Anne Nelson
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| Born | 1954 (age 69–70) Fort Sill, Oklahoma |
| Alma mater | Yale University |
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Anne Nelson (born 1954) is an American journalist, author, playwright, and professor.[1]
Early life and education
[edit]Anne Nelson was born in Fort Sill, Oklahoma in 1954, and spent her childhood in Lincoln, Nebraska.[2][3] She graduated from Yale University in 1976.[2][4]
Career
[edit]From 1980 to 1983, Nelson served as a war correspondent in El Salvador and Guatemala.[3][4]
In 1989, she was given a Livingston Award for Excellence in International Reporting for the piece "In the Grotto of the Pink Sisters" for Mother Jones.[5]
In 2005, she received a Guggenheim Fellowship in Nonfiction and German and East European History for her research for the book Red Orchestra.[6]
Nelson teaches at the School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University.[4]
Nelson's 2019 book Shadow Network: Media, Money, and the Secret Hub of the Radical Right deals with the political influence of groups including the right wing Council for National Policy.[7]
In 2024, she was named to the Oklahoma Journalism Hall of Fame.[8]
Personal life
[edit]Nelson is married to journalist and author George Black. Together they have two children.[9]
Bibliography
[edit]- Murder Under Two Flags: The US, Puerto Rico, and the Cerro Maravilla Cover-up; New York : Ticknor & Fields, 1986. ISBN 9780899193717[10]
- The Guys: A Play. New York : Random House, 2002. ISBN 9780812967296[1]
- Red Orchestra: The Story of the Berlin Underground and the Circle of Friends Who Resisted Hitler. New York: Random House, 2009. ISBN 9781400060009 OCLC 229467500[11]
- Suzanne's Children New York : Simon & Schuster, 2017. ISBN 9781501105333[12]
- Shadow Network: Media, Money, and the Secret Hub of the Radical Right, New York : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2019. ISBN 9781635573190[13]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Anne Nelson". Simon & Schuster.
- ^ a b "Anne Nelson-Black papers". Yale University. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
- ^ a b "An Interview with Anne Nelson, Playwright & Screenwriter of The Guys". February 10, 2016.
- ^ a b c "Anne Nelson - Penguin Random House". www.penguinrandomhouse.com.
- ^ "Past Winners". Recognizing Young Journalists. Livingston Awards: University of Michigan. 2024. pp. 26–41.
- ^ "Anne Nelson". John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
- ^ Stern, Scott W. (February 19, 2020). "How Powerful Is This Right-Wing Shadow Network?". The New Republic. ISSN 0028-6583. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
- ^ "Oklahoma Journalism Hall of Fame to add 12 members, including 3 with ties to The Oklahoman". The Oklahoman. Retrieved February 12, 2024.
- ^ https://pulitzercenter.org/people/george-black [bare URL]
- ^ Reviews for Murder Under Two Flags:
- Stuttaford, Genevieve (March 14, 1986). "Murder Under Two Flags: The U.S., Puerto Rico, and the Cerro Maravilla Cover-Up". Publishers Weekly. Vol. 229, no. 11. Retrieved March 22, 2023.
- Appelo, Tim (April 1990). "Latin Lessons: Anne Nelson". Savvy Woman. Vol. 11, no. 4. p. 21. Retrieved March 22, 2023.
- Kelleher, Terry (May 4, 1986). "Puerto Rico's Watergate Unraveled". Sun-Sentinel. Retrieved March 22, 2023.
- Rohter, Larry (December 28, 1986). "In Short: Nonfiction". New York Times. Retrieved March 22, 2023.
- Del Olmo, Frank (April 27, 1986). "Nonfiction: Murder Under Two Flags". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
- Dwyer, Augusta (July 19, 1986). "Puerto Rico and the deaths of cafeteria terrorists". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved March 25, 2023 – via ProQuest.
- ^ Reviews for Red Orchestra:
- "RED ORCHESTRA: The Story of the Berlin Underground and the Circle of Friends Who Resisted Hitler". Kirkus Reviews. February 15, 2009. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
- Burns, Jane (August 2, 2009). "Unsung Heroes Book Explores 'Red Orchestra' of Nazi Resisters, Some of Whom Met in Madison". Wisconsin State Journal. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
- Herzog, Dagmar (June 5, 2009). "Berlin Underground". The New York Times. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
- Freeman, Jay (February 15, 2009). "The Red Orchestra: The Story of the Berlin Underground and the Circle of Friends Who Resisted Hitler". The Booklist. Vol. 105, no. 12. Retrieved March 25, 2023 – via ProQuest.
- Pringle Jr., Robert W. (2010). "Playing a Red Tune in Nazi Germany". International Journal of Intelligence and CounterIntelligence. 23 (1): 194–197. doi:10.1080/08850600903348929. S2CID 154062693. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
- Hoffmann, Peter (June 2011). "Red Orchestra: The Story of the Berlin Underground and the Circle of Friends Who Resisted Hitler". Central European History. 44 (2): 375–377. doi:10.1017/S0008938911000239. S2CID 144211495. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
- Brand, Horst (Winter 2012). "German Resistance to the Nazi State". New Politics. 13 (4): 115–118. Retrieved March 25, 2023 – via ProQuest.
- Goedeken, Ed (February 15, 2009). "Social Sciences: Red Orchestra". Library Journal. 134 (3). Retrieved March 25, 2023 – via ProQuest.
- ^ Reviews for Suzanne's Children:
- Cole, Diane (October 16, 2017). "Review: Selflessness Under Pressure". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
- "SUZANNE'S CHILDREN: A Daring Rescue in Nazi Paris". Kirkus Reviews. September 1, 2017. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
- Fletcher, Connie (September 1, 2017). "Suzanne's Children: A Daring Rescue in Nazi Paris". The Booklist. Vol. 114, no. 1. p. 37. Retrieved March 26, 2023 – via ProQuest.
- Keymer, David (September 15, 2017). "Social Studies: Suzanne's Children". Library Journal. Vol. 142, no. 15. Retrieved March 26, 2023 – via ProQuest.
- ^ Reviews for Shadow Network:
- Lee, Sabina (November 15, 2019). "How the American Right Gets Its Message Out". Columbia News. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
- "SHADOW NETWORK: Media, Money, and the Secret Hub of the Radical Right". Kirkus Reviews. Vol. 137, no. 17. September 1, 2019. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
- Stern, Scott W. (February 19, 2020). "How Powerful Is This Right-Wing Shadow Network?". The New Republic. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
- Wilsom-Hartgrove, Jonathan (May 2020). "Who Poisoned Talk Radio?". Sojourners. Vol. 49, no. 5. pp. 22–27. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
- Wilsom-Hartgrove, Jonathan (July 1, 2020). "The white Christian nationalist scam". The Christian Century. Vol. 137, no. 15. pp. 36–38. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
- Heywood, Mark (September 11, 2020). "Media, journalism under threat: What can civil society do?". Zimbabwe Independent. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Anne Nelson.
- Official website
- Appearances on C-SPAN
- "How Powerful Is This Right-Wing Shadow Network?". The New Republic. February 19, 2020. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
- Anne Nelson-Black Papers (MS 1444). Manuscripts and Archives, Yale University Library.
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