Praise for Daphne Barak’s work
‘You really understand what freedom of speech is.’
– Nelson Mandela
‘While there are six degrees of separation
[between people], Daphne has only one…’
– Hillary Clinton, 12 January 2004, New York, – referring to the friends and colleagues Daphne invited in a very private event in support of her election campaigns
‘Daphne, I need a bull dozer … Only you can make it happen…’
– Benazir Bhutto to Daphne during her house arrest under Pervez Musharraf’s regime, when her house was surrounded overnight with cement blocks to prevent access
‘This is a rare interview for a Western journalist at a time when Mugabe’s reputation has sunk to new depths. It’s a fascinating insight into a mind of a dictator.’
– Channel 5 (UK) on Daphne’s interview with Robert Mugabe.
‘I have long been a great admirer of your extraordinary journalism, your capacity for empathy and your excellent news judgment. Only you could have found yourself in [this]
position, at the very centre of a story which all the world is
fighting for… And, only you could have coped so well…’
– Sunday Times (UK), commenting on Daphne’s scoop after Michael Jackson’s death and the St Lucia diary of Amy Winehouse
‘…The host and executive producer of the special,
“Our Son Michael Jackson” (with Elisabeth Murdoch),
[Daphne] interviewed the parents of Michael Jackson
[within 48 hours of his indictment ] … That’s the
extraordinary television show!’
– CNN