Uncategorized Surveillance and Security The National Security Agency has been accused of collecting data from the servers of web companies like Google, whose data center in Council Bluffs, Iowa is pictured here. Image courtesy… January 9, 2014 Toni Locy Mandela’s Moral Authority 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… December 16, 2013 Fleur de Villiers Top 10 Investigative Journalism Books of 2013 “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. Author photo… December 13, 2013 Steve Weinberg Lesson from Mandela Outside Nelson Mandela’s residence in Houghton, Johannesburg. Photo by Nadia TrompThe trumpet cries, fading into nothingness, then strong again, as the crowd heaves and sways to the sounds of “Nkosi… December 11, 2013 Nadia Tromp Mandela and the Interview that Reverberated Around the World 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. Photo… December 10, 2013 Richard Steyn Covering Mandela: From Imprisonment to Freedom 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… December 8, 2013 John Ryan Moments with Mandela 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… December 8, 2013 Allister Sparks Nelson Mandela, 1918 – 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 PressNelson Mandela, the first black… December 5, 2013 Janet Heard Writing the Book: How to Craft Narratives, from Concept to Content “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 narratives.… December 5, 2013 Trials of Transparency In 2002, Panama became the first country in Latin America to put a law on the books guaranteeing open access to government records. Yet a law on the books is… November 19, 2013 Fernando Berguido Previous 1 … 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 … 29 Next
