Chris Waldburger

Chris Waldburger

How the New York Times reported on the June 16th Soweto Uprising

Jun 16, 2025
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Twelve days after the beginning of the uprising, the New York Times’ South African correspondent, Michael Kaufman, after gathering eyewitness reports, filed a report with America’s, and the world’s, most eminent newspaper.

I wanted to share the report to note the differences between how the event was initially reported and how it is remembered today.

Let …

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