Author: Hamdi Baala
2019 WPI Fellow
Journalist, HuffPost AlgeriaAlgiers, Algeria
Bio: Journalist based in Algiers, Algeria.
Twitter: @hamdibaala
Verdict dans l’affaire #France24 en #Algérie :
Le juge prononce la relaxe pour le journaliste Moncef Aït Kaci et l’ensemble de l’équipe dans l’accusation d’atteinte à l’unité nationale, et à des amendes pour réception de fonds d’un média étranger
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Posts by Hamdi Baala:
Hey, where are you going with that post-truth in your hands?
by Hamdi Baala | Oct 11, 2019 | American Presidency, Changes in Journalism, Journalism, Journalism in the era of "fake news", Journalism in the Trump Era, Political Coverage
To the extent that there is such a thing as objective truth, I always thought that the “fake news” trend was just an exaggerated new spin put on an old phenomenon that we used to call rumors or hoaxes, with no real new danger. Long before this WPI fellowship,...
Do you believe in life after impeachment?
by Hamdi Baala | Oct 1, 2019 | American Presidency, Journalism, Midterm Elections, Political Coverage, Politics, Presidential Election, WPI Activities
To enter the Paramount Theater last Saturday afternoon, you needed to stand in line for at least two hours in the Austin, Texas, heat. The star of the show was House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, the Texas Tribune Festival’s closing guest. I did not want to stand in...False notes in the Immigrant Song
by Hamdi Baala | Sep 24, 2019 | Immigration, Immigration Reform, Politics
“Our only goal will be the western shore,” goes Led Zeppelin’s “Immigrant Song.” I thought of this line a lot whenever the immigration came up when we, the 2019 WPI fellows, met with different think tanks and media outlets. In my interpretation, the “western...
So, what has Trump done right ?
by Hamdi Baala | Sep 18, 2019 | American Presidency, Changes in Journalism, Journalism, Journalism in the era of "fake news", Journalism in the Trump Era, Political Coverage, Presidential Election
Two and a half years into Donald Trump’s term, the U.S. president has often stated that what he calls the “Fake News Media,” e.g. mainstream media outlets, do everything they can to downplay his accomplishments in order to make him look bad. “The Fake News Media...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/