Eleanor Beardsley
Eleanor Beardsley is a correspondent based in Paris covering French society, politics, economics, culture and gastronomy for National Public Radio. She has been reporting for NPR from France since 2004.[1][2][3]
Early life[]
Beardsley was raised in Columbia, South Carolina, where her father was a history professor at the University of South Carolina.[4] She learned French by reading the Asterix comic books in their original language.[4] Commentators including Rod Dreher have remarked on how unusual it is to hear a Southern accent like Beardsley's coming from a national broadcaster.[5] Ben Yagoda describes her pronunciation of "lawl" (for law) as "redolent of her native South Carolina."[6]
She has a B.A. in French from Furman University.[1]
Career[]
Beardsley worked on Senator Strom Thurmond's staff early in her career.[7] In 2003 she was a spokesperson for the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo.[8][9] Beardsley reported from Kosovo during the Kosovo War.[7] She has covered the Arab Spring in Tunisia and presidential elections in France.[1] She also covered the terrorist attacks in Paris in November 2015.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b c d "Eleanor Beardsley". NPR.org. 2 January 2008. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
- ^ Hamilton, John Maxwell (2013). Foreign Correspondence. ledge. p. 49. ISBN 978-1135738761.
- ^ "American Economic Woes Affect European Tourism". Voice of America. 27 October 2009. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
- ^ a b "Eleanor Beardsley (Interview)" (PDF). Furman (alumni magazine). Spring 2009.
- ^ Rod Dreher (31 January 2015). "Does NPR Sound Too White?". The American Conservative. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
- ^ Yagoda, Ben (12 March 2014). "That NPR Sound". Chronicle of Higher Education. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
- ^ a b "Reporters on the Job". The Christian Science Monitor. 27 Feb 2002. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
- ^ "Mufti denies connection between Kosovo Islamic Community, Wahhabis". BBC. 4 January 2003.
- ^ Sutton, Andrew (Nov 9, 2002). "The Black Hole of Europe". The Spectator. Archived from the original on February 20, 2016. Retrieved 16 November 2015 – via HighBeam Research.
External links[]
- Lecture at Florida State University
- Q&A: Talking Travel and France with NPR Journalist Eleanor Beardsley
- Biscuit Chat with Eleanor Beardsley
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