Posts by Maia Jastreblansky:
The Latin dream… the American dream
The scorching sun sweeps the streets of Manhattan. The sun’s rays bounce off the concrete, slide along the skyscrapers, somewhere mingling with smoke emanating from the sewers and food shops. It’s a hot, hot day. Mickey Mouse takes off his...
Two parallel (and similar) races
The race for the White House is always there. When I turn on the TV, when I get together with the Americans, when we talk with specialists and journalists… the presidential campaign catches my attention all the time. Particularly, because we are also living the...
Ten types of jet lag
Here we are, after flying across several time zones, in Minneapolis, ready to learn about American culture and the development of journalism in this country. Let’s face it: we started to “have fun” very soon, despite the time difference 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/