John Fisher Burns
John Fisher Burns | |
|---|---|
| Born | 4 October 1944 Nottingham, England |
| Died | 12 March 2026 (aged 81) Cambridgeshire, England |
| Alma mater | McGill University |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Years active | 1970s–2015 |
| Spouses | Jane Peque Gnat
(m. 1972; div. 1989)Jane Scott-Long (m. 1991) |
John Fisher Burns (4 October 1944 – 12 March 2026) was a British journalist, and the winner of two Pulitzer Prizes. He was the London bureau chief for The New York Times, where he covered international issues until March 2015. Burns also frequently appeared on PBS. He was sometimes referred to as "the dean of American foreign correspondents".