For Hunter-Gault, the News Out of Africa is Good

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Published February 5, 2009 at 5:52 AM PST

This story was published more than 15 years ago.

After 20 years with the NewsHour on PBS, Charlayne Hunter-Gault joined NPR as African correspondent. She moved on to CNN as Johannesburg bureau chief and eventually back again to NPR. Her beat is st

Maureen Cavanaugh : The continent of Africa is often seen through Western eyes as a land of drought, dictators and disease. Media coverage of the nations of Africa is sporadic and focused on disaster, so there are many things about Africa we haven't seen.

My guest, reporter Charlayne Hunter-Gault, says one of the important things we've missed is nothing less than an African renaissance. She says the movement to improve the politics, economy and the cultural life of many African nations is under-reported and often misunderstood.

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Charlayne Hunter-Gault will lecture as part of UCSD's Helen Edison Lecture Series on Friday, February 6, 2009, at 7 p.m.

Guest

Charlayne Hunter-Gault , journalist and author of "New News Out of Africa: The Struggle for Democracy and Human Rights."