Salim Muwakkil
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Salim Muwakkil (born Alonzo James Cannady, January 20, 1947)[1] is an American journalist based in Chicago. He is a senior editor at In These Times and an op-ed columnist for the Chicago Tribune. Muwakkil writes on African American issues, Middle East politics, and US foreign policy. Currently a Crime and Communities Media Fellow of the Open Society Institute, he also teaches a seminar on race, media, and politics for the Urban Studies Program of the Associated Colleges of the Midwest.
Education
Muwakkil attended Rutgers University and graduated with a BA in Political Science in 1973.[2]
Background
Shortly before his graduation, Muwakkil began his journalism career at the Associated Press in Newark, New Jersey as a reporter. Soon he moved to Muhammad Speaks-Bilalian News as a copy editor and then managing editor. After moving to Chicago, Muwakkil joined the staff at In These Times in 1983 and became a contributing writer to the Chicago Sun-Times and the Chicago Tribune.[3]
Muwakkil serves as board member for the Progressive Media Project and the Chicago-based Public Square. In the past he has been an adjunct professor at Columbia College, Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism and the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.[3]
Publication
Other publications in which Muwakkil's work has appeared include The Washington Post, ″The New York Times Book Review″, The Chicago Reader, The Progressive, Newsday, Cineaste, The Baltimore Sun, Z Magazine, Toronto Star, The Philadelphia Inquirer, and Utne Reader.[citation needed]
Recognition
Muwakkil has won several journalism awards[3] including:
- 1994 Top Ten Media Heroes - Institute of Alternative Journalism
- 1997 Black Rose Achievement Award - League of Black Women
- 2001 Studs Terkel Award for Journalistic Excellence - Chicago-based Community Media Workshop
- 2004 Lillian Award for Excellence in Journalism - Delta Sigma Theta Sorority
References
- ↑ thehistorymakers.com[dead link]
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- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 [1] http://inthesetimes.com/community/profile/13
External links
- Panel discussion with Muwakkil on the 2008 U.S. Presidential Elections at the Pritzker Military Museum & Library
- Essay
