Bob Burton is a freelance journalist and public relations analyst based in Canberra, the capital of Australia.

He worked until the early 1990’s as a researcher and campaigner on energy, mining and forestry issues for The Wilderness Society in Australia.

He has been a contributor to PR Watch since 1997. He has also edited the website of mining industry watchdog, the Mineral Policy Institute. He commenced as part-time editor of SourceWatch (then known as Disinfopedia) in October 2003.

With New Zealander Nicky Hager he co-authored Secrets and Lies, detailing the campaign on behalf of the New Zealand government by public relations firm Shandwick (now Weber Shandwick Worldwide.)

External Links

• Bob Burton SourceWatch profile of Bob Burton

Living people | Australian journalists | Australian non-fiction writers | People from the Australian Capital Territory