Terry McCarthy (journalist)

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Terry McCarthy

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, left, talks with CBS correspondent Terry McCarthy, right, during an interview in Kabul, Dec. 9, 2009.
Personal details
Born Terence McCarthy
Nationality American, Irish, British
Alma mater University College Dublin
Occupation President and CEO Los Angeles World Affairs Council, Foreign Correspondent

Terry McCarthy is a former foreign correspondent who is now the head of the Los Angeles World Affairs Council, a non-partisan foreign affairs forum in Los Angeles. He has won four Emmy Awards and an Edward R. Murrow Award.[1][2][3][4][5] He has worked with The Independent, Time magazine,[6] ABC News, CBS News,[7] and the Los Angeles World Affairs Council. He holds an Honorary Degree as a Doctor of Literature from University College Dublin.[8]

Career


The Independent


McCarthy was affiliated with The Independent from 1987 until 1995. He served as a Southeast Asia correspondent in Bangkok and later as the Tokyo Bureau Chief. His coverage included the coup in Burma, during which he interviewed Aung San Suu Kyi during her house arrest.[9] He also reported on the death of Kim Il Sung, and was the first reporter for a British newspaper to enter North Korea after the leader's death.[10] Additionally, he covered the coup in Thailand, the war in Sri Lanka, and the economic and societal developments in Japan.[11][12][13]

Time


During his tenure at Time magazine (1998-2005), Terry McCarthy served as the Los Angeles Bureau Chief, East Asia Correspondent in Shanghai, and set up TIME's Bureau offices in both Kabul and Baghdad.[14] In both 2004 and 2005, he received an Emmy award for a joint ABC-Times News Series on Iraq.[1][2]

ABC News


McCarthy was foreign correspondent for ABC News in the Middle East, Asia and Latin America from 2006 to 2009. He was the Principal Baghdad Correspondent during the US surge in Iraq and covered the trial and execution of Saddam Hussein.[15][16] He traveled down the Yangtze River in China, focusing on the economic, political and environmental impact of the man-made waterway.[17] In 2008, he won an Emmy for the series "Iraq: Where Things Stand" for ABC World News with Charlie Gibson.[3][18][19]

CBS News


During his time at CBS News (2009-2011), McCarthy reported on the Middle East, Central Asia and China. While in Afghanistan, he was embedded with the 3rd Battalion 1st Marines, also known as the Thundering Third.[20] His coverage focused on the 1st EOD Company, a team of Explosive Ordnance Disposal (bomb disposal) experts, which aired as part of the Afghanistan: The Road Ahead Series on CBS Evening News with Katie Couric.[21] In 2011, he received an Emmy for Outstanding Continuing Coverage and the Edward R. Murrow Award for Video News Series for his work on the Afghan Bomb Squad.[4][5][22][23]

Los Angeles World Affairs Council


In 2012, McCarthy was appointed the president and CEO of the Los Angeles World Affairs Council, a foreign affairs forum.[24] He has interviewed speakers including Timothy Geithner, Elon Musk, Stanley McChrystal, John McCain and Bill Clinton. He is also a frequent speaker[25] and moderator for programs that focus on the media and foreign coverage, American foreign policy, events in the Middle East, and the pivot to Asia. He also provides commentary and expert opinions for publications including The New York Times[26][27] and Yale Global Online.[28]

References

  1. 1 2 NATIONAL TELEVISION ACADEMY PRESENTS 25th Annual News & Documentary Emmy Awards
  2. 1 2 NATIONAL TELEVISION ACADEMY PRESENTS 26th Annual News & Documentary Emmy Awards
  3. 1 2 29th Annual News & Documentary Emmy Awards
  4. 1 2 32ND ANNUAL NEWS & DOCUMENTARY EMMY® AWARDS WINNERS
  5. 1 2 2011 Edward R. Murrow Awards National Winners
  6. ↑ The Stolen Generation Time article written by Terry McCarthy 24 September, 2000
  7. ↑ Terry McCarthy Jumps from ABC to CBS by Chris Ariens. Published 26 June, 2009.
  8. ↑ Emmy Award Winning Correspondent Awarded UCD Honorary Degree of Doctor of Literature
  9. ↑ Woman of peace takes on military
  10. ↑ Inside North Korea: Kim's Great Illusion Fades Fast
  11. ↑ Thai leader's hunger-strike focuses on influence of military
  12. ↑ Sri Lanka Mourns and Fears for Future
  13. ↑ Trying to Read Japanese Signs
  14. ↑ ABC Bio
  15. ↑ Gen. Petreaus's Calculated Risks
  16. ↑ Why Saddam's Death May Not Matter
  17. ↑ Reporter's Notebook: A Journey Down the Yangtze
  18. ↑ Terry McCarthy News on IMDB
  19. ↑ Where Things Stand: Iraq Can Survive
  20. ↑ Following the Thundering Third in Afghanistan
  21. ↑ Afghanistan: The Road Ahead
  22. ↑ CBS News Wins 10 News and Documentary Emmys
  23. ↑ Afghan Bomb Squad
  24. ↑ Los Angeles World Affairs Council website
  25. ↑ Terry McCarthy: Reflections of a War Correspondent
  26. ↑ Is it WWIII or Just Twitter? by Maureen Dowd
  27. ↑ Little R-S-P-E-C-T by Maureen Dowd
  28. ↑ China’s Aggressive Stance Reveals Lack of Coordination
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