Author: Farouk Kayondo
2012 WPI Fellow
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GROUND ZERO
by Farouk Kayondo | Sep 23, 2012 | Uncategorized
Ground Zero: One of the twin towers stood here Twin towers once stood on this site A symbol of America’s financial might But on September 11th 2001 Ground Zero: One of the twin towers stood here Twin towers once stood on this site...A Mosque in Washington DC
by Farouk Kayondo | Sep 9, 2012 | Uncategorized
From the Twin Cities to the Queen City
by Farouk Kayondo | Sep 4, 2012 | Uncategorized
I had got accustomed to life in the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul. The warm hospitality, the nice summer weather, an occasional ice cream cone at Izzy’s, pizza at Davani’s, shopping at Super America or the nearest Target, hanging out with my host families,...Minnesota nice
by Farouk Kayondo | Aug 28, 2012 | Uncategorized
This is my first visit to the US. Everything I knew about this country was what I saw on television or what I read in books. But thanks to the World Press Institute fellowship, I have the opportunity to see it first-hand. Before I came here, I stereotyped Americans as...Recent blog posts
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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/