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'''Barbara Crossette''' (born 12 July 1939 in [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]]) is an [[United States|American]] journalist and instructor in journalism.


'''Barbara Crossette''' (born July 12, 1939) is an American journalist. Now [[United Nations]] correspondent for ''[[The Nation]]'',<ref name="thenation">{{cite web |url=http://www.thenation.com/masthead |title=Masthead |work=The Nation |date=March 24, 2010 |accessdate=February 2, 2015}}</ref> she is a member of the [[Council on Foreign Relations]], a trustee of the [[Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs]] and a member of the editorial advisory board of the [[Foreign Policy Association]]. She was a writer on international affairs for ''[[The New York Times]]'' for many years.
She wrote for the ''[[The New York Times]]'' for over twenty years, and served as the paper's chief correspondent in South East Asia. She was the Times' [[United Nations]] bureau chief from 1994 to 2001, and in 2003 she was awarded the United Nations Correspondents' Association's lifetime achievement award.


==Career==
She is on the advisory board of [[New York University]]'s Institute for Global Studies. Lately, her articles have appeared in ''[[The Nation]]''.<ref>[http://www.thenation.com/directory/bios/barbara_crossette New Era for Pakistan--and Kashmir?, ''The Nation'']</ref>
Crossette was born in [[Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]]. She is the author of ''So Close to Heaven: The Vanishing Buddhist Kingdoms of the Himalayas'' (1995) and ''The Great Hill Stations of Asia'' (1998). The latter was a ''New York Times'' notable book of the year in 1998. Among her awards are a 1992 [[George Polk award]] for her coverage of the [[assassination of Rajiv Gandhi]], a 2008 [[Fulbright Prize]] for her contributions to international understanding and the 2010 Shorenstein Prize for her writings on Asia, awarded jointly by the [[Asia–Pacific Research Center]] at [[Stanford University]], and the [[Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy]] at [[Harvard Kennedy School]].<ref>[http://fsi.stanford.edu/news/veteran_journalist_barbara_crossette_wins_2010_shorenstein_journalism_award_20100330/ "Veteran journalist Barbara Crossette wins 2010 Shorenstein Journalism Award"], Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, Stanford University, March 30, 2010.</ref>


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==Criticism and controversies==
She has also written books, including ''So Close to Heaven: The Vanishing Buddhist Kingdoms of the Himalayas'' (1995) and ''The Great Hill Stations of Asia'' (1998). The latter was a New York Times notable book of the year in 1998.
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Crossette has written extensively on [[India]], and has been accused of prejudice against the country.<ref>Aa Sagokia, [http://www.indiastar.com/sagokia.html "Barbara Crossette dumps on India"], ''IndiaStar: A Literary-Art Magazine''. {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091221234220/http://www.indiastar.com/sagokia.html |date=December 21, 2009 }}</ref>


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[[Vamsee Juluri]], author and Professor of [[Media Studies]] at the [[University of San Francisco]], identified [[Indophobic]] bias and prejudice in Crossette's writings. Specifically, he accuses Crossette of [[libel]]ling a secularist, pluralistic, [[liberal democracy]] and an ally of the United States as a "[[Rogue state|rogue nation]]" and describing India as "[[Piety|pious]]," "craving," "[[wikt:petulant|petulant]]," "[[wikt:intransigent|intransigent]]," and "believes that the world's rules don't apply to it". Juluri identifies these attacks as part of a [[racist]] [[postcolonial]]/[[neo-colonialism|neocolonial]] discourse used by Crosette to attack and defame India and encourage racial prejudice against [[Indian Americans]].<ref>Vamsee Juluri, [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/vamsee-juluri/indophobia-the-real-eleph_b_415237.html "Indophobia: The Real Elephant in the Living Room"], ''HuffPost'', March 18, 2010 (updated May 25, 2011).</ref>


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A 2010 article by Crossette in ''[[Foreign Policy]]'' magazine described India as a country "that often gives global governance the biggest headache."<ref>[https://foreignpolicy.com/articles/2010/01/04/the_elephant_in_the_room?page=full "The elephant in the room"]</ref> An Indian journalist Nitin Pai, in his rebuttal,<ref>Nitin Pai, [https://foreignpolicy.com/articles/2010/01/07/why_india_is_no_villain "Why India is no villain"], ''Foreign Policy'', January 7, 2010.</ref> described the piece as a newsroom-cliche, utterly biased and factually incorrect. Crossette's opposition to India's support of [[Bangladesh]]i independence has been especially widely discredited for its lack of understanding of the history and international politics of the subcontinent.
In 2010, she was awarded the Shorenstein Journalism Award, awarded jointly by the Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Center at Stanford University, and the Shorenstein Center on Press, Politics, and Public Policy at Harvard University, part of the Kennedy School of Government<ref>http://fsi.stanford.edu/news/veteran_journalist_barbara_crossette_wins_2010_shorenstein_journalism_award_20100330/</ref>.


