Terry McCarthy (journalist)
| Terry McCarthy | |
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 U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, left, talks with CBS correspondent Terry McCarthy, right, during an interview in Kabul, Dec. 9, 2009. | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Terence McCarthy |
| Nationality | American, Irish, British |
| Alma mater | University College Dublin |
| Occupation | President and CEO Los Angeles World Affairs Council, Foreign Correspondent |
Terry McCarthy is a former foreign correspondent who is now the head of the Los Angeles World Affairs Council, a non-partisan foreign affairs forum in Los Angeles. He has won four Emmy Awards and an Edward R. Murrow Award.[1][2][3][4][5] He has worked with The Independent, Time magazine,[6] ABC News, CBS News,[7] and the Los Angeles World Affairs Council. He holds an Honorary Degree as a Doctor of Literature from University College Dublin.[8]
Career
The Independent
McCarthy was affiliated with The Independent from 1987 until 1995. He served as a Southeast Asia correspondent in Bangkok and later as the Tokyo Bureau Chief. His coverage included the coup in Burma, during which he interviewed Aung San Suu Kyi during her house arrest.[9] 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.[10] Additionally, he covered the coup in Thailand, the war in Sri Lanka, and the economic and societal developments in Japan.[11][12][13]
Time
During his tenure at Time magazine (1998-2005), Terry McCarthy served as the Los Angeles Bureau Chief, East Asia Correspondent in Shanghai, and set up TIME's Bureau offices in both Kabul and Baghdad.[14] In both 2004 and 2005, he received an Emmy award for a joint ABC-Times News Series on Iraq.[1][2]
ABC News
McCarthy was foreign correspondent for ABC News in the Middle East, Asia and Latin America from 2006 to 2009. He was the Principal Baghdad Correspondent during the US surge in Iraq and covered the trial and execution of Saddam Hussein.[15][16] He traveled down the Yangtze River in China, focusing on the economic, political and environmental impact of the man-made waterway.[17] In 2008, he won an Emmy for the series "Iraq: Where Things Stand" for ABC World News with Charlie Gibson.[3][18][19]
CBS News
During his time at CBS News (2009-2011), McCarthy reported on the Middle East, Central Asia and China. While in Afghanistan, he was embedded with the 3rd Battalion 1st Marines, also known as the Thundering Third.[20] His coverage focused on the 1st EOD Company, a team of Explosive Ordnance Disposal (bomb disposal) experts, which aired as part of the Afghanistan: The Road Ahead Series on CBS Evening News with Katie Couric.[21] In 2011, he received an Emmy for Outstanding Continuing Coverage and the Edward R. Murrow Award for Video News Series for his work on the Afghan Bomb Squad.[4][5][22][23]
Los Angeles World Affairs Council
In 2012, McCarthy was appointed the president and CEO of the Los Angeles World Affairs Council, a foreign affairs forum.[24] He has interviewed speakers including Timothy Geithner, Elon Musk, Stanley McChrystal, John McCain and Bill Clinton. He is also a frequent speaker[25] and moderator for programs that focus on the media and foreign coverage, American foreign policy, events in the Middle East, and the pivot to Asia. He also provides commentary and expert opinions for publications including The New York Times[26][27] and Yale Global Online.[28]
References
- 1 2 NATIONAL TELEVISION ACADEMY PRESENTS 25th Annual News & Documentary Emmy Awards
- 1 2 NATIONAL TELEVISION ACADEMY PRESENTS 26th Annual News & Documentary Emmy Awards
- 1 2 29th Annual News & Documentary Emmy Awards
- 1 2 32ND ANNUAL NEWS & DOCUMENTARY EMMY® AWARDS WINNERS
- 1 2 2011 Edward R. Murrow Awards National Winners
- ↑ The Stolen Generation Time article written by Terry McCarthy 24 September, 2000
- ↑ Terry McCarthy Jumps from ABC to CBS by Chris Ariens. Published 26 June, 2009.
- ↑ Emmy Award Winning Correspondent Awarded UCD Honorary Degree of Doctor of Literature
- ↑ Woman of peace takes on military
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Trying to Read Japanese Signs
- ↑ ABC Bio
- ↑ Gen. Petreaus's Calculated Risks
- ↑ Why Saddam's Death May Not Matter
- ↑ Reporter's Notebook: A Journey Down the Yangtze
- ↑ Terry McCarthy News on IMDB
- ↑ Where Things Stand: Iraq Can Survive
- ↑ Following the Thundering Third in Afghanistan
- ↑ Afghanistan: The Road Ahead
- ↑ CBS News Wins 10 News and Documentary Emmys
- ↑ Afghan Bomb Squad
- ↑ Los Angeles World Affairs Council website
- ↑ Terry McCarthy: Reflections of a War Correspondent
- ↑ 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
External links
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- Terry McCarthy at the Internet Movie Database
- 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