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Claud Cockburn invented guerrilla journalism

• jrflowers 2y ago
  Another fascinating example of nominative determinism
• yapyap 2y ago
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  • cangroo 2y ago
    It's a name of Scottish origin, and is pronounced like 'coburn'. "The name Cockburn has been viewed as originating from the juxtaposition of 'Cock', derived from the Old English word 'cocc' meaning 'moor-cock', 'wild bird' or 'hill', with 'burn' derived from the old word 'burna' meaning 'brook' or 'stream'."[1] [1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cockburn_(surname) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cockburn_(surname)
  • dgfitz 2y ago
    Handle checks out.
• croisillon 2y ago
  i would think Albert Londres invented guerrilla journalism?
• mdp2021 2y ago
  A nice short bio of Claud Cockburn (by another son, Alexander): The Greatest Radical Journalist Of His Age, https://theava.com/archives/251920 https://theava.com/archives/251920 Another piece following the book (Claud's biography recently written by Patrick), Claud Cockburn was the journalist’s journalist, https://thespectator.com/book-and-art/claud-cockburn-was-journalists-journalist/ https://thespectator.com/book-and-art/claud-cockburn-was-jou... Edit: contrary to easy guesses, the Cockburn that will be most familiar to the readers of the Spectator is not Andrew, the third brother, but a pseudonym inspired by Admiral Sir George Cockburn (see https://thespectator.com/uncategorized/real-cockburn/ https://thespectator.com/uncategorized/real-cockburn/ ), incidentally related to the family of journalists. Andrew Cockburn (mainly editor of Harper's Magazine) does occasionally write for the Spectator, but is not the "Cockburn" of the vitriolic articles.
  • laidoffamazon 2y ago
    Notably the father of director and actor Olivia Wilde
    • mdp2021 2y ago
      Olivia Jane Cockburn "Wilde", who played Julia in 1984 on Broadway... The Orwellian theme extends!