Pulitzer-Winning Journalist Peter Arnett Passed Away
On 17th December 2025, Peter Arnett, the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist known for his frontline reporting in Vietnam and the Gulf Wars, passed away in California, the United States of America (USA) at the age of 91. He was born on 13 November 1934 in New Zealand.
On 17th December 2025, Peter Arnett, the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist known for his frontline reporting in Vietnam and the Gulf Wars, passed away in California, the United States of America (USA) at the age of 91. He was born on 13 November 1934 in New Zealand.
- He won the Pulitzer Prize in 1966 for International Reporting for coverage of the Vietnam War for The Associated Press (AP).
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- What? Pulitzer-Winning Journalist Peter Arnett Passed Away
- Where? California, USA
- Award: Won the 1966 Pulitzer Prize
- Wars Covered: Vietnam War, the Gulf War, and the Second Gulf War
- Memoir: Live From the Battlefield: From Vietnam to Baghdad, 35 Years in the World’s War Zones (1995).
About Peter Arnett:
Profile: He was a renowned journalist known for his frontline war reporting spanning several decades.
Career: He joined the Associated Press (AP) in 1961, reporting from Indonesia and the Vietnam War (1962–1975).
- In 1981, he joined CNN, gaining fame for live coverage from Baghdad during the 1991 Gulf War and later reporting on the Second Gulf War (2003).
Teaching : Taught journalism at Shantou University (China) (2007–2014) and retired in Fountain Valley, California, the USA in 2014.
Memoir: ‘Live From the Battlefield: From Vietnam to Baghdad, 35 Years in the World’s War Zones (1995)’ details Peter Arnett’s reporting experiences across global conflict zones over 35 years.
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