Editing Robert Fisk (section)

==Death==
On 30 October 2020, Fisk died aged 74 at [[St. Vincent's University Hospital]] in [[Dublin]], Ireland, after a suspected [[stroke]].<ref name="IT20201101" /><ref>{{Cite news|last=Prideaux|first=Sophie|title=Veteran Middle East correspondent Robert Fisk dies aged 74|url=https://www.thenationalnews.com/arts-culture/veteran-middle-east-correspondent-robert-fisk-dies-aged-74-1.1103844|date=2 November 2020|access-date=3 November 2020|work=The National}}</ref> Due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic in the Republic of Ireland|Irish Government COVID-19 restrictions]], his funeral was held privately.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Death Notice of Robert FISK|url=https://rip.ie/death-notice/robert-fisk-dalkey-dublin/438038|access-date=17 November 2020|website=rip.ie}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last1=Pope|first1=Conor|last2=Bowers|first2=Shauna|last3=Clarke|first3=Vivienne|title=Funeral of 'fearless' journalist and author Robert Fisk takes place|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/news/world/funeral-of-fearless-journalist-and-author-robert-fisk-takes-place-1.4397454|access-date=18 November 2020|newspaper=The Irish Times}}</ref>

The president of Ireland, [[Michael D. Higgins]] said "with his passing the world of journalism and informed commentary on the Middle East has lost one of its finest commentators" and the [[Taoiseach]] [[Micheál Martin]] stated that "he was fearless and independent in his reporting, with a deeply researched understanding of the complexities of the Middle East, eastern history and politics".<ref>{{Cite web|title='Fearless and unflinching' - reporter Robert Fisk has died, aged 74|url=https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/news/fearless-and-unflinching-reporter-robert-fisk-has-died-aged-74-39694755.html|access-date=2021-06-02|website=The Independent|date=November 2020 |language=en}}</ref>

The Australian anti-war journalist [[John Pilger]] declared upon hearing of his death that "Robert Fisk has died. I pay warmest tribute to one of the last great reporters. The weasel word 'controversial' appears in even his own paper, ''The Independent'', whose pages he honoured. He went against the grain and told the truth, spectacularly. Journalism has lost the bravest."<ref>{{Cite web|title=John Pilger's tribute to Robert Fisk|url=https://twitter.com/johnpilger/status/1323214193441603585|access-date=15 November 2020|website=Twitter}}</ref> Former [[Leader of the Labour Party (UK)|Leader of the UK Labour Party]] [[Jeremy Corbyn]] eulogised him on [[Twitter]], finding it "[s]o sad to hear of the death of Robert Fisk. A huge loss of a brilliant man with unparalleled knowledge of history, politics and people of Middle East."<ref>{{Cite web|title=Jeremy Corbyn's tribute to Robert Fisk|url=https://twitter.com/jeremycorbyn/status/1323220369948479489|access-date=15 November 2020|website=Twitter}}</ref> The Greek politician and economic theorist [[Yanis Varoufakis]] also posted a eulogy on Twitter, declaring that "[w]ith Robert Fisk's passing we have lost a journalistic eye without which we shall be partially blind, a pen without which our capacity to express the truth is diminished, a soul without which our own empathy for victims of imperialism will be lacking."<ref>{{Cite web|title=Yanis Varoufakis pays tribute to Robert Fisk|url=https://twitter.com/yanisvaroufakis/status/1323136525962342400|access-date=15 November 2020|website=Twitter}}</ref>

[[Christian Broughton]], the managing director of ''[[The Independent]]'', said "Fearless, uncompromising, determined and utterly committed to uncovering the truth and reality at all costs, Robert Fisk was the greatest journalist of his generation. The fire he lit at ''The Independent'' will burn on."<ref>{{Cite news|date=1 November 2020|title=Robert Fisk, veteran Middle East correspondent of The Independent, dies aged 74|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/robert-fisk-death-middle-east-correspondent-journalist-dublin-b1514866.html|access-date=15 November 2020|work=The Independent}}</ref> For Harry Browne in [[Jacobin (magazine)|''Jacobin'']]: "Robert Fisk's voice was everywhere, and his ideas were vital in both creating and meeting that Irish urge for explanation."<ref>{{Cite news|title=Robert Fisk Was a Reporter Who Brought the Wars Home and Shaped the Thinking of a Generation|url=https://jacobinmag.com/2020/11/robert-fisk-journalism-obituary-anti-imperialism-ireland|access-date=19 November 2020|work=jacobinmag.com}}</ref> The ''[[Irish Times]]'' obituary read: "He used to explain his rejection of conventional journalistic detachment by saying: 'If you watch wars, the old ideas of journalism that you have to be neutral and take nobody's side is rubbish. As a journalist, you have got to be neutral and unbiased on the side of those who suffer."<ref>{{Cite news|title=Robert Fisk obituary: Veteran war reporter who described himself as a pacifist|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/people/robert-fisk-obituary-veteran-war-reporter-who-described-himself-as-a-pacifist-1.4400201|access-date=19 November 2020|newspaper=The Irish Times}}</ref> Former [[Chartered Institute of Journalists]] president [[Liz Justice]] wrote: "I knew him as a very detailed and knowledgeable journalist. My friend had to edit his work from 2,000 words to 400 and we have very different views involving eggshells and walking carefully. We both agree he will be missed."<ref>{{Cite web|publisher=The Chartered Institute of Journalists |title=The veteran British foreign correspondent Robert Fisk has died at the age of 74 after becoming unwell on Friday|url=https://cioj.org/the-veteran-british-foreign-correspondent-robert-fisk-has-died-at-the-age-of-74-after-becoming-unwell-on-friday/|access-date=25 November 2020}}</ref> [[Richard Falk]], in an interview with ''[[CounterPunch]]'', said: "Fisk's departure from the region left a journalistic gap that has not been filled. It is important to appreciate that there are few war correspondents in the world that combine Fisk's reporting fearlessness with his interpretative depth, engaging writing style, and candid exposures of the foibles of the high and mighty."<ref name="Falk" />