Africa Works

Charlayne Hunter-Gault has focused her recent career on covering Africa from
a positive perspective. Sometimes she’s ignored vexing problems to maintain
a constructive stance. In general, however, her reports provide a useful
antidote to the mainstream media’s relentless emphasis on the negative.
Hunter-Gault sees beyond the ambulance-chasing that defines television
coverage of Africa and even greatly influences the reporting of the essential
New York Times, Washington Post, and LA Times. For a better understanding of
her approach, read her revealing interview in AllAfrica.com.