Fellows & Editors
Nina Shapiro
- Trip:
- Southern Africa 2016
- Affiliation:
- The Seattle Times
- Country:
- South Africa
- Year:
- 2016
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Nina Shapiro is an award-winning writer for The Seattle Times who has also written for many other publications in Seattle and around the country. She covers a wide array of social issues. Before coming to Seattle, she lived for two years in southern Africa, where she freelanced and worked for the Sowetan. While there, she reported on HIV, family planning and other issues related to health and development. She has continued to cover these subjects, particularly HIV and the way treatment has impacted people’s lives over the years.
Stories
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Recruiters for HIV Vaccine Network Hit Up Seattle Gay Bars, Hookup Sites
Drag performer Aleksa Manila, resplendent in a red gown with diaphanous wings, sang while two shirtless young men danced. An exhibit by gay African-American artist Kehinde Wiley, known for his...
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Elusive HIV Vaccine: How Seattle Scientists’ Frustration Is Turning to Hope
It was the question on everybody’s mind. “I know there’s a rumor that the vaccine can infect us. What do you say about that?” The young...
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‘We Have Only One Shot’: Fred Hutch’s Quest to Wipe Out AIDS in South Africa
Andile Madondile set out from his home in Cape Town’s biggest township to give a presentation to his neighbors on HIV. He had only a few yards to cross —...
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