Author: Vanessa Barford
2017 WPI Fellow
Senior Journalist / Editor, BBC (BBC News mobile and online)London, United Kingdom
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Are India and Pakistan a bigger threat than North Korea?
by Vanessa Barford | Oct 3, 2017 | Nuclear Policy and Security
North Korea is dominating media coverage and capturing the attention of world leaders, but the greatest threat of a nuclear war may actually be on the other side of Asia. It’s on the Indian-Pakistan border, according to Matthew Bunn, an expert in...
The challenges of a ‘disrupted’ news industry
by Vanessa Barford | Sep 28, 2017 | Changes in Journalism, Journalism, Journalism in the era of "fake news", Political Coverage
“Bad story selection – or in not so-PC terms – dumb, lazy noise.” That’s how Peter Hamby, the head of news at Snapchat, summed up the biggest threat to the media industry at a panel discussion at the Texas Tribune festival on September 23. “The homogeneity of news is...
How dangerous is a nuclear-armed North Korea?
by Vanessa Barford | Sep 13, 2017 | Nuclear Policy and Security
North Korea’s most recent nuclear missile test on Sept. 3 – equivalent to a 6.3 magnitude earthquake – and the U.S. Government’s ramped-up rhetoric – exemplified by President Donald Trump promising “fire and fury” and U.S. Secretary of Defense James Mattis...
Is a journalism museum worth fighting for?
by Vanessa Barford | Sep 6, 2017 | American Presidency, Changes in Journalism, Journalism, Journalism in the era of "fake news", WPI Activities
A museum dedicated to the freedom of expression – one of five freedoms enshrined in the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution – called the Newseum, in Washington, D.C., is undergoing a “strategic review” and may have to close due to financial...Recent blog posts
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