Anne Nelson has taught International and Public Affairs at Columbia University since 1995 and was formerly the director of the International Program at the Columbia School of Journalism. She has written extensively on media, conflict, and human rights. She was a war correspondent in Latin America, and reported from Eastern Europe and Asia, with work appearing in the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, Harper’s, BBC, CBC, NPR and PBS. Her writing has won six awards, including the Livingston Award for international reporting.