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| 'The worst of journalism': 150 writers and academics slam CBS coverage of Africa | 'The worst of journalism': 150 writers and academics slam CBS coverage of Africa |
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| Dear Mr Fager, | Dear Mr Fager, |
| We, the undersigned, are writing to express our grave concern about the frequent and recurring misrepresentation of the African continent by 60 Minutes. | We, the undersigned, are writing to express our grave concern about the frequent and recurring misrepresentation of the African continent by 60 Minutes. |
| In a series of recent segments from the continent, 60 Minutes has managed, quite extraordinarily, to render people of black African ancestry voiceless and all but invisible. | In a series of recent segments from the continent, 60 Minutes has managed, quite extraordinarily, to render people of black African ancestry voiceless and all but invisible. |
| Two of these segments were remarkably similar in their basic subject matter, featuring white people who have made it their mission to rescue African wildlife. In one case these were lions, and in another, apes. People of black African descent make no substantial appearance in either of these reports, and no sense whatsoever is given of the countries visited, South Africa and Gabon. | Two of these segments were remarkably similar in their basic subject matter, featuring white people who have made it their mission to rescue African wildlife. In one case these were lions, and in another, apes. People of black African descent make no substantial appearance in either of these reports, and no sense whatsoever is given of the countries visited, South Africa and Gabon. |
| This anachronistic style of coverage reproduces many of the worst habits of modern American journalism on Africa | This anachronistic style of coverage reproduces many of the worst habits of modern American journalism on Africa |
| The third notable recent segment was a visit by your correspondent Lara Logan to Liberia to cover the Ebola epidemic in that country. In that broadcast, Africans were reduced to the role of silent victims. They constituted what might be called a scenery of misery: people whose thoughts, experiences and actions were treated as if totally without interest. Liberians were shown within easy speaking range of Logan, including some Liberians whom she spoke about, and yet not a single Liberian was quoted in any capacity. | The third notable recent segment was a visit by your correspondent Lara Logan to Liberia to cover the Ebola epidemic in that country. In that broadcast, Africans were reduced to the role of silent victims. They constituted what might be called a scenery of misery: people whose thoughts, experiences and actions were treated as if totally without interest. Liberians were shown within easy speaking range of Logan, including some Liberians whom she spoke about, and yet not a single Liberian was quoted in any capacity. |
| Liberians not only died from Ebola, but many of them contributed bravely to the fight against the disease, including doctors, nurses and other caregivers, some of whom gave their lives in this effort. Despite this, the only people heard from on the air were white foreigners who had come to Liberia to contribute to the fight against the disease. | Liberians not only died from Ebola, but many of them contributed bravely to the fight against the disease, including doctors, nurses and other caregivers, some of whom gave their lives in this effort. Despite this, the only people heard from on the air were white foreigners who had come to Liberia to contribute to the fight against the disease. |
| Taken together, this anachronistic style of coverage reproduces, in condensed form, many of the worst habits of modern American journalism on the subject of Africa. | Taken together, this anachronistic style of coverage reproduces, in condensed form, many of the worst habits of modern American journalism on the subject of Africa. |
| To be clear, this means that Africa only warrants the public’s attention when there is disaster or human tragedy on an immense scale, when westerners can be elevated to the role of central characters, or when it is a matter of that perennial favourite, wildlife. | To be clear, this means that Africa only warrants the public’s attention when there is disaster or human tragedy on an immense scale, when westerners can be elevated to the role of central characters, or when it is a matter of that perennial favourite, wildlife. |
