
Author: Gergő Plankó
2019 WPI Fellow
journalist, 444.huBudapest, Hungary
Posts by Gergő Plankó:


The biggest political turmoil since 2016
by Gergő Plankó | Oct 1, 2019 | Politics, Presidential Election
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi replied with two words when she was asked what changed her position about the impeachment of Donald Trump. “The facts,” she said, during a live interview on stage at the Texas Tribune Festival last week. We are in the middle of the biggest...
For all the talk about the death of facts, old school journalism is still as powerful as ever
by Gergő Plankó | Sep 25, 2019 | Journalism
“She felt that the story wasn’t fully told.” That’s how Rick Hirsch, managing editor of the Miami Herald described why the newspaper’s journalist, Julie K. Brown started to work on a story that became one of the most consequential in recent years. It’s about...
Radio Free Europe set to return to the country led by “Trump’s twin”
by Gergő Plankó | Sep 15, 2019 | American Presidency, Journalism, Politics
Dissident Hungarians listened to the sizzling voice of Radio Free Europe for decades in the Communist era. People could hear news from the United States government-funded radio they could get nowhere else. Few of them would have known that at some point, such a radio...
Minnesota No. 1 hit is the soundtrack of the primaries
by Gergő Plankó | Sep 6, 2019 | American Presidency, Politics, Presidential Election
“I just took a DNA test, turns out…” posted Hillary Clinton last week, re-tweeting a meme by singer-songwriter-flutist Lizzo. It’s a quote from the wildly popular song “Truth Hurts,” and it goes on like this: “…I’m a 100% that bitch.” The...Recent blog posts
- Freedom of expression at a crossroads: Section 230 and the spread of disinformation in America
- Trust in local news stays high, but self-censorship is part of the equation
- 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.
@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/