Alexander Cockburn
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Alexander Cockburn was a British-born Irish-American political journalist and columnist known for his sharp left-wing commentary and co-editing the newsletter CounterPunch.
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| instanceOf |
author
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editor ⓘ journalist ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | cancer ⓘ |
| citizenship |
Ireland
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United Kingdom ⓘ United States of America ⓘ |
| coAuthorWith | Jeffrey St. Clair NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coEditorOf | CounterPunch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coFounded | CounterPunch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| columnistFor |
The Nation
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The Village Voice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1941-06-06 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2012-07-21 ⓘ |
| education |
Glenalmond College
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University of Oxford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Irish-American ⓘ |
| father | Claud Cockburn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Alexander Claud Cockburn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
investigative journalism
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political journalism ⓘ |
| knownFor |
co-editing CounterPunch
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left-wing political commentary ⓘ media criticism ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| laterNationality | Irish-American ⓘ |
| mother | Patricia Byron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Corruptions of Empire
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The Golden Age Is in Us NERFINISHED ⓘ Whiteout: The CIA, Drugs and the Press NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
journalist
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political columnist ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | St Helier, Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Bad Salzhausen, Hesse, Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | left-wing ⓘ |
| religion | atheism ⓘ |
| residence | United States of America ⓘ |
| sibling |
Andrew Cockburn
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Patrick Cockburn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| studiedAt | Keble College, Oxford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workedFor |
The Nation
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The Village Voice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wroteColumn | Beat the Devil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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