| Africans themselves are typically limited to the role of passive victims, or occasionally brutal or corrupt villains and incompetents; they are not otherwise shown to have any agency or even the normal range of human thoughts and emotions. Such a skewed perspective not only dis-serves Africa, it also badly dis-serves the news viewing and news reading public. | Africans themselves are typically limited to the role of passive victims, or occasionally brutal or corrupt villains and incompetents; they are not otherwise shown to have any agency or even the normal range of human thoughts and emotions. Such a skewed perspective not only dis-serves Africa, it also badly dis-serves the news viewing and news reading public. |
| We would like see to 60 Minutes rethink its approach to Africa, and rise to the challenge of covering topics like these | We would like see to 60 Minutes rethink its approach to Africa, and rise to the challenge of covering topics like these |
| We have taken the initiative of writing to you because we are mindful of the reach of 60 Minutes, and of the important role that your program has long played in informing the public. We are equally mindful that American views of Africa, a continent of 1.1 billion people, which is experiencing rapid change on an immense scale, are badly misinformed by much of the mainstream media. | We have taken the initiative of writing to you because we are mindful of the reach of 60 Minutes, and of the important role that your program has long played in informing the public. We are equally mindful that American views of Africa, a continent of 1.1 billion people, which is experiencing rapid change on an immense scale, are badly misinformed by much of the mainstream media. |
| The great diversity of African experience, the challenges and triumphs of African peoples, and above all, the voices and thoughts of Africans themselves are chronically and woefully underrepresented. | The great diversity of African experience, the challenges and triumphs of African peoples, and above all, the voices and thoughts of Africans themselves are chronically and woefully underrepresented. |
| Over the coming decades, Africa will become the backdrop of some of the most significant developments on the planet, from unprecedented population growth, urbanisation and economic change to, potentially, the wholesale reconfiguration of states. | Over the coming decades, Africa will become the backdrop of some of the most significant developments on the planet, from unprecedented population growth, urbanisation and economic change to, potentially, the wholesale reconfiguration of states. |
| We would like see to 60 Minutes rethink its approach to Africa, and rise to the challenge of covering topics like these, and many more, that go well beyond the bailiwick of the staid and stereotypical recent examples cited above. In doing so, 60 Minutes will have much to gain, as will the viewing public. | We would like see to 60 Minutes rethink its approach to Africa, and rise to the challenge of covering topics like these, and many more, that go well beyond the bailiwick of the staid and stereotypical recent examples cited above. In doing so, 60 Minutes will have much to gain, as will the viewing public. |
| Signed, | Signed, |
| Howard French, associate professor, Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism | Howard French, associate professor, Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism |
| Fatin Abbas, Manhattanville College | Fatin Abbas, Manhattanville College |
| Akin Adesokan, novelist and associate professor, Comparative Literature and Cinema and Film Studies, Indiana University Bloomington | Akin Adesokan, novelist and associate professor, Comparative Literature and Cinema and Film Studies, Indiana University Bloomington |
| Anthony Arnove, producer, “Dirty Wars” | Anthony Arnove, producer, “Dirty Wars” |
| Adam Ashforth, Department of Afroamerican and African Studies, University of Michigan | Adam Ashforth, Department of Afroamerican and African Studies, University of Michigan |
| Sean Jacobs, faculty, International Affairs, Milano, The New School and Africa is a Country | Sean Jacobs, faculty, International Affairs, Milano, The New School and Africa is a Country |
