Dele Olojede is a Nigerian-born journalist, writer, and entrepreneur. He was born on October 6, 1962, in Lagos, Nigeria. He is best known for winning the Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting in 2005 for his coverage of the Rwandan genocide.
Olojede began his career as a journalist in Nigeria, where he worked for The Guardian, a reputable newspaper. He later moved to the United States in 1987 and attended New York University, where he earned a master's degree in Journalism.
Olojede was a foreign correspondent for Newsday, a New York-based newspaper, for several years. He covered major events such as the Gulf War and the violence in Bosnia and Herzegovina. In 2003, he became the founding editor of NEXT, a Nigerian daily newspaper that focused on investigative journalism.
Olojede is also an entrepreneur and is the founder of Timbuktu Media, a multimedia company that focuses on telling African stories and promoting African culture through various mediums, including film, television, and digital media.
Olojede has received numerous accolades for his work, including the George Polk Award, the National Headliner Award, and the Sigma Delta Chi Award. He is also a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and has served as a visiting scholar at the University of California, Berkeley.
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