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Paul Salopek (born February 9, 1962 in Barstow, California)[1] is a two-time Pulitzer Prize winning writer. Salopek was raised in central Mexico.[2] He has reported for the Chicago Tribune since 1996, writing about Africa, the Balkans, Central Asia and the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. He worked for National Geographic from 1992-1995, visiting Chad, Sudan, Senegal, Niger, Mali, and Nigeria.[3] The October 1995 cover story for National Geographic was Salopek's piece on Africa's mountain gorillas. He reported on U.S.-Mexico border issues for the El Paso Times. In 1990, he was Gannett News Service's bureau chief in Mexico City.[4] February 9 is the 40th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ...
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Salopek received a degree in environmental biology from the University of California, Santa Barbara in 1984.[1][3][5] Salopek has worked off and on as a commercial fisherman, most recently with the scallop fleet out of New Bedford, Massachusetts in 1991. His career in journalism began in 1985 when his motorcycle broke in Roswell, New Mexico and he took a police-reporting job at the local newspaper to earn repair money.[1] The University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) is a coeducational public university located on the Pacific Ocean in Santa Barbara County, California. ...
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In 1998 he won the Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Reporting for two articles profiling the Human Genome Diversity Project.[1][2][5] In 2001, he won the Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting for work covering Africa.[1][2][5] Columbia University President George Rupp presented Salopek with the prize, "for his reporting on the political strife and disease epidemics ravaging Africa, witnessed firsthand as he traveled, sometimes by canoe, through rebel-controlled regions of the Congo."[4] 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ...
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Salopek was a general assignment reporter on the Tribune's Metropolitan staff, reporting on immigration, the environment and urban affairs. He spent several years as the Tribune's bureau chief in Johannesburg. Salopek reported from Sudan for a 2003 National Geographic story, "Shattered Sudan: Drilling for Oil, Hoping for Peace." He co-wrote "Who Rules the Forest?" from Africa for National Geographic in September 2005, examining the effects of war in Central Africa.[4] , City motto: Unity in Development Province Gauteng Mayor Amos Masondo Area - % water 1,644 km² 0. ...
Detainment in Sudan Salopek was detained in Darfur, Sudan by Sudanese government officials on August 6, along with his Chadian interpreter and driver, while on a freelance assignment for National Geographic magazine. When Salopek failed to show at a long-scheduled appointment on August 17, National Graphic became concerned. His last contact with his wife had been on August 5. On August 26, 2006 Salopek was charged with espionage, passing information illegally, writing "false news," and entering Sudan without a visa, in a Sudanese court in al-Fashir, North Darfur.[4] Darfur (Arabic دار Ùور, meaning home of the Fur) is a region of far western Sudan, bordering the Central African Republic, Libya, and Chad. ...
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Press release Chris Johns, National Geographic's editor in chief, said Salopek "had no agenda other than to fairly and accurately report on the Sahel. He is a world-recognized journalist of the highest standing, with a deep knowledge and respect for the continent of Africa and its people."[4] The Chicago Tribune released a statement saying, "Our colleague and dear friend, Paul Salopek, is one of the most accomplished and admired journalists of our time. He is not a spy. Our fervent hope is that the authorities in Sudan will recognize his innocence and quickly allow Paul to return home to his wife, Linda, and to his colleagues ... He began a scheduled leave of absence from the newspaper earlier this month and was traveling in Chad reporting a freelance assignment for National Geographic magazine before he was detained. Since we learned of Paul's detention in Sudan, we have been working diligently to seek his release. ... We are deeply worried about Paul and his well being, and appeal to the government of Sudan to return him safely home."[6] The location of Sahel in Africa The Sahel (from Arabic ساØÙ„, sahil, shore, border or coast of the Sahara desert) is the boundary zone in Africa between the Sahara to the north and the more fertile region to the south, known as the Sudan (not to be confused with the country...
