Nicholas D. Kristof Biography

Nicholas D. Kristof, Writer
Born asNicholas Donabet Kristof
Occup.Writer
FromUSA
BornApril 27, 1959
Yamhill, Oregon, United States
Age64 years
Early Life as well as Education
Nicholas Donabet Kristof was born upon April 27, 1959, in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He grew up on a sheep as well as cherry farm near Yamhill, Oregon, where he invested his very early years functioning along with his moms and dads Ladis and Jane Kristof. Nicholas has one older sibling named Alexander Kristof, that is a professor of design at Oregon State University.

Kristof attended Yamhill-Carlton High School, where he finished in 1977. After senior high school, he gained a bachelor's degree in Government from Harvard University, graduating Phi Beta Kappa in 1981. Kristof was also awarded a Rhodes Scholarship, which allowed him to research at Magdalen College, Oxford. He made first-class honors in Philosophy, Politics as well as Economics while researching there as well as got his bachelor's and also master's levels in 1984.

Journalism Career
Kristof began his journalism occupation in 1984 when he joined The New York Times as a news press reporter. He mostly concentrated on organization and also technology throughout his very early years at the Times. In 1987, Kristof came to be the chief contributor of The New York Times in Hong Kong, where he reported on Asian events. Three years later, in 1990, he was selected as the paper's Beijing bureau principal, with his partner Sheryl WuDunn, a fellow New York Times reporter, becoming the initial couple to offer jointly as Times contributors.

While in China, Kristof and WuDunn reported extensively on the 1989 Tiananmen Square demonstrations, which won them the Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting in 1990. They ended up being the very first couple to be awarded the distinguished prize. The pair additionally serviced different other tasks, such as covering North Korea's famine and also reporting from financial development in Asia.

Kristof and WuDunn later co-wrote "China Wakes: The Struggle for the Soul of a Rising Power" in 1994, a book that gives visitors an extensive look at their experiences reporting from China.

After returning to the United States, Kristof held different settings within the New York Times, including serving as the Associate Managing Editor as well as Sunday Business Editor. In 2001, Kristof ended up being a writer for the Opinion section of the paper, where he remains to write twice a week.

Acclaimed Columnist and Author
Throughout his job, Kristof has received various awards and also honors for his work, including a second Pulitzer Prize in 2006 for his commentary on the Darfur genocide. He has blogged about different humanitarian situations and also concerns, often assisting to give a voice to the globe's most at risk and oppressed populations. Kristof has actually concentrated on topics such as human trafficking, global poverty, and females's rights.

Along with his operate at The New York Times, Kristof has actually authored a number of other books. He has actually co-written with his other half Sheryl WuDunn, including the bestsellers "Half the Sky: Turning Oppression right into Opportunity for Women Worldwide" (2009) and "A Path Appears: Transforming Lives, Creating Opportunity" (2014). The previous publication was later adapted into a documentary collection, which broadcast on PBS in 2012.

Philanthropy and also Advocacy
Besides his occupation as a journalist and author, Kristof is actively associated with philanthropy as well as campaigning for. He offers on the boards of numerous nonprofit companies, such as the International Women's Health Coalition as well as the Harlem Children's Zone, which intend to enhance the lives of deprived and at-risk individuals worldwide.

Personal Life
Kristof is married to his other half and also constant collaborator Sheryl WuDunn, whom he satisfied while both were operating at The New York Times. They have three children: Gregory, Caroline, as well as Geoffrey Kristof. Along with their journalism professions, Kristof as well as WuDunn collectively have a tiny winery in Oregon, which they established in 1992.

Throughout his journalistic job, Nicholas D. Kristof has constantly demonstrated a solid commitment to reporting on pressing global concerns, shedding light on the lives of marginalized and at risk individuals and also helping a far better, a lot more simply globe.

Our collection contains 33 quotes who is written / told by Nicholas, under the main topic Pet.

Related authors: Philo (Philosopher), Lawrence Taylor (Athlete), Ice T (Musician)

Nicholas D. Kristof Famous Works:
Source / external links:

