Marcin Firlej

Marcin Firlej (born May 4, 1975, in Rejowiec Fabryczny) is a Polish journalist, writer and war correspondent.[1]

Marcin Firlej
Wikimania 2012 in Washington, DC
Wikimania 2012 in Washington, DC
Born (1975-05-04) May 4, 1975
Rejowiec Fabryczny, Lublin Voivodeship, Poland
Occupation
  • Journalist
  • investigative reporter
  • war correspondent
NationalityPolish
Years active2001-present

Career

As of April 2009, he is a permanent correspondent of the public Polish Television (TVP) in Washington, DC.[2] He previously worked as a war correspondent for TVN24 (2001–2008) and investigative reporter for RMF FM radio (2005–2008). He covered wars in Iraq, Afghanistan and Gaza Strip.

April 8, 2003 Marcin Firlej with Jacek Kaczmarek (Polskie Radio – public Polish Radio) were captured by Republican Guard gunmen near Al-Hillah in Central Iraq.[3] During imprisonment, the two journalists were taken to a school where they were interrogated and accused of spying. They escaped the next day during the American attack on the city.[4]

Works

He is the co-author of a book about the war in Iraq "Szum skrzydel Azraela" ("The Rustle of The Azrael Wings" ISBN 83-7298-543-X)[5][6] and the director and scriptwriter of two documentary films about Afghanistan (shown in Discovery Historia, 2008).[7]

See also

References
  1. "Marcin Firlej - Telewizja Polska SA". Archived from the original on 2010-01-13. Retrieved 2010-09-19.
  2. "Polish Correspondents". Archived from the original on 2010-06-26. Retrieved 2010-09-19.
  3. "Iraq latest: At-a-glance". 7 April 2003.
  4. "Iraq - Annual report 2004 - Reporters Without Borders". en.rsf.org. Archived from the original on 2012-03-19.
  5. Firlej, Marcin (2003). Szum skrzydeł Azraela. ISBN 837298543X.
  6. "Kultura - informacje i wydarzenia kulturalne". czytelnia.onet.pl. Archived from the original on 2011-07-24.
  7. "Naukowy.pl - Polski Serwis Naukowy 1999-2022".
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