29 Facts About Dawn Foster

Dawn Hayley Foster was an Irish-British journalist, broadcaster, and author writing predominantly on social affairs, politics, economics and women's rights.

Dawn Foster regularly appeared as a political commentator on television and was known for her coverage of the Grenfell Tower fire.

Dawn Foster was born in and grew up in Newport, South Wales.

Dawn Foster had a background in Belfast and held dual British and Irish citizenship.

Dawn Foster attended Caerleon Comprehensive School and Bassaleg High School before going on to study English literature at the University of Warwick.

Dawn Foster held staff writer positions at Inside Housing, The Guardian, and Jacobin magazine.

Dawn Foster was co-editor of openDemocracy 50:50 and wrote for numerous publications including The New York Times, Tribune, and the London Review of Books.

In 2011, Dawn Foster was appointed as a moderator on The Guardian Comment is Free website and became a regular contributor to its opinion section.

In 2015, the London Review of Books' cover story for its 7 May issue was an article written by Dawn Foster criticising the free school movement.

Dawn Foster responded to Young in the London Review of Books' Letters refuting Young's criticism and wrote:.

One year on from the Grenfell fire, Dawn Foster discussed the political aftermath and the survivors' struggle for justice with writer and editor James Butler on Novara Media.

Whilst attending the 2018 Conservative party conference, Dawn Foster uncovered an oversight in the event's mobile app that allowed any user to access personal details and phone numbers of attendees including Boris Johnson and senior members of Theresa May's cabinet.

Journalists present at the event included Dawn Foster who challenged Braverman's use of the term 'cultural Marxism' highlighting its anti-Semitic history and its connection to the manifesto of mass murderer Anders Breivik.

Dawn Foster wrote numerous articles against transphobia in British media and was one of more than 200 feminists who signed a letter to The Guardian in 2020 rejecting the argument that transgender rights are a threat to women.

In 2019, Dawn Foster criticised anti-transgender activist Graham Linehan and others who allegedly engaged in targeted harassment of an NSPCC employee after the charity hired British model and activist Munroe Bergdorf, a transgender woman.

In 2020, Dawn Foster received transphobic emails and threats for her support of the transgender rights movement.

Dawn Foster often wrote and made commentary on Irish politics and social issues, particularly in the north.

Dawn Foster was described as "one of the few working-journalists in Britain who intimately understood Ireland" in An Phoblacht.

Dawn Foster made regular appearances as a political commentator on television including Sky News, Channel 4 News, and the BBC including BBC Newsnight and BBC News.

Dawn Foster regularly appeared on radio and podcasts in Britain and America.

Dawn Foster was a frequent guest on Novara Media and made appearances to discuss austerity, politics, and housing in Britain.

In 2017, Dawn Foster appeared on The Independents Double Take podcast to discuss solutions to Britain's housing emergency.

Hanley and Dawn Foster discussed class in an episode released in 2016.

In 2016, Dawn Foster took part in the Fawcett Society's 150th anniversary celebrations on a panel discussing feminism.

In January 2016, Dawn Foster was interviewed about Lean Out politics by The Huffington Post.

Dawn Foster further discussed her criticism of Lean In and liberal feminism with The Huffington Post:.

On 21 September 2018, Dawn Foster took part in a three-person panel discussion of Sandberg's book.

In 2019, Dawn Foster wrote in The Guardian about rediscovering her faith after speaking to survivors of the Grenfell Tower fire.

Dawn Foster had epilepsy and schwannomatosis, and wrote about her experience of disabilities and disability rights.