David Pilling

{{Short description|British journalist and author}}

David Pilling is a British journalist and author.

Career

He is the Africa editor and a columnist for the Financial Times. His 2018 book The Growth Delusion was shortlisted for the Orwell Prize.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ft.com/david-pilling|title=David Pilling|website=www.ft.com}}

In 2011 and 2012, he was named Best Commentator by the Society of Publishers in Asia.{{Cite web|url=https://aboutus.ft.com/press_release/ft-wins-six-2011-society-of-publishers-in-asia-editorial-excellence-awards-1|title=ABOUT THE FT|date=June 9, 2011|website=aboutus.ft.com|access-date=January 3, 2024|archive-date=January 3, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240103222249/https://aboutus.ft.com/press_release/ft-wins-six-2011-society-of-publishers-in-asia-editorial-excellence-awards-1|url-status=live}} Also in 2011, he was named Best Foreign Commentator in the Editorial Intelligence Comment Awards for his coverage of China, Japan and Pakistan.{{Cite web|url=https://aboutus.ft.com/press_release/ft-recognised-for-editorial-excellence-at-comment-awards|title=ABOUT THE FT|date=October 20, 2011|website=aboutus.ft.com|access-date=January 4, 2024|archive-date=January 4, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240104014552/https://aboutus.ft.com/press_release/ft-recognised-for-editorial-excellence-at-comment-awards|url-status=live}}

Books

  • The Growth Delusion (2018){{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2018/jun/29/growth-delusion-david-pilling-review|title=The Growth Delusion by David Pilling review – the economy is made up|first=Adam|last=Tooze|date=June 29, 2018|newspaper=The Guardian|access-date=January 3, 2024|archive-date=June 7, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240607171721/https://www.theguardian.com/books/2018/jun/29/growth-delusion-david-pilling-review|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.ft.com/content/b6182440-f21e-11e7-bb7d-c3edfe974e9f|title=The Growth Delusion by David Pilling — why GDP is misleading|website=www.ft.com|access-date=2024-01-03|archive-date=2024-01-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240103211629/https://www.ft.com/content/b6182440-f21e-11e7-bb7d-c3edfe974e9f|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/review-dismal-statistics-1517776813|title=Review: Dismal Statistics|first=Diane|last=Coyle|date=February 4, 2018|via=www.wsj.com|access-date=January 3, 2024|archive-date=January 3, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240103211703/https://www.wsj.com/articles/review-dismal-statistics-1517776813|url-status=live}}
  • Bending Adversity: Japan and the Art of Survival (2016){{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/18/books/review/bending-adversity-by-david-pilling.html|title=Rising Sun|first=James|last=Fallows|work=The New York Times |date=May 16, 2014|via=NYTimes.com|access-date=January 3, 2024|archive-date=January 3, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240103211134/https://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/18/books/review/bending-adversity-by-david-pilling.html|url-status=live}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.ft.com/content/acb00e50-778d-11e3-afc5-00144feabdc0|title=Review: 'Bending Adversity: Japan and the Art of Survival', by David Pilling|newspaper=Financial Times |date=January 10, 2014|access-date=January 3, 2024|archive-date=January 3, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240103212830/https://www.ft.com/content/acb00e50-778d-11e3-afc5-00144feabdc0|url-status=live}}

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