Sandra Nyaira
Sandra Nyaira | |
|---|---|
| Born | Zimbabwe |
| Died | July 13, 2021 |
| Nationality | Zimbabwean |
| Occupation | Reporter, Journalist |
Sandra Nyaira was a Zimbabwean investigative journalist[1] and communications and public information officer at the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.[2] Nyaira worked for Voice Of America (VOA)[3] in Washington DC and her work also featured in the London Times, The Guardian and The British Journalism Review.[4] Nyaira rose to fame after she became the first woman in Zimbabwe to take a leadership role in the newsroom at the age of 26[5] and also became more popular after she got arrested for exposing corrupt officials through an article she published.[6]
In April 2001 she wrote articles accusing Robert Mugabe and the then parliamentary speaker Emmerson Mnangagwa of corruption, and again she was charged with criminal defamation that year.[7][8]
Nyaira has been a Shorenstein fellow at Harvard University.[1]
On 13 July 2021, it was reported that Nyaira had died of a COVID-19 related illness.[9]
References[]
- ^ a b Aarti, Shahani (2017). "Building, And Losing, A Career On Facebook". NPR.org. Retrieved 2020-12-08.
- ^ "Staff certified as ECA Spokespersons and Opinion Leaders | United Nations Economic Commission for Africa". www.uneca.org. Retrieved 2020-12-08.[dead link]
- ^ "Women's Forum: Personal Story of Top African Women: By Sandra Nyaira". VOA. Retrieved 2020-12-08.
- ^ Jr, Charles Cobb (2002-10-16). "Zimbabwe: I Never Thought I Would Be A Journalist - Sandra Nyaira". allAfrica.com. Retrieved 2020-12-08.
- ^ Mhiripiri, Dominic (February 19, 2011). "Kubatana - Archive - Zimbabwean journalist Sandra Nyaira: Bravery, talent and success". archive.kubatana.net. Retrieved 2020-12-08.
- ^ "Zimbabwe's Exiled Press". Committee to Protect Journalists. Retrieved 2020-12-08.
- ^ "Sandra Nyaira - IWMF". www.iwmf.org. Retrieved 2020-12-08.
- ^ Nyaira, Sandra (2016-07-22). "Chill Wind in Zimbabwe:". British Journalism Review. doi:10.1177/0956474803144007.
- ^ Herald, The. "JUST IN: Veteran journalist Nyaira dies". The Herald. Retrieved 2021-07-13.
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