Lara Marlowe
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Lara Marlowe is a United States
journalist
and author
, who is currently US correspondent for The Irish Times
, after having spent many years as the paper's Paris correspondent. Marlowe also spend 15 years as a journalist for Time
.
, Marlowe holds a B.A.
in French from UCLA, a Master's in International Relations from Oxford, and also spent a year of study at the Sorbonne
.
She often reported from Iraq
following the 2003 US-led invasion. She worked previously for Time as their Beirut
correspondent, and has been a guest for many other broadcast and print media. Marlowe is a leading journalist on the Middle East
as well as domestic French politics. For her work she was made Chevalier of the Légion d'Honneur
in 2006.
She is a regular contributor to Newstalk 106
in Ireland.
As of 2009, Marlowe has been based in Washington D.C. from where she has reported on the United States for the Irish Times. She has also travelled twice to Haiti reporting on the immediate aftermath of its catastrophic earthquake in January 2010, and again in July 2010.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
journalist
Journalist
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and author
Author
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, who is currently US correspondent for The Irish Times
The Irish Times
The Irish Times is an Irish daily broadsheet newspaper launched on 29 March 1859. The editor is Kevin O'Sullivan who succeeded Geraldine Kennedy in 2011; the deputy editor is Paul O'Neill. The Irish Times is considered to be Ireland's newspaper of record, and is published every day except Sundays...
, after having spent many years as the paper's Paris correspondent. Marlowe also spend 15 years as a journalist for Time
Time (magazine)
Time is an American news magazine. A European edition is published from London. Time Europe covers the Middle East, Africa and, since 2003, Latin America. An Asian edition is based in Hong Kong...
.
Career
Born in CaliforniaCalifornia
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
, Marlowe holds a B.A.
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
in French from UCLA, a Master's in International Relations from Oxford, and also spent a year of study at the Sorbonne
Sorbonne
The Sorbonne is an edifice of the Latin Quarter, in Paris, France, which has been the historical house of the former University of Paris...
.
She often reported from Iraq
Iraq
Iraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....
following the 2003 US-led invasion. She worked previously for Time as their Beirut
Beirut
Beirut is the capital and largest city of Lebanon, with a population ranging from 1 million to more than 2 million . Located on a peninsula at the midpoint of Lebanon's Mediterranean coastline, it serves as the country's largest and main seaport, and also forms the Beirut Metropolitan...
correspondent, and has been a guest for many other broadcast and print media. Marlowe is a leading journalist on the Middle East
Middle East
The Middle East is a region that encompasses Western Asia and Northern Africa. It is often used as a synonym for Near East, in opposition to Far East...
as well as domestic French politics. For her work she was made Chevalier of the Légion d'Honneur
Légion d'honneur
The Legion of Honour, or in full the National Order of the Legion of Honour is a French order established by Napoleon Bonaparte, First Consul of the Consulat which succeeded to the First Republic, on 19 May 1802...
in 2006.
She is a regular contributor to Newstalk 106
NewsTalk 106
Newstalk is an Independent Radio station in Ireland. It is operated by News 106 Limited, a subsidiary of Denis O'Brien's Communicorp group, and broadcasts under a sound broadcasting contract with the Broadcasting Commission of Ireland.The station is a "quasi-national" station as of 29 September...
in Ireland.
As of 2009, Marlowe has been based in Washington D.C. from where she has reported on the United States for the Irish Times. She has also travelled twice to Haiti reporting on the immediate aftermath of its catastrophic earthquake in January 2010, and again in July 2010.