"Dateline Soweto neither sensationalizes nor patronizes. . . . Part of the book's richness is its usefulness as a primer for the interested but uninitiated, serving as a concrete, precise textbook of sorts, with drama, provocative ideas, new perspectives and rarely heard voices added."—Sheila Rule, New York Times Book Review

"Along with the story of how black journalists manage to function, Dateline Soweto is also a fascinating history of the South African press. . . . Finnegan deftly articulates the delicate status of black reporters working for the white press in two wonderful chapters [which] while dealing specifically with the situation of South African journalists, could well be required reading for their American counterparts."—Jill Nelson, Washington Post Book World