Stephanie Nolen

Stephanie Nolen
Born (1971-09-03) September 3, 1971
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Residence Rio de Janeiro
Nationality Canadian
Alma mater University of King's College
London School of Economics
Occupation Journalist
Employer The Globe and Mail

Stephanie Nolen (born September 3, 1971 in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian journalist and writer. She is currently the Latin America bureau chief for The Globe and Mail. From 2008 to 2013, she was the Globe's South Asia Bureau Chief, based in New Delhi. From 2003 to 2008, she was the Globe's Africa bureau chief, and she has reported from more than 60 countries around the world. She is a seven-time National Newspaper Awards winner for her work in Africa and India. She is tied for the most NNA wins in the history of the awards. Nolen is a four-time recipient of the Amnesty International Award for Human Rights Reporting. Her book on Africa's AIDS pandemic, 28: Stories of AIDS in Africa,[1] was nominated for the 2007 Governor General's Literary Award[2] and has been published in 15 countries. She is the co-founder of the Museum of AIDS in Africa.[3] She currently lives in Rio de Janeiro.

Early life and education

Nolen was raised in Montreal and Ottawa. She earned a degree in journalism from the University of King's College in Halifax, then earned a master's degree in economic development from the London School of Economics. She is fluent in French, she can also work in Portuguese, Arabic, Spanish and Hindi.

Journalistic career

Nolen was a freelance journalist based in Jerusalem from 1994–97 and an investigative reporter at Maclean's 1997–98. She has been a freelance contributor to Newsweek, The Independent, Ms. Magazine and other publications.

Her career at The Globe and Mail began in 1993. She was an Arts and Focus Reporter from 1998–2000 and a National Reporter from 2000–2003. She served as its correspondent covering the invasion of Afghanistan and the fall of the Taliban. She continued this theme in covering the 2003 invasion of Iraq.

In 2003, Nolen became the Globe's Africa Bureau Chief (2003–08). Her dispatches concerned the consequences of war and political instability in a variety of places within Africa, particularly Rwanda, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sudan, Zimbabwe, and Uganda (specifically the Lord's Resistance Army). However, the most recurring theme in her coverage was the health, social, and political consequences of the AIDS epidemic in Africa.

In five years in South Asia, Nolen reported on the Sri Lankan civil war, the Pakistani government's struggle with Islamic militants and war crimes in Bangladesh, but is best known for her work on gender and caste issues in India. Her "Prerna Project", on an unusual school for Dalit (or "untouchable") girls in Bihar, won accolades including a National Newspaper Award, an Online News Award, and an honorable mention for a Webby Award.

Awards

National Newspaper Awards

Amnesty International Media Award, National Print category

National Magazine Awards

PEN Canada Paul Kidd Courage Prize

Honorary degrees

Personal life

Nolen lives in Rio de Janeiro with her partner and two children.

Publications

References

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