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Simon Barnes
British journalist
For the English actor, see Simon Shelton.
Simon Barnes | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | English |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Known&#;for | Chief Sports Writer of The Times until |
| Notable work | Birdwatching With your Eyes Closed: An Introduction to Birdsong |
Simon Barnes is an English journalist.
He was Chief Sports Writer of The Times until , and wrote a wildlife opinion column in the Saturday edition of the same newspaper. He has written three novels.[1]
The son of Edward Barnes,[2] a co-creator of the BBC children's TV programme Blue Peter, Barnes was educated at Emanuel School, and studied English literature at the University of Bristol, which awarded him an honorary doctorate in [3]
After beginning his journalism career on local newspapers in Britain, he travelled to Hong Kong, where he wrote for travel magazines and, briefly, the South China Morning Post.[4] After his return to Britain, he became