Duncan Campbell (The Guardian)
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Duncan Campbell is a British journalist and author. He was a senior reporter/correspondent for The Guardian
from 1987 until 2010. He was the Los Angeles
and crime correspondent for the paper at one point.
, an independent school
in Perth and Kinross
in Scotland.
and City Limits
(both defunct), Time Out and LBC Radio
.
Campbell is the author of The Paradise Trail, a novel published in 2008. Set largely in India in 1971, it is partly a murder mystery and partly an affectionate depiction of life on the "hippie trail
": the cheap hotels and eating places, the music, the drug-fuelled conversations.
In June of 2009, it was announced by The Guardian that Campbell will take voluntary redundancy and now works as a freelance writer including for The Guardian.
, his life partner since 1979, whom he married in India in November 2007.
The Guardian
The Guardian, formerly known as The Manchester Guardian , is a British national daily newspaper in the Berliner format...
from 1987 until 2010. He was the Los Angeles
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and crime correspondent for the paper at one point.
Education
Campbell was educated at Glenalmond CollegeGlenalmond College
Glenalmond College is a co-educational independent boarding school in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, for children aged between 12 and 18 years. It is situated on the River Almond near the village of Methven, about west of the city of Perth. The school's motto is Floreat Glenalmond...
, an independent school
Independent school
An independent school is a school that is independent in its finances and governance; it is not dependent upon national or local government for financing its operations, nor reliant on taxpayer contributions, and is instead funded by a combination of tuition charges, gifts, and in some cases the...
in Perth and Kinross
Perth and Kinross
Perth and Kinross is one of 32 council areas in Scotland, and a Lieutenancy Area. It borders onto the Aberdeenshire, Angus, Dundee City, Fife, Clackmannanshire, Stirling, Argyll and Bute and Highland council areas. Perth is the administrative centre...
in Scotland.
Life and career
Prior to joining The Guardian, Campbell worked for the London Daily NewsLondon Daily News
The London Daily News was a short-lived London newspaper owned by Robert Maxwell.-1987:The London Daily News was published from 24 February to 24 July 1987. It was intended to be a "24-hour" paper challenging the local dominance of the Evening Standard."For the city that never sleeps, the paper...
and City Limits
City Limits (London magazine)
City Limits magazine was founded in 1981 in London by former staff members of the weekly London listings magazine Time Out, after its owner Tony Elliott abandoned running Time Out on co-operative principles....
(both defunct), Time Out and LBC Radio
LBC
LBC Radio operates two London-based radio stations, with news and talk formats. LBC was Britain's first legal commercial Independent Local Radio station, providing a service of news and information to London. It began broadcasting on 8 October 1973, a week ahead of Capital Radio...
.
Campbell is the author of The Paradise Trail, a novel published in 2008. Set largely in India in 1971, it is partly a murder mystery and partly an affectionate depiction of life on the "hippie trail
Hippie trail
The hippie trail is a term used to describe the journeys taken by hippies and others in the 1960s and 1970s from Europe overland to and from southern Asia, mainly India, Pakistan and Nepal...
": the cheap hotels and eating places, the music, the drug-fuelled conversations.
In June of 2009, it was announced by The Guardian that Campbell will take voluntary redundancy and now works as a freelance writer including for The Guardian.
Marriage
His wife is Academy-Award winning British actress Julie ChristieJulie Christie
Julie Frances Christie is a British actress. Born in British India to English parents, at the age of six Christie moved to England, where she attended boarding school....
, his life partner since 1979, whom he married in India in November 2007.
Works
- Duncan Campbell, The Paradise Trail, (The Headline Review, 2008) ISBN 978-0755342457, paperback ISBN 978-0755342471
- Duncan Campbell, If It Bleeds, (Headline Publishing Group, 2009) ISBN 978-1-84782-874-3 978-07553-4248-8
External links
- Journalisted - Articles by Duncan Campbell
- Duncan Campbell at The GuardianThe GuardianThe Guardian, formerly known as The Manchester Guardian , is a British national daily newspaper in the Berliner format...