Author: Luján Scarpinelli
2019 WPI Fellow
Bio: Editor and journalist for Latin America, Agence France-Presse. All views are my own
Twitter: @lujanscarpi
ATENCIÓN. URGENTE. Otro ministro de Evo Morales se refugia en la embajada argentina en Bolivia. Se trata de Mariana Prado Noya, exministra de planificación https://t.co/46O0yGezcr vía @LANACION
Evo Morales renunció a la presidencia de Bolivia, el vicepresidente Álvaro García Linera también, al igual que el presidente de los diputados ¿Quién sigue en la línea de sucesión?
Posts by Luján Scarpinelli:
“Rapists,” “aliens,” “parasites”? No: Workers
At the United Nations General Assembly, President Donald Trump shot his nationalist message once again: “The future does not belong to globalists,” he said. Hours before the Democrats announced the beginning of the impeachment inquiry process, the president used the...Black voters, a deciding factor for the presidential election?
The 2020 U.S. presidential election race is likely to be a tough battle on all fronts. After four years of the Trump administration, the polarization between Democrats and Republicans is even wider and, in this context, the black vote could be a deciding factor that...
9/11 in New York: Looking back and forward
It was one of those mornings one could feel springtime approaching. I was at home, enjoying an atypical Tuesday morning of my senior year in high school, reading in the backyard. The phone rang. “Are you ok?” my mom asked on the other end of the line. She was shocked...When deep fried on a stick is no longer funny
A sausage wrapped in cornmeal batter, deep fried, dressed with mustard and ketchup is the most popular food on a stick at the Minnesota State Fair. Just one of a varied menu that includes a bucket of chocolate chip cookies among its top-ranked options. Everything...
We are happy to announce the selection of the 2019 World Press Institute (WPI) fellows! Read more about the 2019 WPI Fellows and view their photos here: https://t.co/PEepuQI8Lu
Happy Holidays from WPI! If you are a foreign journalist looking to immerse yourself in the governance, politics, business, media, journalistic ethics and culture of the US, we are now accepting applications for our 2019 fellowship program: https://t.co/UuT18UAzyw.