Dawn Foster

Dawn Foster
Foster in 2018
Foster in 2018
BornDawn Hayley Foster[1]
(1986-09-12)12 September 1986[2]
Newport, Wales
Died9 July 2021 (aged 34)
London, England
OccupationWriter, broadcaster
Alma materUniversity of Warwick (BA)

Dawn Hayley Foster (12 September 1986 – 9 July 2021)[2] was an Irish-British journalist, broadcaster, and author writing predominantly on social affairs, politics, economics and women's rights. Foster held staff writer positions at Inside Housing, The Guardian, and Jacobin magazine,[3] and contributed to other journals such as The Independent,[4] The New York Times,[5] Tribune,[6] and Dissent.[7] She regularly appeared as a political commentator on television[8] and was known for her coverage of the Grenfell Tower fire.[2]

  1. ^ The Poisonous Euros Atmosphere Fan [@DawnHFoster] (23 May 2014). "@chrisbrooke @sianberry (Hayley) And she won her election" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 15 July 2021. Retrieved 19 July 2021 – via Twitter.
  2. ^ a b c McCabe, Jess (5 August 2021). "Dawn Foster obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Dawn Foster". Jacobin magazine. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
  4. ^ Foster, Dawn. "Articles by Dawn Foster". The Independent. London. Retrieved 5 January 2017.[dead link‍]
  5. ^ Foster, Dawn (20 June 2017). "Would a White British Community Have Burned in Grenfell Tower?". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  6. ^ "Dawn Foster". Tribune. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
  7. ^ "Dawn Foster". Dissent Magazine. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
  8. ^ "Tributes paid to writer Dawn Foster, who has died aged 34". The Guardian. 15 July 2021. Retrieved 3 December 2021.