| Teju Cole, distinguished writer in residence, Bard College. Photography Critic, The New York Times Magazine | Teju Cole, distinguished writer in residence, Bard College. Photography Critic, The New York Times Magazine |
| Richard Joseph, John Evans professor of International History and Politics, Northwestern University | Richard Joseph, John Evans professor of International History and Politics, Northwestern University |
| Leon Dash, Swanlund Chair professor in journalism, Professor, Center for Advanced Study, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | Leon Dash, Swanlund Chair professor in journalism, Professor, Center for Advanced Study, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Michael C Vazquez, senior editor, ‘Bidoun: Art and Culture from the Middle East’ | Michael C Vazquez, senior editor, ‘Bidoun: Art and Culture from the Middle East’ |
| Achille Mbembe, professor, Wits University and visiting professor of Romance Studies and Franklin Humanities Institute Research Scholar, Duke University | Achille Mbembe, professor, Wits University and visiting professor of Romance Studies and Franklin Humanities Institute Research Scholar, Duke University |
| M Neelika Jayawardane, associate professor of English Literature at State University of New York-Oswego, and Senior Editor, “Africa Is a Country” | M Neelika Jayawardane, associate professor of English Literature at State University of New York-Oswego, and Senior Editor, “Africa Is a Country” |
| Adam Hochschild, author | Adam Hochschild, author |
| Eileen Julien, professor, Comparative Literature, French and Italian, African Studies, Indiana University Bloomington | Eileen Julien, professor, Comparative Literature, French and Italian, African Studies, Indiana University Bloomington |
| Mohamed Keita, freelance journalist in New York City, former Africa Advocacy Coordinator of the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) | Mohamed Keita, freelance journalist in New York City, former Africa Advocacy Coordinator of the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) |
| Aaron Leaf, producer, Feet in 2 Worlds, The New School | Aaron Leaf, producer, Feet in 2 Worlds, The New School |
| Dan Magaziner, assistant professor, History, Yale University | Dan Magaziner, assistant professor, History, Yale University |
| Marissa Moorman, associate professor, Department of History, Indiana University | Marissa Moorman, associate professor, Department of History, Indiana University |
| Sisonke Msimang, research fellow, University of Kwazulu-Natal | Sisonke Msimang, research fellow, University of Kwazulu-Natal |
| Achal Prabhala, writer and researcher, Bangalore, India. | Achal Prabhala, writer and researcher, Bangalore, India. |
| Janet Roitman, associate professor of Anthropology, The New School | Janet Roitman, associate professor of Anthropology, The New School |
| Lily Saint, assistant professor of English, Wesleyan University | Lily Saint, assistant professor of English, Wesleyan University |
| Abdourahman A Waberi, writer and professor of French and Francophone Studies, George Washington University | Abdourahman A Waberi, writer and professor of French and Francophone Studies, George Washington University |
| Binyavanga Wainaina, writer | Binyavanga Wainaina, writer |
| Chika Unigwe, writer | Chika Unigwe, writer |
| James C McCann, chair, Department of Archaeology, Professor of History, Boston University | James C McCann, chair, Department of Archaeology, Professor of History, Boston University |
| Susan Shepler, associate professor, International Peace and Conflict Resolution, School of International Service, American University | Susan Shepler, associate professor, International Peace and Conflict Resolution, School of International Service, American University |
| Peter Uvin, Provost, Amherst College | Peter Uvin, Provost, Amherst College |
| G Pascal Zachary, professor of practice, Arizona State University | G Pascal Zachary, professor of practice, Arizona State University |
| Cara E. Jones, assistant professor of Political Science, Mary Baldwin College | Cara E. Jones, assistant professor of Political Science, Mary Baldwin College |
| James T. Campbell, Edgar E. Robinson Professor of History, Stanford University | James T. Campbell, Edgar E. Robinson Professor of History, Stanford University |
| Nii Akuetteh, independent International Affairs analyst, Former Executive Director of OSIWA, the Soros Foundation in West Africa | Nii Akuetteh, independent International Affairs analyst, Former Executive Director of OSIWA, the Soros Foundation in West Africa |
