Neuffer, Elizabeth (1956–2003)

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Neuffer, Elizabeth (1956–2003)

American journalist. Born June 15, 1956, in Quincy, MA; killed near Samarra, Iraq, May 9, 2003; graduate of Cornell University; London School of Economics, MA in political philosophy.

Became European correspondent for the Boston Globe, based in Berlin (1994), reporting on the fighting in Yugoslavia, Rwanda, Kuwait and Afghanistan; as foreign correspondent, was sent to Iraq (2003); wrote The Key to My Neighbor's House: Seeking Justice in Bosnia and Rwanda (2002), which won the Novartis Prize (1997). Won a Courage in Journalism Award from International Women's Media Foundation (1998).

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