Ian McPhedran
| Ian McPhedran | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1957 (age 58–59) |
| Occupation | Journalist, author |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Spouse | Verona Burgess |
Ian McPhedran (born 1957) is an Australian author and retired journalist. From 1998 to 2016 he worked as a defence writer for the News Corp Australia mastheads, including the Herald Sun, The Daily Telegraph and Northern Territory News, before announcing his retirement in January 2016.
Prior to 1998, McPhedran was foreign affairs and defence writer for the The Canberra Times.[1] He has had five books published.[2]
Awards
- 1993 award for the news reporting section in the United Nations Association Media Peace Awards[3]
- 1999 Walkley Award for best news reporting
Works
- McPhedran, Ian (2005). The Amazing SAS: The inside story of Australia's special forces. HarperCollins. ISBN 9780732279813.
- McPhedran, Ian (2008). Soldiers Without Borders: Beyond the SAS: a global network of brothers-in-arms. HarperCollins. ISBN 9780732285555.
- McPhedran, Ian (2011). Air Force: Inside the new era of Australian air power. HarperCollins. ISBN 9780732290252.
- McPhedran, Ian (2013). Too Bold to Die: the making of Australian war heroes. HarperCollins. ISBN 9781743097632.
References
- ↑ National Library of Australia, Getting the story: media, truth and conflict: Speaker biographies, Australian Government, archived from the original on 30 June 2009
- ↑ Healey, Briana (11 January 2016). "News Corp's national defence writer Ian McPhedran retires from journalism". Influencing (MediaConnect Australia Pty Ltd.). Archived from the original on 30 April 2016.
- ↑ "UN award for McPhedran". The Canberra Times (ACT). 28 August 1993. p. 3.
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