
Author: Alexander Uggla
2023 WPI Fellow
Investigative journalist, Finnish Broadcasting Company (YLE)Helsinki, Finland
Twitter: @finnowl
The #WPIFellowship 2023 is officially underway. We kicked off the program earlier today with the fellows, our host families & some of our partners and supporters.
We spend 3 weeks in MN, then head to NYC, DC, Miami, Austin, LA, Sam Francisco & Chicago.
Stay tuned!
Se den! En fängslande road movie om hur vi köper oss gott samvete på bekostnad av klimatet. Gedigen granskning av @JessicaHelsinki @finnowl mfl #yle #svenskayle https://arenan.yle.fi/1-61897724
Investigation: Dubious climate compensation project in #Uganda attracted of big investors in #Finland, including fast food chain #Hesburger. 🍔
Watch the five-part video series (with English subtitles) on @yle_arenan now!
#climate #carbon #offsetting
https://arenan.yle.fi/1-61897724
Posts by Alexander Uggla:


Will the landmark case against Fox News drag down other media too?
by Alexander Uggla | Mar 15, 2023 | American Presidency, Democracy, Journalism in the era of "fake news", Journalism in the Trump Era, Political Coverage, Presidential Election
The defamation lawsuit filed against Fox News might open a Pandora’s box of media scrutiny in the United States. Academics fear it could start new lawsuits calling other media organizations’ integrity and editorial decision-making processes into question. At first...Recent blog posts
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- Minnesota: Big on voting turnout and on paper ballots
- Coping with PTSD as a journalist in an unrelenting news cycle
- Abortion debate in the eyes of an abortion clinic escort in Minnesota
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We asked different groups in Minneapolis what changed in their town after George Floyd's murder?
Not much, was their reply.
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In @finnowl's first #WPIFellowship blog post, he wonders if the defamation case against Fox News by Dominion Voting Systems will drag down other media, too. Minnesota academics and journalists weigh in:
https://worldpressinstitute.org/will-the-landmark-case-against-fox-news-drag-down-other-media-too/
Check out my latest @GlobalMinnesota podcast episode w/ @Fawzeyah & @SaqibTanveer of this year's @worldpressinst International Fellows! Hear about the challenges of conducting journalism and speaking truth to power in Nigeria and Pakistan.
https://www.globalminnesota.org/event/podcast-episode-global-journalism-with-world-press-institute-fellows/