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John Hooper was born on 17 July, 1950 in United Kingdom, is a British journalist (born 1950). Discover John Hooper's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 73 years old?

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Age 73 years old
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Born 17 July 1950
Birthday 17 July
Birthplace United Kingdom
Nationality United Kingdom

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1916

Born in Westminster, London, he is the son of the artist and writer William John ('Bill') Hooper ("Raff") (1916–1996).

Hooper was educated at St Benedict's School in London and St Catharine's College, Cambridge.

In his first year at university, he travelled to the breakaway state of Biafra to help make a television documentary on the Nigerian Civil war.

After graduating, Hooper worked for the BBC as a current affairs reporter.

1950

John Edward Francis Hooper (born 17 July 1950) is a British journalist, author and broadcaster.

He is the Italy and Vatican correspondent of The Economist.

1973

In 1973, he became Diplomatic Correspondent of the then newly established Independent Radio News.

The following year he moved to Cyprus following the Turkish invasion of the island as a freelance correspondent for news organisations including the BBC, The Guardian and The Economist.

1976

In 1976, after the death of Spain’s dictator, Francisco Franco, Hooper was asked by The Guardian to become its correspondent in Madrid.

Over the next three years, he covered the country’s transition from dictatorship to democracy.

1984

In the intervening years, he worked on the London staff of The Guardian and from 1984 to 1988 was a presenter of the BBC World Service programme, Twenty Four Hours.

1987

Hooper’s The Spaniards: A portrait of the new Spain won the 1987 Allen Lane award for a best first work of history or literature.

1988

He returned to Madrid as correspondent for The Observer, Guardian and Economist in 1988, remaining until 1994.

1994

Between 1994 and 1999, he was based in Rome as Southern Europe Correspondent for The Guardian and Observer.

1995

He later published two expanded and revised versions as The New Spaniards (1995 and 2006).

1996

He brought to light the so-called ‘Ship of Death’ migrant trafficking disaster of December 25, 1996 and was a member of the award-winning Observer team that investigated its aftermath.

2001

He covered the war in Kosovo and was in Afghanistan in 2001 during the Battle of Tora Bora and the search by US allies for Osama bin Laden.

2003

Hooper was Central Europe Correspondent for the same two papers, based in Berlin, until 2003.

2006

The 2006 edition was described as "essential reading for all who wish to understand the new Spain" by Sir Raymond Carr in a review for The Spectator.

2015

In 2015, Hooper published The Italians, a portrait of the Italian people and their culture.

His latest work, with Anna Kraczyna, is an annotated translation of Carlo Collodi's The Adventures of Pinocchio published by Penguin Classics.

2016

Between 2016 and 2022, Hooper lectured on contemporary Italian history at Stanford University's campus in Florence, Italy.

In 2021, he was made an honorary fellow of St Catharine's College, Cambridge.