| Mary Ratcliff, Editor, San Francisco Bay View National Black Newspaper | Mary Ratcliff, Editor, San Francisco Bay View National Black Newspaper |
| James Ferguson, Susan S and William H Hindle professor, Stanford University | James Ferguson, Susan S and William H Hindle professor, Stanford University |
| Alice Gatebuke, Rwandan genocide and war survivor, Communications Director, African Great Lakes Action Network (AGLAN) | Alice Gatebuke, Rwandan genocide and war survivor, Communications Director, African Great Lakes Action Network (AGLAN) |
| Max Bankole Jarrett, deputy director, Africa Progress Panel Secretariat | Max Bankole Jarrett, deputy director, Africa Progress Panel Secretariat |
| Mohamed Dicko, retired computer applications analyst in St Louis, Missouri | Mohamed Dicko, retired computer applications analyst in St Louis, Missouri |
| Mojúbàolú Olufúnké Okome, professor of Political Science, African and Women’s Studies, Brooklyn College, CUNY | Mojúbàolú Olufúnké Okome, professor of Political Science, African and Women’s Studies, Brooklyn College, CUNY |
| Adam Ouologuem | Adam Ouologuem |
| John Edwin Mason, Department of History, University of Virginia | John Edwin Mason, Department of History, University of Virginia |
| Dele Olojede, newspaperman | Dele Olojede, newspaperman |
| Dr. Jonathan T Reynolds, professor of History, Northern Kentucky University | Dr. Jonathan T Reynolds, professor of History, Northern Kentucky University |
| Daniel J. Sharfstein, professor of Law, Vanderbilt University | Daniel J. Sharfstein, professor of Law, Vanderbilt University |
| Lisa Lindsay, University of North Carolina | Lisa Lindsay, University of North Carolina |
| Anne-Maria B. Makhulu, assistant professor of Cultural Anthropology and African and African American Studies, Duke University | Anne-Maria B. Makhulu, assistant professor of Cultural Anthropology and African and African American Studies, Duke University |
| Karin Shapiro, associate professor of the Practice African and African American Studies, Duke University | Karin Shapiro, associate professor of the Practice African and African American Studies, Duke University |
| Garry Pierre Pierre, executive director of the Community Reporting Alliance, New York City | Garry Pierre Pierre, executive director of the Community Reporting Alliance, New York City |
| Lynn M Thomas, professor and Chair, Department of History, University of Washington | Lynn M Thomas, professor and Chair, Department of History, University of Washington |
| Martha Saavedra, associate director, Center for African Studies, University of California, Berkeley | Martha Saavedra, associate director, Center for African Studies, University of California, Berkeley |
| Kathryn Mathers, visiting assistant professor, International Comparative Studies, Duke University | Kathryn Mathers, visiting assistant professor, International Comparative Studies, Duke University |
| Siddhartha Mitter, Freelance Journalist | Siddhartha Mitter, Freelance Journalist |
| Alexis Okeowo, contributor, The New Yorker and The New York Times Magazine | Alexis Okeowo, contributor, The New Yorker and The New York Times Magazine |
| Susan Thomson, assistant professor of Peace and Conflict Studies, Colgate University | Susan Thomson, assistant professor of Peace and Conflict Studies, Colgate University |
| Nicolas van de Walle, Maxwell Upson Professor of Government, Cornell University | Nicolas van de Walle, Maxwell Upson Professor of Government, Cornell University |
| David Newbury, Gwendolen Carter Professor of African Studies, Smith College | David Newbury, Gwendolen Carter Professor of African Studies, Smith College |
| Charles Piot, professor, Department of Cultural Anthropology and Department of African and African American Studies, Co-Convener Africa Initiative, Duke University | Charles Piot, professor, Department of Cultural Anthropology and Department of African and African American Studies, Co-Convener Africa Initiative, Duke University |
| Adia Benton, assistant professor of Anthropology, Brown University | Adia Benton, assistant professor of Anthropology, Brown University |
| Gregory Mann, historian of Francophone Africa, Columbia University | Gregory Mann, historian of Francophone Africa, Columbia University |
| Anne Pitcher, University of Michigan | Anne Pitcher, University of Michigan |
| Howard Stein, University of Michigan | Howard Stein, University of Michigan |
