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| name = Cartmell John Alexander Rettie |
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== John Rettie == |
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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1925|11|24|df=yes}} |
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| death_date = {{Death date and age|2009|01|11|1925|10|24|df=yes}} |
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| birth_place = [[Colombo]], [[Ceylon]] |
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| death_place = [[Friarage Hospital]], [[Northallerton, North Yorkshire]] |
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| occupation = [[Journalist]], [[News presenter|Broadcaster]], [[Newspaper reporter]] |
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'''Cartmell John Alexander Rettie''' (24 November 1925, [[Colombo]], [[Ceylon]] - 11 January 2009), known as '''John Rettie''', was a [[British people|British]] newspaper journalist and broadcaster. |
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In 1956, while working for [[Reuters]] in [[Moscow]], capital of the [[Soviet Union]], he was informed by a Soviet contact about details of [[Nikita Khrushchev]]'s [[On the Personality Cult and its Consequences|"Secret Speech"]] to the 20th Congress of the Communist Party, denouncing the crimes of Stalin.<ref>{{cite news|last=Rettie |first=John |title=The secret speech that changed world history |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2006/feb/26/russia.theobserver |access-date=2021-07-20 |work=The Observer |date=2006-02-26}}</ref> In a near 50-year career, he reported for [[The Guardian]], [[Reuters]], and the [[BBC World Service]], covering some of the most critical events of the [[Cold War]], from the Soviet Union and [[Latin America]].<ref name=obit>{{cite news|last=Gott|first=Richard|title=Obituary for John Rettie Foreign correspondent who broke the news of Khrushchev's speech denouncing Stalin|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2009/jan/20/obituary-john-rettie|publisher=Guardian Newspapers Ltd|accessdate=20 January 2009|location=London|date=20 January 2009}}</ref> |
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In 1964, he stood unsuccessfully for [[Middlesbrough West (UK Parliament constituency)|Middlesbrough West]] in the [[1964 United Kingdom general election|UK General Election]], as the [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal]] candidate.<ref name=obit/> |
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'''Cartmel John Alexander Rettie''' (November 24, 1925 - January 10, 2009) was a journalist who reported for [[The Guardian]], [[Reuters]], and the [[BBC World Service]] for nearly fifty years, covering some of the most critical events of the [[Cold War]] from the [[Soviet Union]] and Latin America. <ref>[http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2009/jan/20/obituary-john-rettie John Rettie] </ref> He was one of a small number of Western journalist who reported directly from Moscow, and is credited as being the first to break the news of [[Nikita Khrushchev]]'s [[On_the_Personality_Cult_and_its_Consequences|Secret Speech]] to western news outlets.<ref>[http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2006/feb/26/russia.theobserver The secret speech that changed world history]</ref> |
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* [https://www.theguardian.com/world/2006/feb/26/russia.theobserver The secret speech that changed world history] |
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* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/from_our_own_correspondent/4723942.stm The Day Khrushchev denounced Stalin] |
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* [http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/4066730.Tribute_to_dalesman_and_foreign_journalist/ Tribute to dalesman and foreign journalist] |
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* [http://www.pressgazette.co.uk/top-scoops-british-journalism-all-time-khruschev-denounces-stalin-reuters-john-rettie-1956 UK Press Gazette's Top Scoops] |
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* [http://www.newstatesman.com/node/152555 New Statesman: "In journalistic terms, an earthquake"] |
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* [http://www.andrewwhitehead.net/communist-voices-john-rettie.html John Rettie's own account of breaking the story of Khrushchev's secret speech] |
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Latest revision as of 01:43, 17 January 2024
Cartmell John Alexander Rettie | |
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| Born | 24 November 1925 |
| Died | 11 January 2009 (aged 83) |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist, Broadcaster, Newspaper reporter |
Cartmell John Alexander Rettie (24 November 1925, Colombo, Ceylon - 11 January 2009), known as John Rettie, was a British newspaper journalist and broadcaster.
In 1956, while working for Reuters in Moscow, capital of the Soviet Union, he was informed by a Soviet contact about details of Nikita Khrushchev's "Secret Speech" to the 20th Congress of the Communist Party, denouncing the crimes of Stalin.[1] In a near 50-year career, he reported for The Guardian, Reuters, and the BBC World Service, covering some of the most critical events of the Cold War, from the Soviet Union and Latin America.[2]
In 1964, he stood unsuccessfully for Middlesbrough West in the UK General Election, as the Liberal candidate.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Rettie, John (26 February 2006). "The secret speech that changed world history". The Observer. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- ^ a b Gott, Richard (20 January 2009). "Obituary for John Rettie Foreign correspondent who broke the news of Khrushchev's speech denouncing Stalin". London: Guardian Newspapers Ltd. Retrieved 20 January 2009.
External links
[edit]- The secret speech that changed world history
- Obituary for John Rettie
- The Day Khrushchev denounced Stalin
- Tribute to dalesman and foreign journalist
- UK Press Gazette's Top Scoops
- New Statesman: "In journalistic terms, an earthquake"
- John Rettie's own account of breaking the story of Khrushchev's secret speech
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