Mark Chavunduka, the founding editor of The Zimbabwe Standard, has been selected by Harvard University's Nieman Fellows to receive the 2003 Louis Lyons Award for Conscience and Integrity in Journalism. Read more
Mark Chavunduka, a reporter and editor whose struggle for editorial independence became a rallying point for journalists in Zimbabwe and sub-Saharan Africa, died on Nov. 11, 2002. Read more
"We want to express our extreme dismay and disappointment over the unlawful detention, torture and pending trial of Mark Chavunduka and Ray Choto of The Standard, a weekly newspaper based in Harare. As Nieman Fellows at Harvard University, we represent news organizations from around the globe and are honored to have Chavunduka among our group of fellows." Read more