33 Famous quotes by Nicholas D. Kristof

Small: One of the things that really got to me was talking to parents who had been burned out of their village
"One of the things that really got to me was talking to parents who had been burned out of their villages, had family members killed, and then when men showed up at the wells to get water, they were shot"
Small: Neither left nor right has focused adequately on maternal health
"Neither left nor right has focused adequately on maternal health"
Small: Just a little help, a small security force, a bit of food, can save lives
"Just a little help, a small security force, a bit of food, can save lives"
Small: The bulk of the emails tend to come after a column. I can get about 2,000 after a column
"The bulk of the emails tend to come after a column. I can get about 2,000 after a column"
Small: If President Bush is serious about genocide, an immediate priority is to stop the cancer of Darfur from
"If President Bush is serious about genocide, an immediate priority is to stop the cancer of Darfur from spreading further, which means working with France to shore up Chad and the Central African Republic"
Small: I try to be careful about wording. One of the things Ive tried to combat in my blog is the notion that
"I try to be careful about wording. One of the things I've tried to combat in my blog is the notion that journalists are arrogant and unconcerned with the readership"
Small: I have often tried to tell the story of a place through people there
"I have often tried to tell the story of a place through people there"
Small: There is an element of anger among women whove been raped. Theres certainly a major element of humiliat
"There is an element of anger among women who've been raped. There's certainly a major element of humiliation. But it really does seem like a medical condition of shock and horror"
Small: The conflict in Darfur could escalate to where were seeing 100,000 victims per month
"The conflict in Darfur could escalate to where we're seeing 100,000 victims per month"
Small: It really is quite remarkable that Darfur has become a household name. I am gratified thats the case
"It really is quite remarkable that Darfur has become a household name. I am gratified that's the case"
Small: Abortion politics have distracted all sides from what is really essential: a major aid campaign to impr
"Abortion politics have distracted all sides from what is really essential: a major aid campaign to improve midwifery, prenatal care and emergency obstetric services in poor countries"
Small: You would see people going back to homes that had been burned, putting thatch over their structures aga
"You would see people going back to homes that had been burned, putting thatch over their structures again. They still couldn't leave the area without the danger of men being killed or women being raped, but it was a start"
Small: There are other issues I have felt more emotionally connected to, like China, where I lived and worked
"There are other issues I have felt more emotionally connected to, like China, where I lived and worked for some time. I was living there when Tiananmen Square erupted"
Small: Neither Western donor countries like the U.S. nor poor recipients like Cameroon care much about African
"Neither Western donor countries like the U.S. nor poor recipients like Cameroon care much about Africans who are poor, rural and female"
Small: I think its dangerous to be optimistic. Things could go terribly wrong virtually overnight
"I think it's dangerous to be optimistic. Things could go terribly wrong virtually overnight"
Small: While Americans have heard of Darfur and think we should be doing more there, they arent actually angry
"While Americans have heard of Darfur and think we should be doing more there, they aren't actually angry at the president about inaction"
Small: The news medias silence, particularly television news, is reprehensible. If we knew as much about Darfu
"The news media's silence, particularly television news, is reprehensible. If we knew as much about Darfur as we do about Michael Jackson, we might be able to stop these things from continuing"
Small: Every year 3.1 million Indian children die before the age of 5, mostly from diseases of poverty like di
"Every year 3.1 million Indian children die before the age of 5, mostly from diseases of poverty like diarrhea"
Small: As soon as I was old enough to drive, I got a job at a local newspaper. There was someone who influence
"As soon as I was old enough to drive, I got a job at a local newspaper. There was someone who influenced me. He wrote a column for The Guardian from this tiny village in India"
Small: All of a sudden their husbands dead and maybe a child is dead and they have absolutely nothing - and th
"All of a sudden their husband's dead and maybe a child is dead and they have absolutely nothing - and they're heading through the desert at night"
Small: A little bit of attention can go a long way
"A little bit of attention can go a long way"
Small: The U.N. Population Fund has a maternal health program in some Cameroon hospitals, but it doesnt operat
"The U.N. Population Fund has a maternal health program in some Cameroon hospitals, but it doesn't operate in this region. It's difficult to expand, because President Bush has cut funding"
Small: Most of the villagers were hiding in the bush, where they were dying from bad water, malaria and malnut
"Most of the villagers were hiding in the bush, where they were dying from bad water, malaria and malnutrition"
Small: Its easy to keep issuing blame to Republicans or the president
"It's easy to keep issuing blame to Republicans or the president"
Small: Half a million women die each year around the world in pregnancy. Its not biology that kills them so mu
"Half a million women die each year around the world in pregnancy. It's not biology that kills them so much as neglect"
Small: We all might ask ourselves why we tune in to these more trivial matters and tune out when it comes to D
"We all might ask ourselves why we tune in to these more trivial matters and tune out when it comes to Darfur"
Small: The photos were taken by African Union soldiers. People in Congress saw them. I thought if people could
"The photos were taken by African Union soldiers. People in Congress saw them. I thought if people could see them, there would be public outcry. No one would be able to say, We just didn't know what was going on there"
Small: Random violence is incredibly infectious
"Random violence is incredibly infectious"
Small: The fact that people will pay you to talk to people and travel to interesting places and write about wh
"The fact that people will pay you to talk to people and travel to interesting places and write about what intrigues you, I am just amazed by that"
Small: A few countries like Sri Lanka and Honduras have led the way in slashing maternal mortality
"A few countries like Sri Lanka and Honduras have led the way in slashing maternal mortality"
Small: The world spends 40 billion a year on pet food
"The world spends $40 billion a year on pet food"
Small: There isnt a political price to be paid yet for doing nothing. People need to get upset with President
"There isn't a political price to be paid yet for doing nothing. People need to get upset with President Bush. People need to get upset with their Congressmen"
Small: The north of the Central African Republic is now a war zone, with rival armed bands burning villages, k
"The north of the Central African Republic is now a war zone, with rival armed bands burning villages, kidnapping children, robbing travelers and killing people with impunity"