On October 12, 2018, our World Press Institute fellowship came to an end. I was part of the 10th crop of 10 reporters and editors since 2008, when...
Reflections of a 2018 WPI fellow
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Alexey Kovalev
Major scoop exposing scores of Russian intelligence officers prompts intense soul-searching in Russian media community
“Hello, I’m Alexey from Moscow, Russia, and I am an investigative journalist.” I’ve uttered that phrase several dozen times during our usual...
Immigration debate in the United States: a hopeless quagmire
Immigration in the United States is a hotly debated issue right now and is slated to be a crucial point in the upcoming midterm elections, as the...
Russian state media scramble for a coherent narrative after a plane is shot down by a Syrian missile
On September 17, a Russian Air Force Il-20 plane was shot down over Syria. All 14 members of the crew were killed. The surface-to-air missile that...
Freedom of the press: one small step forward, two huge steps back
On almost the same day, two events happened in two countries in the lowest half of Freedom House’s global press freedom index, Russia and Myanmar....
Journalism is an increasingly dangerous job, but at what cost?
Reporting from conflict zones is the most dangerous — and the most resource-demanding — of all forms of journalism. Publishers are increasingly reluctant to pick up the bill — but can we afford to leave it to self-interested magnates and governments with an agenda?
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