Allister Sparks

About Allister Sparks

Allister Sparks, NF ’63, received the 1985 Louis M. Lyons Award for Conscience and Integrity in Reporting for his reporting on apartheid and other conditions in South Africa.

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Moments with Mandela

By Allister Sparks• December 8, 2013

I met with Nelson Mandela many times after his release from prison, both as a journalist and a friend, but two occasions stand out as illustrative of what I regard as his most profound human quality: his keen interest in … Read more

The Legacy of Pulitzer Prize Winner Anthony Lewis, covering “a Dark and Ominous Time”

By Allister Sparks• Nieman Notes• June 13, 2013

Read Anthony Lewis’s obituary in the New York Times.Anthony Lewis, NF ’57, died at his home in Cambridge, Massachusetts on March 25, 2013. He was 85. As a reporter for The New York Times, Lewis is credited with … Read more