Rob Evans is an
investigative reporter
Investigative journalism is a form of journalism in which reporters deeply investigate a single topic of interest, such as serious crimes, racial injustice, political corruption, or corporate wrongdoing. An investigative journalist may spend ...
. He was instrumental in the exposé of
BAE Systems' corrupt payments. He also worked on the promotion of
freedom of information primarily via the book he co-authored with colleague
Paul Lewis, ''
Undercover: The True Story of Britain's Secret Police.'' The two authors exposed 40 years of
espionage
Espionage, spying, or intelligence gathering, as a subfield of the intelligence field, is the act of obtaining secret or confidential information ( intelligence). A person who commits espionage on a mission-specific contract is called an ...
through the book. Evans also wrote ''Gassed: British Chemical Warfare Experiments on Humans at Porton Down.'' Awards received include for ''Undercover'', and for his exposition of the Al-Yamamah arms deal. He started work at ''
The Guardian
''The Guardian'' is a British daily newspaper. It was founded in Manchester in 1821 as ''The Manchester Guardian'' and changed its name in 1959, followed by a move to London. Along with its sister paper, ''The Guardian Weekly'', ''The Guardi ...
'' in 1999.
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Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people