Ian Brodie (journalist)
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{{Other people|Ian Brodie}}
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Ian Ellery Brodie, OBE (23 March 1936 – 8 May 2008) was a British journalist, foreign correspondent and author. From 1986 to 2001 he worked in the Washington bureaux of The Daily Telegraph and then The Times.
Career
Brodie was born in Bath, but raised in Luton. After leaving school at 16, Brodie joined the Luton News. Following national service he worked for the Daily Sketch and then the Daily Express. Promoted to deputy foreign editor, he was moved through positions in Moscow, Southeast Asia and the United States. After returning to England as foreign editor of the Daily Express, he became the last editor of the Scottish Daily Express until it closed in 1974.
In 1975 Brodie moved to Los Angeles and reported for The Daily Telegraph. A resident of Topanga, Brodie invested in local paper The Topanga Messenger{{cite web |title=About Us / Subscribe Online! Topanga Messenger Newspaper Subscription Form News and Arts Publication for Topanga, California |url=http://www.topangamessenger.com/subscribe-about_us.asp |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080518092505/http://www.topangamessenger.com/subscribe-about_us.asp |archive-date=18 May 2008 |accessdate= |website=Topanga Messenger Newspaper / Messenger Online |publisher=Ian Brodie / Phoenix Rising Inc.}} and remained as its publisher until his death.
In 1986 Brodie became bureau chief in Washington for The Daily Telegraph, moving on to The Times Washington bureau in 1993. During this time he co-authored the book Learning to Sail.{{cite book |last=Goodman |first=Di |url=https://archive.org/details/learningtosailan00good |title=Learning to Sail |author2=Brodie |first2=Ian |publisher=McGraw-Hill |year=1994 |isbn=0-07-024014-0 |oclc=29877130 |ol=1082062M |id=[https://ark.archive.org/ark:/13960/t9r226c1f ark:/13960/t9r226c1f] |url-access=registration}}
In 1994 Brodie was awarded an OBE for services to journalism.{{cite journal |date=11 June 1994 |title=Order of the British Empire – Diplomatic Service and Overseas List |url=https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/53696/supplement/26 |url-status=live |journal=Supplement to the London Gazette |issue=53696 |pages=B26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210920041956/https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/53696/supplement/26 |archive-date=2021-09-20 |accessdate=2024-02-15}}
Brodie retired in 2001 after suffering a stroke. He died on 8 May 2008 at the age of 72.{{Cite web |date=2008-05-11 |title=Ian Ellery Brodie {{!}} British journalist, 72 |url=https://www.inquirer.com/philly/obituaries/20080511_Ian_Ellery_Brodie___British_journalist__72.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230811022713/https://www.inquirer.com/philly/obituaries/20080511_Ian_Ellery_Brodie___British_journalist__72.html |archive-date=11 August 2023 |access-date=2024-02-16 |website=The Philadelphia Inquirer |language=en |agency=Washington Post }}
References
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Obituaries
- [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1938921/Ian-Brodie.html The Daily Telegraph]
- [https://www.thetimes.com/comment/register/article/ian-brodie-mgxfl2ff0hf The Times]
- [http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/obituaries/articles/2008/05/14/ian_brodie_72_kept_readers_in_england_abreast_of_us_news/ The Boston Globe]
- [http://www.topangamessenger.com/articles.asp?SectionID=6&ArticleID=3038 Topanga Messenger] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101130102422/http://topangamessenger.com/Articles.asp?SectionID=6&ArticleID=3038 |date=30 November 2010 }}
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Category:Writers from Bath, Somerset
Category:British male journalists
Category:British reporters and correspondents