| Adam Shatz, London Review of Books | Adam Shatz, London Review of Books |
| Peter Rosenblum, professor of International Law and Human Rights, Bard College | Peter Rosenblum, professor of International Law and Human Rights, Bard College |
| Timothy Longman, African Studies Center Director, Chair of Committee of Directors, Pardee School of Global Studies, Associate Professor of Political Science, Boston University | Timothy Longman, African Studies Center Director, Chair of Committee of Directors, Pardee School of Global Studies, Associate Professor of Political Science, Boston University |
| Laura E Seay, assistant professor, Department of Government, Colby College | Laura E Seay, assistant professor, Department of Government, Colby College |
| Robert Grossman, producer | Robert Grossman, producer |
| Daniel Fahey, visiting scholar at UC Berkeley, Served on the U.N. Group of Experts on DRC 2013-2015 | Daniel Fahey, visiting scholar at UC Berkeley, Served on the U.N. Group of Experts on DRC 2013-2015 |
| Jennie E Burnet, associate professor of Anthropology, University of Louisville | Jennie E Burnet, associate professor of Anthropology, University of Louisville |
| Kim Yi Dionne, assistant professor, Smith College | Kim Yi Dionne, assistant professor, Smith College |
| Lonnie Isabel, journalist | Lonnie Isabel, journalist |
| Karen L Murphy | Karen L Murphy |
| Ryan Briggs, assistant professor, Department of Political Science, Virginia Tech | Ryan Briggs, assistant professor, Department of Political Science, Virginia Tech |
| Yolande Bouka, researcher, Institute for Security Studies | Yolande Bouka, researcher, Institute for Security Studies |
| Elliot Fratkin, Gwendolen M Carter Professor of African Studies, Department of Anthropology, Smith College | Elliot Fratkin, Gwendolen M Carter Professor of African Studies, Department of Anthropology, Smith College |
| Gretchen Bauer, professor and Chair, Department of Political Science and International Relations, University of Delaware | Gretchen Bauer, professor and Chair, Department of Political Science and International Relations, University of Delaware |
| John Woodford, journalist | John Woodford, journalist |
| Frank Holmquist, professor of Politics, Emeritus, School of Critical Social Inquiry, Hampshire College | Frank Holmquist, professor of Politics, Emeritus, School of Critical Social Inquiry, Hampshire College |
| Alice Kang, assistant professor, Department of Political Science, Institute for Ethnic Studies – African and African American Studies, University of Nebraska-Lincoln | Alice Kang, assistant professor, Department of Political Science, Institute for Ethnic Studies – African and African American Studies, University of Nebraska-Lincoln |
| Michel Marriott, journalist, author | Michel Marriott, journalist, author |
| Jennifer N Brass, assistant professor, School of Public and Environmental Affairs, Indiana University | Jennifer N Brass, assistant professor, School of Public and Environmental Affairs, Indiana University |
| Séverine Autesserre, Department of Political Science, Barnard College, Columbia University | Séverine Autesserre, Department of Political Science, Barnard College, Columbia University |
| Jill E Kelly, assistant professor, Clements Department of History, Southern Methodist University | Jill E Kelly, assistant professor, Clements Department of History, Southern Methodist University |
| Meghan Healy-Clancy, lecturer on Social Studies and on Women, Gender and Sexuality, Harvard University | Meghan Healy-Clancy, lecturer on Social Studies and on Women, Gender and Sexuality, Harvard University |
| Dayo Olopade, journalist, author | Dayo Olopade, journalist, author |
| Mary Moran, Colgate University | Mary Moran, Colgate University |
| Sharon Abramowitz, UFL | Sharon Abramowitz, UFL |
| Rebecca Shereikis, interim director, Institute for the Study of Islamic Thought in Africa, Northwestern University | Rebecca Shereikis, interim director, Institute for the Study of Islamic Thought in Africa, Northwestern University |
| Barbara B. Brown, director of the Outreach Program, African Studies Center, Boston University | Barbara B. Brown, director of the Outreach Program, African Studies Center, Boston University |
| Jeffrey Stringer | Jeffrey Stringer |
| David Alain Wohl, associate professor, The Division of Infectious Diseases, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | David Alain Wohl, associate professor, The Division of Infectious Diseases, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
