Afshin Rattansi
Afshin Rattansi | |
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 Rattansi in 2008 | |
| Born | 1968 (age 52–53) |
| Nationality | United Kingdom |
| Occupation | Broadcaster, Journalist |
| Years active | 1988–present |
| Employer | The Guardian, Channel 4, Dubai Business Channel, Today (BBC Radio 4), Al Jazeera Arabic, Press TV, RT |
Notable work | The Dream of the Decade: The London Novels |
| Television | Rattansi & Ridley, Double Standards, 'Going Underground' |
| Relatives | Shihab Rattansi (brother) |
| Website | afshinrattansi |
Afshin Rattansi (born 1968) is a British broadcaster, journalist and author[1] who presents Going Underground on the RT network, formerly known as Russia Today. Earlier in his career, he worked for the Today programme on BBC Radio 4, CNN International, and Press TV.[2] He writes occasional articles for CounterPunch.[3] Rattansi appeared in a 2018 episode of BBC's Question Time in which the poisoning of Sergei and Yulia Skripal was discussed.[4]
Filmography[]
Television[]
| Bandung File, Channel 4[citation needed] | 1987–1989 |
| Signals, Channel 4[citation needed] | 1990 |
| TV-am[citation needed] | 1991 |
| BBC News and Current Affairs: Breakfast News; Business Breakfast; World Business Report[citation needed] | 1995 |
| Dubai Business Channel[citation needed] | 1998–2001 |
| Today programme (BBC Radio 4)[2] | 2002–2003 |
| Al Jazeera Arabic[citation needed] | 2003–2004 |
| CNN International[citation needed] | 2004–2005 |
| Bloomberg Television[citation needed] | 2005 |
| Press TV News | 2007–2008 |
| Rattansi & Ridley | 2008–2010 |
| Alternate Reality | 2011 |
| 'Double Standards | 2011–2013 |
Documentaries[]
| Year | Documentary |
|---|---|
| 2012 | Eritrea: A Nation In Isolation[5] |
References[]
- ^ "Afshin Rattansi". Russia Today. Retrieved 30 August 2013.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Covering_Iran_The_Role_of_Conventional_and_Non-conventional_Media.pdf" (PDF). SOAS. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
- ^ "Afshin Rattansi, Author at CounterPunch.org". CounterPunch.org. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
- ^ Dysch, Marcus (15 March 2018). "Appearance by RT presenter Afshin Rattansi on BBC's Question Time sparks outrage on social media". The Jewish Chronicle. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
- ^ Eritrea: A Nation in Isolation on YouTube
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