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==Bibliography==
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==Criticism and controversies==
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* ''India: Old Civilization in a New World.'' New York: Foreign Policy Association, 2000. {{ISBN|0-87124-193-5}} {{ISBN|978-0871241931}}
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Crossette has written extensively on [[India]], and has been accused of prejudice against that country.<ref>[http://www.indiastar.com/sagokia.html Barbara Crossette dumps on India]</ref>
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* ''The Great Hill Stations of Asia.'' Basic Books, 1998. {{ISBN|0-8133-3326-1}} {{ISBN|978-0813333267}}
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* ''So Close to Heaven: The Vanishing Buddhist Kingdoms of the Himalayas.'' New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1995. {{ISBN|0-679-41827-X}} {{ISBN|978-0679418276}}
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* ''India Facing the 21st Century.'' Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1993. {{ISBN|0-253-31577-8}} {{ISBN|978-0253315779}}


==References==
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[[Vamsee Juluri]], author and Professor of [[Media Studies]] at the [[University of San Francisco]], identified [[Indophobic]] bias and prejudice in Crosette's writings. Specifically, he accuses Crosette of [[libel]]ling a [[liberal democracy]] and an ally of the [[United States]] as a "[[Rogue state|rogue nation]]" and describing India as "[[pious]]," "[[craving]]," "[[petulant]]," "[[intransigent]]," and "believes that the world's rules don't apply to it". Juluri identifies these attacks as part of a [[racist]] [[postcolonial]]/[[neo-colonialism|neocolonial]] discourse used by Crosette to attack and defame India and encourage racial prejudice against [[Indian Americans]]<ref>[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/vamsee-juluri/indophobia-the-real-eleph_b_415237.html Indophobia: The Real Elephant in the Living Room]</ref>.
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Crossette's recent article<ref>[http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2010/01/04/the_elephant_in_the_room?page=full The elephant in the room]</ref> in [[Foreign Policy]] magazine described India as a villain, evil and the biggest headache in Asia. An Indian journalist [[Nitin Pai]], in his rebuttal<ref>[http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2010/01/07/why_india_is_no_villain Why India is no villain]</ref>, described the piece as a newsroom-cliche, utterly biased and factually incorrect.
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==Bibliography==
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* ''India: Old Civilization in a New World.'' New York: Foreign Policy Association, 2000. ISBN 0871241935 ISBN 978-0871241931
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* ''The Great Hill Stations of Asia.'' Basic Books, 1998. ISBN 0813333261 ISBN 978-0813333267
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* ''So Close to Heaven: The Vanishing Buddhist Kingdoms of the Himalayas.'' New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1995. ISBN 067941827X ISBN 978-0679418276
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* ''India Facing the 21st Century.'' Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1993. ISBN 0253315778 ISBN 978-0253315779


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Barbara Crossette
Born (1939-07-12) July 12, 1939 (age 85)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Occupation(s)Journalist and author
Notable credit(s)The New York Times; India Facing the 21st Century, So Close to Heaven, The Great Hill Stations of Asia, India: Old Civilization in a New World (books)
SpouseDavid Wigg

Barbara Crossette (born July 12, 1939) is an American journalist. Now United Nations correspondent for The Nation,[1] she is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, a trustee of the Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs and a member of the editorial advisory board of the Foreign Policy Association. She was a writer on international affairs for The New York Times for many years.

Career

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Crossette was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She is the author of So Close to Heaven: The Vanishing Buddhist Kingdoms of the Himalayas (1995) and The Great Hill Stations of Asia (1998). The latter was a New York Times notable book of the year in 1998. Among her awards are a 1992 George Polk award for her coverage of the assassination of Rajiv Gandhi, a 2008 Fulbright Prize for her contributions to international understanding and the 2010 Shorenstein Prize for her writings on Asia, awarded jointly by the Asia–Pacific Research Center at Stanford University, and the Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy at Harvard Kennedy School.[2]

Criticism and controversies

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Crossette has written extensively on India, and has been accused of prejudice against the country.[3]

Vamsee Juluri, author and Professor of Media Studies at the University of San Francisco, identified Indophobic bias and prejudice in Crossette's writings. Specifically, he accuses Crossette of libelling a secularist, pluralistic, liberal democracy and an ally of the United States as a "rogue nation" and describing India as "pious," "craving," "petulant," "intransigent," and "believes that the world's rules don't apply to it". Juluri identifies these attacks as part of a racist postcolonial/neocolonial discourse used by Crosette to attack and defame India and encourage racial prejudice against Indian Americans.[4]

A 2010 article by Crossette in Foreign Policy magazine described India as a country "that often gives global governance the biggest headache."[5] An Indian journalist Nitin Pai, in his rebuttal,[6] described the piece as a newsroom-cliche, utterly biased and factually incorrect. Crossette's opposition to India's support of Bangladeshi independence has been especially widely discredited for its lack of understanding of the history and international politics of the subcontinent.

Bibliography

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  • India: Old Civilization in a New World. New York: Foreign Policy Association, 2000. ISBN 0-87124-193-5 ISBN 978-0871241931
  • The Great Hill Stations of Asia. Basic Books, 1998. ISBN 0-8133-3326-1 ISBN 978-0813333267
  • So Close to Heaven: The Vanishing Buddhist Kingdoms of the Himalayas. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1995. ISBN 0-679-41827-X ISBN 978-0679418276
  • India Facing the 21st Century. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1993. ISBN 0-253-31577-8 ISBN 978-0253315779

References

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  1. ^ "Masthead". The Nation. March 24, 2010. Retrieved February 2, 2015.
  2. ^ "Veteran journalist Barbara Crossette wins 2010 Shorenstein Journalism Award", Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, Stanford University, March 30, 2010.
  3. ^ Aa Sagokia, "Barbara Crossette dumps on India", IndiaStar: A Literary-Art Magazine. Archived December 21, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Vamsee Juluri, "Indophobia: The Real Elephant in the Living Room", HuffPost, March 18, 2010 (updated May 25, 2011).
  5. ^ "The elephant in the room"
  6. ^ Nitin Pai, "Why India is no villain", Foreign Policy, January 7, 2010.
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