| Andy Sechler, Instructor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School | Andy Sechler, Instructor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School |
| John Kraemer, assistant professor, Department of Health Systems Administration and African Studies Program, Georgetown University | John Kraemer, assistant professor, Department of Health Systems Administration and African Studies Program, Georgetown University |
| Barbara Shaw Anderson, associate director, African Studies Center, Lecturer, Department of African, African American, and Diaspora Studies, African Studies Center, University of North Carolina | Barbara Shaw Anderson, associate director, African Studies Center, Lecturer, Department of African, African American, and Diaspora Studies, African Studies Center, University of North Carolina |
| Adrienne LeBas, assistant professor of Government, American University, D.C. | Adrienne LeBas, assistant professor of Government, American University, D.C. |
| Catharine Newbury, Professor Emerita of Government, Smith College | Catharine Newbury, Professor Emerita of Government, Smith College |
| Ana M Ayuso Alvarez, Epidemiology Programme Applied to the Field, | Ana M Ayuso Alvarez, Epidemiology Programme Applied to the Field, |
| Cynthia Haq, professor of Family Medicine and Population Health Sciences, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health | Cynthia Haq, professor of Family Medicine and Population Health Sciences, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health |
| Aili Tripp, professor of Political Science and Gender and Women’s Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison | Aili Tripp, professor of Political Science and Gender and Women’s Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison |
| Gloria Ladson-Billings, professor, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Kellner Family Professor in Urban Education, University of Wisconsin | Gloria Ladson-Billings, professor, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Kellner Family Professor in Urban Education, University of Wisconsin |
| Anne Jebet Waliaula, outreach coordinator, African Studies Program, University of Wisconsin-Madison | Anne Jebet Waliaula, outreach coordinator, African Studies Program, University of Wisconsin-Madison |
| Judith Oki, Salt Lake City, former Capacity Building Advisor for Rebuilding Basic Health Services, Monrovia, Liberia | Judith Oki, Salt Lake City, former Capacity Building Advisor for Rebuilding Basic Health Services, Monrovia, Liberia |
| Sandra Schmidt, assistant professor of Social Studies and Education, Teachers College, Columbia University | Sandra Schmidt, assistant professor of Social Studies and Education, Teachers College, Columbia University |
| Emily Callaci, assistant professor, Department of History, University of Wisconsin-Madison | Emily Callaci, assistant professor, Department of History, University of Wisconsin-Madison |
| Louise Meintjes, associate professor, Departments of Music and Cultural Anthropology, Duke University | Louise Meintjes, associate professor, Departments of Music and Cultural Anthropology, Duke University |
| May Rihani, former co-chair of the United Nations Girls’ Education Initiative, author of Cultures Without Borders | May Rihani, former co-chair of the United Nations Girls’ Education Initiative, author of Cultures Without Borders |
| Tejumola Olaniyan, University of Wisconsin-Madison | Tejumola Olaniyan, University of Wisconsin-Madison |
| Selah Agaba, doctoral student, Anthropology and Education Policy Studies, University of Wisconsin | Selah Agaba, doctoral student, Anthropology and Education Policy Studies, University of Wisconsin |
| Casey Chapman, Wisconsin | Casey Chapman, Wisconsin |
| Ted Hochstadt, returned Peace Corps Volunteer (Lesotho) | Ted Hochstadt, returned Peace Corps Volunteer (Lesotho) |
| Kah Walla, CEO, Strategies, Cameroon | Kah Walla, CEO, Strategies, Cameroon |
| Kofi Ogbujiagba, journalist, Madison, Wisconsin | Kofi Ogbujiagba, journalist, Madison, Wisconsin |
| Matthew Francis Rarey, visiting assistant professor of Art History, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee | Matthew Francis Rarey, visiting assistant professor of Art History, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee |
