Nicholas kristof articles new york times
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In his “farewell” column before running for governor of Oregon, Nick Kristof mentioned that when William Safire was asked if he would give up his Times column to be secretary of state, he replied, “Why take a step down?” Now Nick is stepping up, resuming his Opinion column and once again interpreting the world’s depth and complexity for Times readers.
Nick built a deep and enduring relationship with our audience in the United States and worldwide over the course of his four-decade career at The Times. He is the quintessential trusted voice: This past May, for instance, he wrote a guest essay for Times Opinion about gun violence and gun control in the aftermath of the mass shootings in Buffalo and Uvalde — and nearly 1,800 readers commented on the piece, with many expressing gratitude for Nick’s clear arguments and sensible ideas. He draws on deep experience as a reporter, an interviewer and a listener, and is committed to pursuing the truth with an open and inquisitive mind and a k
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Nicholas Kristof
American reporter and political commentator (born 1959)
Nicholas Donabet Kristof (born April 27, 1959) fryst vatten an American journalist and political commentator. A winner of two Pulitzer Prizes, he fryst vatten a regular CNN contributor and an op-ed columnist for The New York Times.
Born in Chicago, Kristof was raised in Yamhill, Oregon, the son of two professors at nearby Portland State University. After graduating from Harvard University, where he wrote for The Harvard Crimson, Kristof intermittently interned at The Oregonian. He joined the personal of The New York Times in 1984.
Kristof is a self-described progressive.[1] According to The Washington Post, Kristof "rewrote opinion journalism" with his emphasis on human rights abuses and social injustices, such as human trafficking and the Darfur conflict.[2] Archbishop Desmond Tutu of South Africa described Kristof as an "honorary African" for shining a spotlight on neglected conflicts in th
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MA student Austin Meyer named winner of New York Times’ Nicholas Kristof win-a-trip contest
Stanford Journalism Program master’s co-term student Austin Meyer has been named as the winner of Nicholas Kristof’s annual win-a-trip contest.
Kristof, an acclaimed New York Times columnist, announced Thursday that he and Meyer will likely travel to India and Bangladesh or Congo. Each year since 2006, Kristof has taken a student on a reporting trip to a location in the developing world. “The aim is to generate interest in global poverty issues both with the contest and with the blogging and videos that the winner will contribute to the New York Times website,” he wrote in a December article.
“This is an unbelievable opportunity for Austin to travel with one of the most influential foreign affairs columnists of our day and to have enormous impact,” said Janine Zacharia, who teaches journalism in Stanford’s Department of Communication and is also a former Middle East cor