![]() ![]() In 1976, after the death of Spain’s dictator, Francisco Franco, Hooper was asked by The Guardian to become its correspondent in Madrid. The following year he moved to Cyprus following the Turkish invasion of the island as a freelance correspondent for news organisations including the BBC, The Guardian and The Economist. In 1973, he became Diplomatic Correspondent of the then newly established Independent Radio News. Career Īfter graduating, Hooper worked for the BBC as a current affairs reporter. In his first year at university, he travelled to the breakaway state of Biafra to help make a television documentary on the Nigerian Civil war. Hooper was educated at St Benedict's School in London and St Catharine's College, Cambridge. Early life īorn in Westminster, London, he is the son of the artist and writer William John ('Bill') Hooper ("Raff") (1916–1996). He is the Italy and Vatican correspondent of The Economist. ![]() John Edward Francis Hooper (born 17 July 1950) is a British journalist, author and broadcaster. ![]()
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