| David B. Levine, consultant in International Development, Washington, D.C. | David B. Levine, consultant in International Development, Washington, D.C. |
| Claire Wendland, medical anthropologist, University of Wisconsin-Madison | Claire Wendland, medical anthropologist, University of Wisconsin-Madison |
| Frederic Schaffer, professor of Political Science, University of Massachusetts Amherst | Frederic Schaffer, professor of Political Science, University of Massachusetts Amherst |
| Joye Bowman, Professor and Chair, Department of History, University of Massachusetts Amherst | Joye Bowman, Professor and Chair, Department of History, University of Massachusetts Amherst |
| Cody S. Perkins, Ph.D. Candidate, Corcoran Department of History, University of Virginia | Cody S. Perkins, Ph.D. Candidate, Corcoran Department of History, University of Virginia |
| Eric Gottesman, Colby College Department of Art | Eric Gottesman, Colby College Department of Art |
| Lynda Pickbourn, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Economics, School of Critical Social Inquiry, Hampshire College | Lynda Pickbourn, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Economics, School of Critical Social Inquiry, Hampshire College |
| Kate Heuisler, Phnom Penh, Cambodia | Kate Heuisler, Phnom Penh, Cambodia |
| Henry John Drewal, Evjue-Bascom Professor of African and African Diaspora Arts, Departments of Art History and Afro-American Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison | Henry John Drewal, Evjue-Bascom Professor of African and African Diaspora Arts, Departments of Art History and Afro-American Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison |
| Sarah Forzley, lecturer in the English department at the University of Paris 10- Nanterre (France) | Sarah Forzley, lecturer in the English department at the University of Paris 10- Nanterre (France) |
| Laura Doyle, professor of English, University of Massachusetts-Amherst | Laura Doyle, professor of English, University of Massachusetts-Amherst |
| Ralph Faulkingham, emeritus professor of Anthropology (and former Editor, The African Studies Review), University of Massachusetts Amherst | Ralph Faulkingham, emeritus professor of Anthropology (and former Editor, The African Studies Review), University of Massachusetts Amherst |
| Dr. Jessica Johnson, University of Massachusetts Amherst History Department | Dr. Jessica Johnson, University of Massachusetts Amherst History Department |
| Joseph C. Miller, University of Virginia retired | Joseph C. Miller, University of Virginia retired |
| Sean Hanretta, associate professor, Department of History, Northwestern University | Sean Hanretta, associate professor, Department of History, Northwestern University |
| Iris Berger, Vincent O’Leary professor of History, University at Albany | Iris Berger, Vincent O’Leary professor of History, University at Albany |
| Jackson Musuuza, University of Wisconsin Madison | Jackson Musuuza, University of Wisconsin Madison |
| Anita Schroven, researcher, Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology, Halle/Saale, Germany | Anita Schroven, researcher, Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology, Halle/Saale, Germany |
| Baz Lecocq, chair of African History, Humboldt University of Berlin, Germany | Baz Lecocq, chair of African History, Humboldt University of Berlin, Germany |
| Monica H Green, professor of History, Arizona State University | Monica H Green, professor of History, Arizona State University |
| Sandra Adell, professor, Department of Afro-American Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison | Sandra Adell, professor, Department of Afro-American Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison |
| Pamela Feldman-Savelsberg, Broom professor of Social Demography and Anthropology Director, African and African American Studies Program, Acting Chair, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Carleton College | Pamela Feldman-Savelsberg, Broom professor of Social Demography and Anthropology Director, African and African American Studies Program, Acting Chair, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Carleton College |
| Michael Herce, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia p | Michael Herce, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia p |
| Satish Gopal, director, Cancer Program, UNC Project-Malawi, UNC Institute for Global Health and Infectious Diseases | Satish Gopal, director, Cancer Program, UNC Project-Malawi, UNC Institute for Global Health and Infectious Diseases |
