Author Wilson Wanene An American Correspondent Brings Africa Out of the Shadows ‘Western reporters in Africa get away with an ignorance that would not be tolerated if they were assigned to other world regions ….’ June 15, 2005 When Tragedy Is No Longer a Good Enough Story to Tell An African journalist chronicles his life and revisits some of Africa’s major news stories of the 1990’s. September 15, 2004 Reporting in Southern Africa A prominent white journalist revisits his reporting during apartheid and reflects on the news media’s work today. September 15, 2003 ‘Monstrous Passions at the Core of the Human Soul…’ A journalist adroitly chronicles the catastrophes that were Mobutu’s Congo. March 15, 2002 A Journalist Allows This Story to Speak for Itself This House Has Fallen: Midnight in NigeriaKarl MaierPublic Affairs. 327 Pages. $26.Eight years ago a presidential election was held in an African country that was remarkable, given the continent’s gloomy… September 15, 2001 Lessons Learned in Africa A reporter replays history so past mistakes don’t become future policy. September 15, 2000 Watching the Watchdogs In Kenya, a Monthly Media Review Keeps a Watchful Eye on Journalists and Others June 15, 1999 A Newsman’s Style as Envoy in Africa When one thinks of how an ambassador’s career gets started, a rocky beach and seagulls don’t likely come to mind. But this is how Smith Hempstone, a former Editor-in-Chief of… June 15, 1998
