Aristeides John Roussinos[1] is a British journalist and author. He was formerly a war reporter working for Vice News.[2]

Aris Roussinos
NationalityBritish and Greek
Occupation(s)Journalist and filmmaker
EmployerUnHerd

Early life and education edit

Roussinos was educated at Haberdashers' Aske's Boys' School, Durham University (BA Anthropology, 2004) and the University of Oxford (MSc Social and Cultural Anthropology, 2005).[3]

Career edit

Roussinos was awarded the 2013 Rory Peck Award for News, for his report Ground Zero Mali: The Battle of Gao.[4]

During the Arab Spring Roussinos travelled extensively with Islamic Front in Syria, anti-government fighters in Libya, as well as travelling to Mali, Sudan, South Sudan and Lebanon.[5][6]

Roussinos is currently a contributing editor at UnHerd.[7]

Publications edit

  • The Ghosts of Aleppo, Vice News, video series[3]
  • Rebels: My Life Behind Enemy Lines with Warlords, Fanatics and Not-so-Friendly Fire (2014), Random House, ISBN 978-1-78089-218-4

Family life edit

Roussinos' mother died of a brain tumour while he was working in Libya, although he was able to travel home to see her before she died.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ University of Durham Congregation, Wednesday 30 June 2004 11:15am, Durham: Durham University, p 4.
  2. ^ "Aris Roussinos on Vice". Vice News. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
  3. ^ a b c "'The hidden awful truth about war is how much fun it is': Vice News's Aris Roussinos on jihad and peace". London Evening Standard. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
  4. ^ "Freelance Aris Roussinos wins Rory Peck news award for Mali war film". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
  5. ^ Roussinos, Aris (2014). Rebels: My Life Behind Enemy Lines With Warlords, Fanatics and Not-So-Friendly Fire. London: Random House. ISBN 978-1-780-89218-4.
  6. ^ Edwardes, Charlotte (10 October 2014). "'The hidden awful truth about war is how much fun it is': Vice". www.standard.co.uk. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
  7. ^ "Aris Roussinos". UnHerd. Retrieved 14 November 2020.