Nicholas Kristof: Shining a Light on Human Rights Violations Around the World

iGen team Jill and Victor bring on Nicholas Kristof of the New York Times to talk about his time growing up in Oregon, entering journalism, covering the most egregious human rights violations around the world, his love for traveling and languages, his book, “Tightrope,” and to look at the challenges facing the world. Will we be able to stem the rising tide of authoritarianism that endangers our national security and is violating the rights of their people? Nick has been a columnist for the New York Times since 2001, offering his readers a compassionate, first-hand view into global poverty, gender inequity, and lack of healthcare access. In his role as columnist, he has been described as the “moral conscience” of international journalism. Nick started as an economic reporter, foreign correspondent and then covered the 2000 George W. Bush presidential campaign. He and his wife Sheryl WuDunn won a Pultizer Prize for their coverage of Tiananmen Square and then he won a second Pulitzer for his commentary on genocide in Darfur. Nick has also received many humanitarian awards including the Anne Frank Award, the Dayton Literary Peace Prize, and the Overseas Press Club award, and has co-authored several books with his wife, including “Thunder from the East,” “A Path Appears,” “Half the Sky,” and “Tightrope: Americans Reaching for Hope.” Nick has…