John Simpson
English journalist · United Kingdom · On the map · Journalists · Born 1944 · age 82
John Cody Fidler-Simpson is an English foreign correspondent who is currently the world affairs editor of BBC News. He holds dual British-Irish citizenship. He has spent all his working life with the BBC, and has reported from more than 120 countries, including thirty war zones, and interviewed many world leaders.
John Simpson is read about 107 times a day, in 5 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 19 September 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.
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About this person
He was educated at Magdalene College, Cambridge, where he read English and was editor of Granta magazine.
Country
United Kingdom
Category
Journalists
Type
Journalist
Status
Living
Dates
Born 1944 · age 82
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