Tom Fowdy
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| Born | 30 October 1992 Sunderland, England |
| Alma mater | St Aidan's College, Durham University, St. Anthony's College, Oxford, University of Hong Kong |
| Occupation | Journalist, political commentator |
Tom Fowdy (born 30 October, 1992) is a British journalist, writer and columnist.
Early life and education
Fowdy was born in Sunderland, England. Of a poor background, he attended Farringdon Community Academy and St Aidan's Catholic Academy. He later attended Durham University where he attained a BA in politics, spending a year at the University of Hong Kong. He then studied an Msc. in Chinese Studies at St. Anthony's College, Oxford University. While still an undergraduate student, Tom stood in the 2014 Sunderland City Council election for UKIP in the Shiney Row area of Sunderland, where he came second. He later expressed regret about this, citing the disillusionment of his youth as the primary factor.[1]
Career
While still a student, Fowdy taken an interest in travel to North Korea and visited the country several times. In 2018, he attracted widespread attention for sponsoring an advertisement at North East football club Blyth Spartans titled "Visit North Korea"[2] The following year, he then announced a Sunderland A.F.C supporters branch in the country and planned to donate football shirts.[3][4] However, the branch did not succeed as North Korea closed its borders months later amidst the Covid-19 Pandemic.[5]
Beginning in 2018, Fowdy's interest in China led him to become a contributor to China's state run network CGTN[6] Here, he regularly refuted criticism of China on a range of issues and criticised western media portrayals of the country. However, in 2021 he was fired from the broadcaster after he penned an op-ed on Russian network RT where he publicly criticised China's handling of the Disappearance of Peng Shuai[7] He ended contributions at RT following the Russian Invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
In 2020, he appeared on the BBC Radio 4 show, the moral maze, discussing the issue of China.[8]
Personal life
Fowdy lives in Seoul, South Korea, but spends his time between there and his hometown, Sunderland. He speaks Mandarin, Korean and Japanese.
References
- ↑ "Commons success for Ukip far from a certainty". Irish Times. May 24, 2014.
- ↑ "Shared goals: Blyth Spartans football team partners with Visit North Korea". The Guardian. 28 December 2018. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
- ↑ "Sunderland's North Korea fan club: Supporter aims to build fan base". BBC News. March 4, 2019. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
- ↑ "This man is trying to make Sunderland AFC the most popular football club in North Korea". Newcastle Chronicle. February 16, 2019. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
- ↑ "North Korea closes borders to all foreign tourists as new coronavirus spreads from China". Japan Times. 22 January 2020. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
- ↑ "HSBC: Hong Kong's National Security Law, Huawei and the pneumonia epidemic are all at stake. "The world's local bank" is on the cusp of multiple crises". BBC News. June 11, 2020.
- ↑ "Olympic official rejects Peng Shuai video call criticism as 'silly'". The Guardian. November 30, 2021.
- ↑ "Moral Maze". BBC Radio 4. 27 June 2020. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
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