Summary
J. Kurt Barling (born November 1961)[1] is a British professor of journalism at Middlesex University.[2][3] He previously worked as a journalist for the BBC for 25 years[4][5] and before that as a lecturer at the London School of Economics.[6] In 1997, he won the CRE's Reporter of the Year award.[6] He is also an author and has been an independent film producer.[7]
Kurt Barling | |
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 Barling introduces a journalism exhibit at the British Library in 2022 | |
| Born | 1961 (age 62–63) London, England |
| Education | City of London Polytechnic; London School of Economics; Paris Institute of Political Studies |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist and academic |
Biography edit
Kurt Barling was born in 1961, of mixed Anglo-Irish and African heritage, in north London,[8][9] where he attended comprehensive school.[3] He gained a BA (Hons) First-Class degree in Politics & Modern Languages from City of London Polytechnic, before winning scholarships to do postgraduate work at the London School of Economics and the Paris Institute of Political Studies (Sciences Po Paris),[7] earning an MSc in Government and a PhD in International Relations, and going on to lecture in LSE's International Relations Department.[10]
Barling was motivated to become a journalist after observing the 1985 Broadwater Farm riots at first hand.[11] In 1989, he joined the BBC, where over the following 25 years he worked on a wide range of prestigious news and current affairs programmes, on both television and radio, including Newsnight, Today, The Money Programme and Black Britain.[7] He covered many stories internationally and has made dozens of documentaries. From 1997 to 2000, he was a BBC News Correspondent, left briefly in 2000 before returning year as a freelancer with BBC London,[12] and from 2001 to 2014 was the Special Correspondent for BBC London News, writing a weekly online column for seven years known latterly as the blog "Barling's London".[13][14] Barling was one of the BBC's longest-serving ethnic minority journalists.[4] He has also worked as an independent film producer.[7]
Among numerous awards Barling has received for his journalism, film-making and writing, in 1997 he won the Commission for Racial Equality (CRE) "Reporter of the Year" award, as well as several other industry awards.[2][6]
Since 2012 he has been teaching and researching in the School of Media and Performing Arts at Middlesex University, becoming Professor of Journalism in November 2013.[2][15][16][17]
In 2016 Barling edited and wrote an introduction to the book Finsternis in Deutschland, a translation of E. Amy Buller's Darkness over Germany, originally published in English in 1943 during World War II.[18] A copy of the book was presented to the Queen, who had met Buller in 1944 after the book's first publication.[18][19]
Awards edit
- 1995: Winner, Bradford & Bingley Personal Finance Awards (Money Check, BBC Radio 5 Live).
- 1996: Winner, Golden Pen Personal Finance Awards, (Money Box, BBC Radio 4).
- 1997: Winner, CRE, RIMA (Race in the Media Award), TV Reporter of the Year (BBC News).
- 1998: Winner, CRE, RIMA, TV Reporter of the Year (Black Britain). Commended, Radio Reporter of the Year (BBC News).
- 2001: Nominations for Sports Documentary of the Year: Royal Television Society RTS), EMMAs.
- 2002: Reporter of the Year Nominations: Royal Television Society (London), EMMAs.
- 2003: Winner, CRE, RIMA, TV Reporter of the Year (BBC London News).
- 2004: Nomination Reporter of the Year, Royal Television Society (London).
- 2005: Winner, CRE, RIMA, Best Film Documentary. Nomination, CRE, RIMA TV Reporter of the Year.
- 2006: Winner, RIMA, Television News. Finalist, One World Media Awards. Shortlisted, RTS London, Reporter of the Year.
Selected publications edit
- Barling, Kurt, & Reda Hassaine (2014), Abu Hamza Guilty: The fight against radical Islam, London: Redshank Books. ISBN 9780993000201
- Barling, Kurt (2015), The R word: Racism. Provocations. London: Biteback Publishing. ISBN 9781849549424
- Barling, K. (ed. and introduction), Buller, E. A., Finsternis in Deutschland (trans. from Darkness over Germany, 1934), Munchen: Sandmann Verlag, 2016
References edit
- ^ "Kurt BARLING - Personal Appointments (free information from Companies House)".
- ^ a b c "Prof Kurt Barling - Middlesex University London".
- ^ a b Kurt Barling biography at Speakers for Schools.
- ^ a b Keith Perry (20 April 2014). "BBC 'doesn't respect or value ethnic minority staff', says axed reporter". The Telegraph.
- ^ "Kurt Barling - The University of Nottingham".
- ^ a b c TV Features. "Kurt Barling". BBC London.
- ^ a b c d "Prof. Dr Kurt Barling", Digital Communication Awards.
- ^ Kurt Barling, "Introduction", The 'R' Word, Biteback Publishing, 2015.
- ^ Kurt Barling, "Racism is not my only issue with race", Irish Times, 22 December 2015.
- ^ "LSE Alumnus", LSE, 15 February 2012.
- ^ "Kurt Barling - Professor of Journalism, Middlesex University - Media Masters".
- ^ Elizabeth Pears, "A Critical Friend", The Voice, 4 May 2014.
- ^ Kurt Barling, "TV Features: Benefits of diversity", BBC London, 29 May 2007.
- ^ "Barling's London", BBC News.
- ^ Journalism at Middlesex.
- ^ Kurt Barling page at The Conversation.
- ^ "Inaugural lecture: Professor Kurt Barling", Middlesex University, 20 November 2013.
- ^ a b "Darkness over Germany", Middlesex University, 9 June 2016.
- ^ "Darkness over Germany" at Cumberland Lodge.
External links edit
- Amit Singh, "Kurt Barling Interview: 'The BBC Is The Medium Of The Elites'", Consented, 11 February 2015.