Journalist and documentary filmmaker John Pilger dies at 84

Australian journalist and documentary filmmaker John Pilger has died at the age of 84, his family said on Sunday.

A statement released by Pilger’s family said he died on Saturday in London. “His journalism and documentaries were celebrated around the world, but to his family he was simply the most amazing and loved Dad, Grandad and partner,” the statement read.

It is with great sadness the family of John Pilger announce he died yesterday 30 December 2023 in London aged 84. His journalism and documentaries were celebrated around the world, but to his family he was simply the most amazing and loved Dad, Grandad and partner. Rest In Peace. pic.twitter.com/j90QTAPgzC— John Pilger (@johnpilger) December 31, 2023

Pilger was renowned for his critical views on the American and British foreign policies and his country’s treatment of indigenous Australians.

His career in television began in 1969 with ITV’s investigative programme World in Action. He then went on to produce several investigative documentaries, including Year Zero: The Silent Death Of Cambodia in 1979.

The documentary showed the extent of crimes committed by the Khmer Rouge, which was the name given to members of the Communist Party of Kampuchea and the regime through which the party ruled Cambodia between 1975 and 1979.

In the 1990s, he produced...

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