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Hearing Defense attorney Omer Hassan requested a three-week trial delay, but was given only a two-week continuance, after a 40-minute hearing, delaying the trial until September 10. Hassan argued that the three men could not get a fair trial because the governor of North Darfur called Salopek a criminal. The judge ordered an end to prejudicial remarks. Salopek recited his name, age and marital status during the hearing. Salopek had traveled in Chad near the border with Sudan. When he was arrested he was carrying two U.S. passports and satellite maps of the conflict area in Darfur, printed from the internet. Sudanese officials view the passports and maps as evidence against Salopek.[4] Chris Johns, Editor in Chief and photographer for National Geographic magazine, said, "As one who has worked in Africa for more than 15 years, I have two passports. There are many reasons for that. For example, during apartheid days, if I needed to cover South Africa, it was not in my best interest [when entering black-controlled African countries] to have a South Africa stamp in my passport.[3] A lawyer in the United States is technically called an attorney at law or an attorney-at-law. ...
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Shays delegation Salopek telephoned National Geographic and Tribune editors. He was visited by a congressional delegation led by U.S. Representative Christopher Shays. Shays, in an interview given on August 26, said Salopek "did a very foolish thing coming into the country without a visa and he knows that... He knew he made a mistake. But it's not in anybody's interest--in their or our governments--to have this blown out of proportion. This is a reporter doing what reporters do. They don't have any designs against the government. They're just reporting what they see.[4] He had a very gentle presence and he was very appreciative of our being there. We just told him we would pass on to his wife that he loved her very much and he was looking forward to seeing her. We were deeply concerned that they had arrested someone and held him so long without letting his family know about it.[7] The House of Representatives is the larger of two houses that make up the U.S. Congress, the other being the United States Senate. ...
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Two U.S. congressmen visited Salopek on August 22 for an hour at a police station in al Fashir. Salopek said he was being held in a 20-foot-by-20-foot cell with 15 others and no toilet facilities. Salopek was later moved to better quarters. Representative Brian Higgins, and Cameron Hume, the U.S. charge d'affaires to Sudan, also attended the meeting. U.S. Senator Barack Obama, in Africa on a two-week tour, is monitoring the situation in conjunction with the U.S. State Department.[7] August 22 is the 234th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (235th in leap years), with 131 days remaining. ...
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Previous cases The presiding judge in Salopek's case previously sentenced Slovenian writer and activist Tomo Križnar on August 14, to two years in prison on charges of spying and publishing false information. Križnar admitted entering the country without a visa but denied spying on the Sudanese government. The judge also ordered the deportation of an American citizen who the U.S. embassy in Sudan described as a college student doing research.[4] August 14 is the 226th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (227th in leap years), with 139 days remaining. ...
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Release On September 9, one day before the trial was scheduled to start, the three of them were freed.[8] In a press conference, Salopek thanked New Mexico governor Bill Richardson and Sudanese president Omar al-Bashir.[8] Richardson had traveled to Sudan on the 8th to meet with al-Bashir and persuaded him to release all three, convincing him that "Paul Salopek and the two Chadian members of our delegation were legitimate journalists, were respected journalists, they were doing their job, they were not spies."[9] Salopek's wife, Linda Lynch, and Chicago Tribune editor Ann Marie Lipinski also traveled with Richardson to Sudan.[8] September 9 is the 252nd day of the year (253rd in leap years). ...
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References - ^ a b c d e Paul Salopek of the Chicago Tribune. Pulitzer Prize. Retrieved on 2006-08-27.
- ^ a b c "Sudan charges Tribune ace with writing 'false news'", Associated Press, 2006-08-27. Retrieved on 2006-08-27.
- ^ a b c Chamberlain, Ted. "Spying Charge Brought Against Geographic Reporter in Sudan", National Geographic, 2006-08-26. Retrieved on 2006-08-27.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Jones, Tim. "Tribune correspondent charged as spy in Sudan", Chicago Tribune, 2006-08-26. Retrieved on 2006-08-28.
- ^ a b c "Statement From National Geographic On Paul Salopek", National Geographic Magazine, 2006-08-26. Retrieved on 2006-08-27.
- ^ "Statement from Tribune Editor and Senior Vice President Ann Marie Lipinski Regarding Paul Salopek", Chicago Tribune, 2006-08-26. Retrieved on 2006-08-27.
- ^ a b Johnson, Carla K.. "Journalist faces espionage charge in Sudan court", Associated Press, 2006-08-27. Retrieved on 2006-08-27.
- ^ a b c "Pulitzer Prize-winning U.S. journalist released from a Sudanese prison", Associated Press, 2006-09-09. Retrieved on 2006-09-09.
- ^ King, Noel. "Journalist Paul Salopek Returns to the United States", Voice of America, 2006-09-10. Retrieved on 2006-09-10.
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