David Aaronovitch (born July 8, 1954) is a British journalist, broadcaster, and author. He is a regular columnist for The Times and The Guardian, and is the author of Paddling to Jerusalem: An Aquatic Tour of Our Small Country (2000). He won the George Orwell Prize for political journalism in 1998 and again in 2001.

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Early life

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Aaronovitch is the son of the late economist and communist Sam Aaronovitch, and brother of the actor Owen Aaronovitch and scriptwriter Ben Aaronovitch. He attended Gospel Oak Primary School until 1965, Holloway County Comprehensive 1965-68, and William Ellis School 1968-72.

He studied modern history at Balliol College, Oxford from October 1972 until April 1974, when he was sent down (expelled) for failing the German part of his history exams. He completed his education at the University of Manchester, graduating in 1978 with an upper second B.A. (Hons) in history. While at Manchester, he was a member of the 1975 University Challenge team that lost in the first round after answering every question with the name of a revolutionary ("Trotsky" or "Lenin" or "Che").

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infofeeder.info WSJ.com - A Conspiracy-Theory Theory: Author David Aaronovitch on how to fend of.. http://bit.ly/8tCmeV
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infofeeder.info WSJ.com - A Conspiracy-Theory Theory: Author David Aaronovitch on how to fend of.. http://bit.ly/8tCmeV
Excellent piece by David Aaronovitch in today's Times. Makes point that al-Qaeda really is a threat and vigilence is a constant requirement.
GarethHowell (Gareth Howell) Tue, 29 Dec 2009 13:25:54 -0000
Excellent piece by David Aaronovitch in today's Times. Makes point that al-Qaeda really is a threat and vigilence is a constant requirement.
Great piece on conspiracy theories by David Aaronovitch (from his new book): http://is.gd/5yPHR /via @BrianDunning
krelnik (Tim Farley) Sun, 27 Dec 2009 22:05:15 -0000
Great piece on conspiracy theories by David Aaronovitch (from his new book): http://is.gd/5yPHR /via @BrianDunning

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