| 词条 | Nicholas Davies (journalist) |
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| name = Nicholas Davies | image = | imagesize = | caption = | pseudonym = | birth_name = | birth_date = | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | occupation = Journalist, writer | nationality = British | period = 1961–present | genre = Journalism, biography | notableworks = Diana : a princess and her troubled marriage (1992) Death of a Tycoon (1993) Dead Men Talking (2003) | spouse = Unknown first wife (divorced) Janet Fielding (1982–1991; divorced)}}Nicholas Davies, also known as Nick Davies, is a journalist and author, formerly foreign editor of the Daily Mirror. He was closely associated with Robert Maxwell, and was the centre of considerable UK media attention in 1991 after he was accused in Seymour Hersh's book The Samson Option of involvement in Israeli arms deals and of passing the location of Mordechai Vanunu to Mossad. In response, Maxwell and Davies sued for libel, although Davies did not pursue the case and Mirror Group apologised and settled on behalf of Maxwell after his death.[1] Journalistic careerDavies began his career with the Birmingham Post and Mail, and joined Mirror Group Newspapers in 1961 as a foreign correspondent and investigative reporter. He served as foreign editor of the Daily Mirror for 14 years[2] until he was sacked by Maxwell in 1991[3] at the age of 52.[4] Davies later went on to publish stories of working with Maxwell,[5] as well as books about the British Royal Family and Northern Ireland. Davies was first in the mass media to identify the victim of the 2007 royal blackmail plot, despite a court order preventing naming in the UK.[6][7] He wrote a book on Maxwell entitled Death of a Tycoon: An Insider's Account of the Rise and Fall of Robert Maxwell. In it he speculated that Maxwell had been killed and suggested some unlikely culprits. He also detailed his own affair with Maxwell's secretary in his book The Unknown Maxwell. He was referred to as "Kite" by satirical magazine Private Eye because his stories were supposed to be "fliers". He has been confused with another British journalist of the same name when they were working in the same building.[8] ControversyDavies was named by Ari Ben-Menashe as his business partner in Profits of War, in relation to Iran-Contra and the sale of PROMIS, the first computer spyware. The arrangement was also noted in the book Robert Maxwell, Israel's Superspy: The Life and Murder of a Media Mogul by Gordon Thomas. Ben-Menashe later posted seven documents relating to sales of arms by Davies, sometimes signing himself as Davis.[9] Ben-Menashe also claimed Davies was a "major player" in arms sales to Iran and made more than $1.5 million on one deal.[10] Personal lifeIn a 1992 article for The Washington Post, Christopher Hitchens describes Davies as a "polo-playing friend of Prince Charles".[11] Davies also had a friendship with Diana, Princess of Wales.{{cn|date=February 2017}} From 1982 to 1991, he was married to the Australian actress Janet Fielding, best known for playing the Fourth and Fifth Doctor's companion Tegan Jovanka in Doctor Who.[12] Davies lived in Brighton in 1993. There are some details of his personal life in his books The Unknown Maxwell[13] and Death of a Tycoon: An Insider's Account of the Rise and Fall of Robert Maxwell.[14] Bibliography
References1. ^{{cite news | title= U.S. Author Gets Apology in Libel Case | work= The New York Times | url= https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9A05EFD61F30F93AA2575BC0A962958260&n=Top/Reference/Times%20Topics/People/H/Hersh,%20Seymour |date=19 August 1994 | accessdate=13 November 2007 | first=Lawrence | last=Van Gelder}} 2. ^{{cite book|title=Death of a tycoon|first=Nick|last=Davies|year=1993|publisher=St Martins Press|isbn=978-0-312-09249-8|pages=346}} 3. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/1991/nov/06/politicalnews.uk|work=The Guardian|title=Maxwell's body found in sea|date=6 November 1991|accessdate=29 September 2009|author=David Sharrock and Georgina Henry}} 4. ^{{cite news|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|title='Mirrorgate': A Press Empire Strikes Back – Scandal|date=25 October 1991|author=William Tuohy| url=http://articles.latimes.com/1991-10-25/news/vw-186_1_secret-intelligence-service| accessdate=29 September 2009}} 5. ^{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/the-beast-and-his-beauties-robert-maxwell-mesmerised-and-bullied-women-but-betty-his-wife-for-nearly-50-years-remained-loyal-her-autobiography-will-be-her-first-public-breach-of-that-loyalty-sandra-barwick-reports-1444890.html|title=The beast and his beauties|author=Sandra Barwick|newspaper=The Independent|date=25 October 1994|accessdate=29 September 2009}} 6. ^{{cite news|title=Queen's nephew 'victim' of blackmail|newspaper=The Age|author=Julia May|url=http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2007/10/31/1193618970645.html|date=1 November 2007|accessdate=29 September 2009}} 7. ^{{cite web|title='Sex and drugs' blackmail plot royal: I'm innocent|work=Daily Mail|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-490216/Sex-drugs-blackmail-plot-royal-Im-innocent.html|date=31 October 2007|accessdate=29 September 2009}} 8. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.nickdavies.net/1991/10/01/somebody-is-making-a-mess-of-my-name/|author=Nick Davies|date=October 1991|work=The Guardian|title=Somebody is making a mess of my name}} 9. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.american-buddha.com/lit.profitswar.app.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150117050709/http://www.american-buddha.com/lit.profitswar.app.htm|archive-date=17 January 2015|author=Ari Ben-Menashe|title=Profits of War: Inside the secret US—Israeli arms network (appendices)}} 10. ^{{cite web|url=http://desip.igc.org/Rev_ProfitsOfWar.html|title=The Money Machine:A Review of Ari Ben-Menashe's Profits of War|author=Ronald Bleier|year=1993}} 11. ^{{cite book|title=For the sake of argument|last=Hitchens|first=Christopher|page=195|year=1993|publisher=Verso|isbn=978-0-86091-435-8}} 12. ^{{cite book |title=The assassination of Robert Maxwell: Israel's superspy |last=Thomas |first=Gordon |author2=Martin Dillon |year=2003 |publisher=Robson Books |location=London |isbn=1-86105-642-7 |pages=127–129}} 13. ^https://books.google.com/books?id=0qtscobrqzoC&q=Unknown+Maxwell&dq=Unknown+Maxwell&hl=en&sa=X&ei=ZdnVUc2DGIua0AW-1oGYCg&ved=0CDMQ6AEwAA 14. ^https://books.google.com/books?id=32_gAAAAMAAJ&dq=Death+of+a+Tycoon:+An+Insider's+Account+of+the+Rise+and+Fall+of+Robert+Maxwell&hl=en&sa=X&ei=UNjVUeKMEo7w0gXtk4HYDg&ved=0CDMQ6AEwAA External links
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