David Leigh | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British |
| Education | Nottingham High School, King's College, Cambridge |
| Occupation(s) | Investigative journalist, assistant editor |
| Years active | 1970 – present |
| Title | The Guardian's former Investigations editor |
David Leigh is a British journalist and writer who was the investigations editor of The Guardian and is the author of Investigative Journalism: a survival guide.[1] He officially retired in April 2013,[2] although Leigh continued his association with the newspaper.[1]
In 1977 Leigh exposed to the public the existence of the Information Research Department (IRD), a secret British government propaganda department and one of the largest covert anti-communist propaganda organisations in history.[3] This expose led to further discoveries including the existence of Orwell's list, smear attacks against British trade unionists, and British propaganda operations in Korea, India, Malaya, Cyprus and Ireland.
- ^ a b Greenslade, Roy, "David Leigh, doyen of investigative journalists, steps down", guardian.co.uk (Greenslade blog), 17 April 2013.
- ^ Turvill, William, "Investigative journalist David Leigh retires after 30 years with The Guardian", Press Gazette, 15 April 2013.
- ^ Leigh, David (27 February 1978). "Death of the department that never was" (PDF). The Guardian. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
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