Johann Hari

Who is Johann Hari?

Swiss-British Johann Hari is a writer and journalist who is famous for being the author of the renowned book, “Chasing the Scream: The First and Last Days of the War on Drugs.” In 2011, Johann got accused of two scandals when he used other journalist’s quotes as his own while working at the Independent.

Johann Hari: Birthday, Family, Facts

Johann was born in Glasgow, Scotland on 21^st January 1979. He is of British nationality, and his birth sign is Aquarius. Johann completed his graduation from King’s College in Social and Political Science. He lived with his Swiss father and Scottish mother in London.

Early Profession and Career

During his college days, Johann won The Times Student News Journalist of the year for his work on the project Varsity. After completion of his studies, he joined New Statesman and worked from 2001 to 2003. Later, Johann joined The Independent and wrote two columns a week for the company. Additionally, he won the Young Journalist of the Year in 2003.

Johann has worked for various companies like the New York Times, The Huffington Post, The Sydney Morning Herald, to name a few. In 2008, he won the Orwell prize during his post in the Independent. However, he had to return the award as he faced accusations of plagiarism in his report.

In the recent years, Johann has turned into an author and published books like “Chasing the Scream: The First and Last Days of the War on Drugs,” “Lost Connections, Uncovering the Real Causes of Depression and the Unexpected Solutions.” His books revealed about people’s war on drugs, and the reason they get obsessed with the substance is that of the lack of emotional support from their close ones.

Johann Hari: Net Worth and Salary

Johann’s actual net worth is around $200 thousand as of 2019.

Johann Hari: Gay, Partner, Spouse

Johann had gone through a lot of difficult times in his life as he got physically abused during his childhood when his parents were not by his side. His family had been addicted to drugs and could not wake up sober in the mornings. Johann also revealed on Gaysternews.com about his sexuality as gay.

Johann had an on and off relationship with his boyfriend and revealed that his partner got addicted to drugs and all this encouraged him to write a book about the war on drugs.

Johann Hari: Height, Weight, Body Measurements

Johann stands tall with decent height and has brown hair with brown eyes.

Social Media Profiles

Johann is active on his Twitter account with 103k followers as of December 2018.