Hugh O'Shaughnessy

Who is Hugh O'Shaughnessy?

Hugh O'Shaughnessy is an Irish journalist who has worked for over 40 years for major British newspapers including The Observer, The Independent, the Financial Times and most frequently The Guardian. He has also published a number of books focusing on Latin America. He was a friend of Salvador Allende. He has several awards including two British Press Awards, the 1986 Maria Moors Cabot Prize for journalistic contributions to inter-American understanding and the Wilberforce Medallion from Hull and has been recognised by the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism in the United States.