Ian Black (journalist)

Ian Black
Born(1953-07-15)15 July 1953
Died22 January 2023(2023-01-22) (aged 69)
NationalityBritish
Occupation(s)Journalist, author
SpouseHelen Harris
Children3

Ian Black (15 July 1953 โ€“ 22 January 2023) was a British journalist and author focusing on international political issues.

Career

Black was a visiting senior fellow at the Middle East Centre at the London School of Economics and Political Science. He was Middle East editor at The Guardian newspaper, starting in 1980 as a reporter, Middle East correspondent, diplomatic editor, European editor and leader writer.

Personal life and death

Black had frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD). He and his wife, Helen Harris, who lived in north London, had two daughters. He also had a son from a previous marriage.

Black died on 22 January 2023, at the age of 69.

Awards

In 2010, Black was awarded a Peace through Media Award by the International Council for Press and Broadcasting at the sixth annual International Media Awards in London.

Works



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