| Mina C Hosseinipour, scientific director, UNC Project, Lilongwe Malawi | Mina C Hosseinipour, scientific director, UNC Project, Lilongwe Malawi |
| Cliff Missen, director, WiderNet@UNC and The WiderNet Project, Clinical Associate Professor, School of Information and Library Science, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill | Cliff Missen, director, WiderNet@UNC and The WiderNet Project, Clinical Associate Professor, School of Information and Library Science, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill |
| Groesbeck Parham, professor, UNC (working in Zambia) | Groesbeck Parham, professor, UNC (working in Zambia) |
| Norma Callender, San Jose | Norma Callender, San Jose |
| Harry McKinley Williams, Jr., Laird Bell professor of History, Carleton College | Harry McKinley Williams, Jr., Laird Bell professor of History, Carleton College |
| Robtel Neajai Pailey, Liberian academic, London | Robtel Neajai Pailey, Liberian academic, London |
| Rose Brewer, professor, University of Minnesota | Rose Brewer, professor, University of Minnesota |
| Fodei J Batty, assistant professor of Political Science, Quinnipiac University | Fodei J Batty, assistant professor of Political Science, Quinnipiac University |
| Graham Wells, professor, retired, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Mississippi State University | Graham Wells, professor, retired, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Mississippi State University |
| Chouki El Hamel, professor of History, School of Historical, Philosophical and Religious Studies, Arizona State University | Chouki El Hamel, professor of History, School of Historical, Philosophical and Religious Studies, Arizona State University |
| Obioma Ohia, postdoctoral fellow, Department of Physics, University of Maryland | Obioma Ohia, postdoctoral fellow, Department of Physics, University of Maryland |
| Paschal Kyoore, professor of french, Francophone African-Caribbean Literatures and Cultures | Paschal Kyoore, professor of french, Francophone African-Caribbean Literatures and Cultures |
| Director, African Studies program, Gustavus Adolphus College, Saint Peter, Minnesota | Director, African Studies program, Gustavus Adolphus College, Saint Peter, Minnesota |
| Preston Smith, chair of Africana Studies. Professor of Politics, Mount Holyoke College | Preston Smith, chair of Africana Studies. Professor of Politics, Mount Holyoke College |
| Catherine E Bolten, assistant professor of Anthropology and Peace Studies. The Joan B. Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies, University of Notre Dame | Catherine E Bolten, assistant professor of Anthropology and Peace Studies. The Joan B. Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies, University of Notre Dame |
| Michael Leslie, associate professor of Telecommunication, College of Journalism and Communications, University of Florida | Michael Leslie, associate professor of Telecommunication, College of Journalism and Communications, University of Florida |
| Agnes Ngoma Leslie, senior lecturer and outreach director, Center for African Studies, University of Florida | Agnes Ngoma Leslie, senior lecturer and outreach director, Center for African Studies, University of Florida |
| Martin Murray, Urban Planning and African Studies, University of Michigan | Martin Murray, Urban Planning and African Studies, University of Michigan |
| Laura Fair, associate professor of African History, Michigan State University | Laura Fair, associate professor of African History, Michigan State University |
| Noel Twagiramungu, post-doctoral research fellow, World Peace Foundation, The Fletcher School, Tufts University | Noel Twagiramungu, post-doctoral research fellow, World Peace Foundation, The Fletcher School, Tufts University |
| This letter was first published on howardwfrench.com | This letter was first published on howardwfrench.com |
| A spokesman for CBS responded, saying: “60 Minutes is proud of its coverage of Africa and has received considerable recognition for it. We have reached out to Mr French to invite him to discuss this further and we look forward to meeting with him.” | A spokesman for CBS responded, saying: “60 Minutes is proud of its coverage of Africa and has received considerable recognition for it. We have reached out to Mr French to invite him to discuss this further and we look forward to meeting with him.” |