Posts by Ekaterina Ivashenko:
How journalists work during the hurricanes
This week our team visited the Miami Herald. The newspaper’s journalists were at the forefront during Hurricane Irma. During the hurricane, many staff worked long hours to cover the events and help residents understand what was happening and how to prepare. “We took...
Visiting the 9/11 Memorial and Museum
We arrived in New York City on the eve of the 16th anniversary of Sept. 11, 2001. On that Tuesday morning 16 years ago, the Islamic terrorist group al-Qaeda attacked the United States. We visited the National September 11 Memorial & Museum, which was opened in...
In the ghost town
During the last two weeks we have been studying a most interesting topic: nuclear policy. The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and the United States long had the most nuclear weapons, but at its breakup the U.S.S.R. left its nuclear heritage to Russia....
Minnesota Public Radio and its investigation team
On August 30, the WFP had the opportunity to visit Minnesota Public Radio (MPR) and get acquainted with the work of its investigation team. MPR is one of the nation’s premier public radio stations producing programs for radio, digital and live audiences and...
We asked different groups in Minneapolis what changed in their town after George Floyd's murder?
Not much, was their reply.
@worldpressinst
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/