[4] Fisher began his career writing for his local newspaper The Motherwell Times and broadcasting on Hospital Radio Law while still at High school.
[18] He also reported from Edinburgh and London on the death of Queen Elizabeth II providing live commentary at key moments and covered the double bombing in Jerusalem in November.
In 2024, he covered the successful Trump Presidential campaign, reporting around the country then live from West Palm Beach, Florida on the evening of the election.
For the "Talk to Al Jazeera" series, his interviewees have included Martin McGuiness;[19] Joyce Banda[20] and Bill and Melinda Gates.
[21] As a reporter for GMTV, Fisher intervened on behalf of dual US-British citizen Kenny Richey who was on death row in the United States.
Fisher contacted actress Susan Sarandon, provided her with GMTV reports, and issued an authorised statement on her behalf.
[22] He is a former director and trustee of the Institute of Contemporary Scotland[23] Fisher was nominated for story of the year in 2008 by the Foreign Press Association in London, for his Al Jazeera piece called "Russian Advance from Gori to Tbilisi", which was written while covering the Russia–Georgia war.
[24] His reports were also part of the International News Emmy nominations that Al Jazeera English received for its coverage in Georgia and during the Israeli offensive in Gaza.
[dubious – discuss][35] He has been a speaker and chair of conferences,[36][37] and has spoken on the role of journalists and breaking news coverage in a crisis.
[39][40][41] His contribution to the ICTD Conference in Atlanta was described by one of the organisers as a "brilliant tour de force"[42] He has also chaired events at the Edinburgh International Television Festival, including a debate entitled "TV War: What is it Good For".