Simon Hall is the author of Three Revolutions: Russia, China, Cuba and the Epic Journeys that Changed the World, 1956: The World in Revolt, and Ten Days in Harlem: Fidel Castro and the Making of the 1960s. He is professor of modern history at the University of Leeds.

10.07.2025

• Simon Hall

Herbert Matthews Was a Role Model for Engaged Journalism

Herbert Matthews of the New York Times was one of the great reporters of his time. US conservatives still haven’t forgiven him for his 1957 interview with Fidel Castro and even blamed him for the success of the Cuban Revolution.