David Rennie (born 1971) is a British
journalist
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. He is a
columnist for ''
The Economist
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'', where until September 2017 he served as the ''Lexington'' columnist
Farewell Lexington column. He is currently Beijing bureau chief and author of the ''Chaguan'' column on China.
He is the son of Sir
John Rennie, former
'C' (i.e., Director) of the
Secret Intelligence Service (MI6).
Career
David Rennie started his career at the ''
Evening Standard
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In October 2009, after be ...
'', where he worked from 1992 until 1996.
He then went to work for ''
The Daily Telegraph
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It was f ...
'' in
London
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, before joining their foreign staff, being posted to
Sydney (1998),
Beijing
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(1998–2002),
Washington, D.C.
)
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(2002–2005), and
Brussels
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(2005–07).
From 2006 until 2007 he was also a contributing editor at ''
The Spectator
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It is owned by Frederick Barclay, who also owns ''The ...
''.
Rennie joined ''
The Economist
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'' in 2007, writing the ''Charlemagne'' column on EU affairs from Brussels,
before moving to London, where he wrote the ''Bagehot'' column focusing on British politics from July 2010 to July 2012.
In 2010, he received the
UACES
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/Thomson Reuters "Reporting Europe" award.
Following the death of
Peter David
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in 2012 he moved to Washington, DC to serve as the magazine's ''Lexington'' columnist from 2012 to 2017. From 2013 to 2018 he was Washington bureau chief of ''
The Economist
''The Economist'' is a British weekly newspaper printed in demitab format and published digitally. It focuses on current affairs, international business, politics, technology, and culture. Based in London, the newspaper is owned by The Eco ...
''.
He moved to Beijing to take up a new posting as bureau chief in May 2018. He launched the ''Chaguan'' column in September 2018.
Rennie is a regular guest
on
1A (radio program)
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, produced by
WAMU
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in
Washington, D.C.
)
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and distributed nationally by
NPR
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(National Public Radio).
References
External links
''Charlemagne'' columnsfrom ''
The Economist
''The Economist'' is a British weekly newspaper printed in demitab format and published digitally. It focuses on current affairs, international business, politics, technology, and culture. Based in London, the newspaper is owned by The Eco ...
''
Who Comments? - David Rennie*
British male journalists
The Economist people
1971 births
Living people
UACES award
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