Opinion

“A Distant Drum” brings the life of Nat Nakasa, NF ’65, to the stage

The story of Nathaniel Nakasa has all the makings of a classic tragedy. Nakasa, a talented black journalist from South Africa, was selected to be a Nieman Fellow in the…
Anna Holmes

Anna Holmes

Founder, Jezebel; editor of digital voices and storytelling, Fusion
Geneva Overholser

Geneva Overholser

Former editor, The Des Moines Register
Debra Adams Simmons

Debra Adams Simmons

Vice president, Advance Local; former editor, The Cleveland Plain Dealer
Susan Smith Richardson

Susan Smith Richardson

Editor and publisher, The Chicago Reporter
Wanda Lloyd

Wanda Lloyd

Former executive editor, Montgomery (Ala.) Advertiser
Margaret Low Smith

Margaret Low Smith

Vice president, The Atlantic; former senior vice president for news, NPR
Charlotte Hall

Charlotte Hall

Former editor, senior vice president, Orlando Sentinel
Julia Turner

Julia Turner

Editor, Slate
Susan Goldberg

Susan Goldberg

Editor in chief, National Geographic