Salopek wins Colby College’s Lovejoy Award

Colby College
While accepting the award, Paul Salopek recommended foreign reporting to aspiring journalists. “If you’re interested in immersing yourself in the wild and woolly world, you’re talking to the wrong guy asking for cautions,” he said. “I would advise any ambitious young reporter today not to head to Washington or to London to launch a career but to light out for the south, because that’s where the global narrative is rapidly taking shape.” [Correction: An earlier headline said Salopek is with the Chicago Tribune. I’m told he no longer works there.]