978 0 7221 6561 4 also Hamish Hamilton 1984 ISBN 978 0 2411 1290 8 Grenada An Eyewitness Account of the US Invasion and the Caribbean History that Provoked It Dodd Mead 1985 ISBN 978 0 3960 8524 9 Latin Americans BBC Books 1988 ISBN 978 0 5632 1393 2 Around the Spanish Main Travels in the Caribbean and the Guianas Ebury Press 1991 ISBN 978 0 7126 3807 4 East Timor Getting Away with Murder London British Coalition for East Timor 1994 ISBN 978 0 9523 1860 6 Brazilian Energy Privatisation and the Market London Financial Times Energy Publishing c1997 Mexican Energy A Market in Transition London Financial Times Energy Publishing c1998 Pinochet The Politics of Torture Latin America Bureau 1999 ISBN 978 1 8993 6541 8 also NYU Press 2000 ISBN 978 0 8147 6201 1 Chemical warfare in Colombia The Costs of Coca Fumigation Latin America Bureau 2005 ISBN 978 1 8993 6568 5 with Sue Branford Taking on the Rich The Art of Political Murder New Statesman 2008 with F Goldman The Priest of Paraguay Fernando Lugo and the Making of a Nation Zed Books 2009 ISBN 978 1 8481 3312 9 ISBN 978 1 8481 3313 6 ISBN 978 1 8481 3314 3 with Edgar Venerando Ruiz Diaz References edit O Shaughnessy Hugh 17 May 2010 An example for reform The Guardian London Archived from the original on 18 May 2021 Retrieved 18 December 2021 O Shaughnessy Hugh 25 January 2014 Cuba libre The Tablet p 9 Archived from the original on 9 September 2015 O Shaughnessy Hugh 4 January 2011 The sins of the Argentinian church The Guardian London Archived from the original on 1 December 2016 Retrieved 11 December 2016 Latin America Bureau Archived from the original on 14 December 2021 Retrieved 18 December 2021 Hugh O Shaughnessy journalisted Archived from the original on 21 August 2012 Retrieved 20 August 2009 J Michna 1 November 2009 The Priest of Paraguay Fernando Lugo and the Making of a Nation Amazon co uk Hugh O Shaughnessy 9781848133136 Books ASIN 1848133138 Townsend Mark 6 March 2022 Acclaimed foreign correspondent Hugh O Shaughnessy dies aged 87 The Guardian Retrieved 6 March 2022 External links editThe Independent 5 October 2014 Hugh O Shaughnessy on Jean Claude Duvalier former President of Haiti Hugh O Shaughnessy at IMDb Hugh O Shaughnessy interviewed 30 August 2009 by George Galloway on The Priest of Paraguay The Guardian 5 February 2000 Case for the prosecution Review by Nicholas Lezard on Pinochet The Politics of Torture Nicholas Lezard is minded to make Hugh O Shaughnessy s book on the damning evidence against Augusto Pinochet required reading Expose Reveals Little Review by Hugh O Shaughnessy of The Torture Report What the Documents Say About America s Post 9 11 Torture Program by Larry Siems Obituary The Guardian 14 March 2022 Retrieved 15 March 2022 Hugh O Shaughnessy on Journalisted Retrieved 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