Word: niemans
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...United States should fear Reagan because of his "total lack of judgment and reliance on people who are trigger-happy," James C. Thomson, curator of the Nieman fellowships, said. He added, however, that he believes the president-elect's victory may have a silver lining: "Fighting Carter was like punching pillows--now we really have clear-cut evil to deal with...
...James C. Thomson Jr., curator of the Nieman fellowships, disagreed with Reagan-victory sentiment, saying he believes Carter will capture at least the popular vote "by an eyelash...
James C. Thomson, curator of the Nieman Foundation and moderator of the discussion, drew laughs all night long--"after Tuesday our motto should be 'let us do better,'" he said...
...ruled, he replied: "I don't know." Others were less pessimistic. "It will restrain those who brutalize, and end indifference," said José Westerkamp, a fellow Argentine civil rights activist. Added Robert Cox, the British-born former editor of the Buenos Aires Herald, who is currently a Nieman Fellow at Harvard: "Here is an ordinary person showing that one man can do an enormous amount. It's like David being equipped with armor, not just a slingshot. This is one of the few cases of the meek inheriting the earth...
...some ways, South Africa is a small society," de Villiers says, explaining that as a journalist she knows all the leading political figures as well as many artists. As a Nieman Fellow, she appreciates "the overwhelming richness of intellectual resources at Harvard." While here, she is studying government, taking courses on nationalism, political social change, and U.S. foreign affairs. Her goal: "to amplify my understanding of the U.S. and world politics" de Villiers believes her Nieman Fellowship provides a beneficial change. "The mid-career break is necessary to give one time for reflection," she says, adding, "As a journalist...