Anne Nelson

American journalist (born 1954)

  • Red Orchestra: The Story of the Berlin Underground and the Circle of Friends Who Resisted Hitler
  • The Guys
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Anne Nelson (born 1954) is an American journalist, author, playwright, and professor.[1]

Early life and education

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

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

Nelson is married to journalist and author George Black. Together they have two children.[9]

Bibliography

  • 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

  1. ^ a b "Anne Nelson". Simon & Schuster.
  2. ^ a b "Anne Nelson-Black papers". Yale University. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
  3. ^ a b "An Interview with Anne Nelson, Playwright & Screenwriter of The Guys". February 10, 2016.
  4. ^ a b c "Anne Nelson - Penguin Random House". www.penguinrandomhouse.com.
  5. ^ "Past Winners". Recognizing Young Journalists. Livingston Awards: University of Michigan. 2024. pp. 26–41.
  6. ^ "Anne Nelson". John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
  7. ^ Stern, Scott W. (February 19, 2020). "How Powerful Is This Right-Wing Shadow Network?". The New Republic. ISSN 0028-6583. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
  8. ^ "Oklahoma Journalism Hall of Fame to add 12 members, including 3 with ties to The Oklahoman". The Oklahoman. Retrieved February 12, 2024.
  9. ^ https://pulitzercenter.org/people/george-black
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ 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.
  12. ^ 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.
  13. ^ 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.
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