Mollenhoff, who received the award in 1959. I’ve known several of the Lovejoy winners, including the late Clark R. That brings a willingness to face danger to tell stories that must be told. The answer, I think, stems from a sense that what they do is not just interesting, but vital and essential. I’m certain that’s true, but it does not really explain how anyone - Lovejoy, Nelson or the other 61 men and women who have received the award - finds the courage to do this important work.
“Looking back at what I’ve faced in places like the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, Iraq, Afghanistan and Libya, I feel it’s been worth it, both for myself and those informed by my work,” Nelson said. She talked about her desire “connect Americans to the rest of the world” and the sense of satisfaction that comes from “being able to see the story unfold.” “Extreme danger inevitably leads to soul-searching about why we do what we do and whether it’s even worth it,” she said.
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Speaking at Colby last week, Nelson told stories about being blinded by tear gas while reporting on the recent Arab Spring uprising and pleading with black-clad gunmen to let her free in Iraq in 2004.īut she seemed unable to answer two questions that followed her speech: Why does she do what she does - accepting danger to report the news - and how does she find the courage to do her job. Nelson demonstrates the same commitment, courage and passion that cost Lovejoy his life. The mob eventually set fire to the building and killed Lovejoy.” He was buried on his 35th birthday. Friends then organized a militia and secretly bought and installed another press. He bought another, which was also destroyed. That night his press was again destroyed. “His position hardened, and on July 6, 1837, he published another editorial condemning slavery. Here’s how Colby describes the result of Lovejoy’s journalism: