Simon Barnes
Encyclopedia
Simon Barnes is an English
journalist
. He is currently Chief Sports Writer of The Times
. He also writes a column on wildlife in the Saturday edition of The Times.
Barnes was educated at Emanuel School
, and after beginning his journalistic career on local newspapers in Britain, he travelled to Hong Kong
, where he wrote for travel magazines and the South China Morning Post
. After his return to Britain, he became a sports writer for The Times, being promoted in time to the position of Chief Sports Writer. Barnes has also appeared in a number of programmes on BBC Radio 2, including a reading of his book, How to Be a Bad Birdwatcher. He is also an acknowledged specialist writer on the environment and wildlife. He is the author of 16 books including three novels and the best-selling How to Be a Bad Birdwatcher. His latest book, The Horsey Life, about horses, was published in autumn 2008.
Barnes lives in the English county of Suffolk
with his family and five horses. He was on The Times team at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, the sixth summer Games that he has covered for the newspaper. In March 2009 he was runner-up in the Sports Journalists' Association's 'Sports Columnist of the Year' award, an award he won in 2008.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
journalist
Journalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
. He is currently Chief Sports Writer of The Times
The Times
The Times is a British daily national newspaper, first published in London in 1785 under the title The Daily Universal Register . The Times and its sister paper The Sunday Times are published by Times Newspapers Limited, a subsidiary since 1981 of News International...
. He also writes a column on wildlife in the Saturday edition of The Times.
Barnes was educated at Emanuel School
Emanuel School
Emanuel School is a co-educational independent school in Battersea, south-west London. The school was founded by Lady Dacre and Elizabeth I in 1594. Today it has some 710 pupils, aged between ten and eighteen.-History:...
, and after beginning his journalistic career on local newspapers in Britain, he travelled to Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
, where he wrote for travel magazines and the South China Morning Post
South China Morning Post
The South China Morning Post , together with its Sunday edition, the Sunday Morning Post, is an English-language Hong Kong newspaper, published by the SCMP Group with a circulation of 104,000....
. After his return to Britain, he became a sports writer for The Times, being promoted in time to the position of Chief Sports Writer. Barnes has also appeared in a number of programmes on BBC Radio 2, including a reading of his book, How to Be a Bad Birdwatcher. He is also an acknowledged specialist writer on the environment and wildlife. He is the author of 16 books including three novels and the best-selling How to Be a Bad Birdwatcher. His latest book, The Horsey Life, about horses, was published in autumn 2008.
Barnes lives in the English county of Suffolk
Suffolk
Suffolk is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in East Anglia, England. It has borders with Norfolk to the north, Cambridgeshire to the west and Essex to the south. The North Sea lies to the east...
with his family and five horses. He was on The Times team at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, the sixth summer Games that he has covered for the newspaper. In March 2009 he was runner-up in the Sports Journalists' Association's 'Sports Columnist of the Year' award, an award he won in 2008.
External links
- Well done, Canada, you Own The Odium
- http://www.betweenthelines.me.uk/2010/01/simon-says/