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...American who spent much of his life studying modern China, Thomson was an advocate for rapprochement between Communist China and the West at a time when such a suggestion was not mainstream, earning himself the nickname of “Mao Ze-Thomson, my favorite dove” from President Johnson’s National Security Advisor McGeorge M. Bundy...
...Thomson was a self-proclaimed “journalizer,” which he defined as “one who has hovered and nibbled at the fringes of journalism for most of my life...
Fiore said Thomson took steps to bring more women, minorities and journalists from small news organizations to Harvard as Neiman Fellows. He also stopped the use of “he” or “men” as generalized references in Nieman Foundation publications...
Prior to his work at the Nieman Foundation, Thomson served in the State Department in the Kennedy and Johnson administrations and was known for his strong advocacy of engagement with Communist China, and his opposition to the war in Vietnam...
...youngest of four children, Thomson spent his childhood years in Nanking, China, where his father was a college chemistry teacher. His mother and two older sisters had a great impression on his life and his attitudes toward women, Fiore said...