Former South African President Nelson Mandela died on December 5, 2013. Photo by Greg Marinovich As the world grapples with the death of Nelson Mandela, journalists are reflecting on … Read more
In 1990, an elderly man emerged from 27 years in prison into a country whose future was balanced on a knife-edge and which the world had long believed would not be able to escape the inevitable fate of all oppressive … Read more
“Dirty Wars,” Jeremy Scahill’s exposé on the U.S. government’s tactics for fighting terrorism since September 11, 2001, is Steve Weinberg’s pick for best investigative journalism book of 2013. Read more
Pippa Green, second from left, was on the platform with Nelson Mandela when he received an honorary degree from Harvard during a special ceremony in September 1998. On the … Read more
Outside Nelson Mandela’s residence in Houghton, Johannesburg. Photo by Nadia Tromp The trumpet cries, fading into nothingness, then strong again, as the crowd heaves and sways to the sounds of “Nkosi Sikelel’ iAfrika” … Read more
Richard Steyn, NF ’86, editor of The Star, was granted a one-on-one interview with Nelson Mandela during his first trip back to Robben Island after his release from prison. Read more
Nearly 26 years separated my first and second encounter with Nelson Mandela. The first time, the African National Congress leader was in the dock in Pretoria facing a strong chance of being executed for treason. He had already spent a … Read more
I met with Nelson Mandela many times after his release from prison, both as a journalist and a friend, but two occasions stand out as illustrative of what I regard as his most profound human quality: his keen interest in … Read more
Students at the Melpark Primary School in Johannesburg sing “Happy Birthday” as they celebrate former president Nelson Mandela’s 95th birthday. Photo by Denis Farrell/The Associated Press Nelson Mandela, … Read more
“Writing the Book: How to Craft Narratives, from Concept to Content” is an in-depth exploration of how journalists can become authors, told by writers of memoirs, novels, and nonfiction … Read more
