Janet Heard

About Janet Heard

Janet Heard is a 2010 Nieman Fellow for Journalism at Harvard University. You can read her blog at http://www.janetheard.blogspot.com/. She is based at Independent Newspapers in Cape Town, South Africa.

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Nelson Mandela, 1918 – 2013

By Janet Heard• December 5, 2013

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

Janet Heard, NF ’10

By Janet Heard• 75th Anniversary• September 20, 2013

After her Nieman year, Janet Heard joined the Cape Times as assistant editor, head of news I visited my … Read more