Julie Frederikse was born in Washington, DC. She worked as a journalist covering southern Africa for the US Public Broadcasting System's National Public Radio, BBC Africa, CBC and Radio Nederland based in South Africa and Zimbabwe. She has written a number of books including None But Ourselves: Masses vs. Media in the Making of Zimbabwe (Johannesburg: Raven Press, 1982) and South Africa: A Different Kind of War: From Soweto to Pretoria (Gweru: Mambo, 1986). She lives in South Africa where she is a director of Vuleka Productions , an award-winning production company specializing in media around social issues,...
Julie Frederikse was born in Washington, DC. She worked as a journalist covering southern Africa for the US Public Broadcasting System's National Public Radio, BBC Africa, CBC and Radio Nederland based in South Africa and Zimbabwe. She has written a number of books including None But Ourselves: Masses vs. Media in the Making of Zimbabwe (Johannesburg: Raven Press, 1982) and South Africa: A Different Kind of War: From Soweto to Pretoria (Gweru: Mambo, 1986). She lives in South Africa where she is a director of Vuleka Productions , an award-winning production company specializing in media around social issues, and media for and about children. This interview was conducted during the conference A Decade of Freedom: Celebrating the Role of the International Anti-Apartheid Movement in South Africa's Freedom Struggle held in Durban, South Africa, October 10-13, 2004. (Source: Vuleka Productions website)