
Author: Josefina Pagani
2018 WPI Fellow
Writer, La Nación newspaperBuenos Aires, Argentina
Bio: Argentine journalist.
Posts by Josefina Pagani:


Blessed to live in United States: A history of a Venezuelan refugee
by Josefina Pagani | Sep 27, 2018 | Immigration, WPI Activities
Yumiko was sitting alone in the middle of the classroom. She is 50 years old and was wearing dark trousers and a light blue T-shirt. Yumiko, a Venezuelan refugee, spent almost all her days taking English lessons at the World Relief Chicago center. WRC has...
How to be a good journalist during ‘a chaotic administration’
by Josefina Pagani | Sep 22, 2018 | Changes in Journalism, Journalism, Journalism in the Trump Era, WPI Activities
Forty-two years ago, he was a young journalist from Buenos Aires who left Argentina to travel around the United States as a fellow of the World Press Institute (WPI). But, after not being able to return to Argentina during the 1976-1983 military dictatorship, he...
Midterm elections’ poker: The cards are on the table
by Josefina Pagani | Sep 15, 2018 | Midterm Elections, Personal Reflections, Political Coverage, WPI Activities
Less than 60 days and counting… The 2018 U.S. midterm elections will take place on November 6, in the middle of Republican President Donald Trump’s first term. Control of the legislative branch is at play and the stakes are high. Some pundits are taking a risk...
As a journalist, you don’t want to be on a president’s naughty list (or maybe you do?)
by Josefina Pagani | Sep 5, 2018 | Changes in Journalism, Journalism, Journalism in the Trump Era, Personal Reflections, Politics, WPI Activities
I remember a day when all the reporters in my newsroom were staring at the TV. Some sat behind their desks, while others stood for a better view with arms crossed on their chests, eyes focused on the screen. It was 2015. All were listening to then-President Cristina...Recent blog posts
- Coping with PTSD as a journalist in an unrelenting news cycle
- Abortion debate in the eyes of an abortion clinic escort in Minnesota
- The BBC issue: do social media guidelines clash with freedom of speech?
- The Importance of Local News: Why Local Media Matters for Communities Across America
- Minnesota’s Secretary of State says biggest challenge to American democracy is ‘disinformation’
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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/