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On races, cultures and friendship
Hong Kong is a largely racially homogeneous society, as only about 8% of the population is non-Chinese. Back home, I am in a privileged position as the majority. I do not need to tackle any racial issues. I am taken as who I am, and my skin color does not matter. In...
The 2022 Roe v. Wade turmoil – real concerns, twitter panic and juicy headlines
Women’s reproductive rights have been discussed all across the nation since Politico published an initial draft indicating that the U.S. Supreme Court intends to strike down Roe v. Wade. The 1973 landmark decision that established a constitutional right to abortion...
DOOMSDAY CLOCK: A Cinematic Ticking Device or a Cautionary Watchdog?
If the essence of the doomsday clock is to provoke conversation, we must have these conversations, before it is too late and novelty becomes a disaster.
What then is midnight, it is the end of humanity as we know it. Period.
Policing of Nuclear Weapons Proliferation is Failing Without The U.S and Russia
Bulletin of The Atomic Scientists, a 75-year-old magazine created by scientists directly involved in the Manhattan Project, a U.S research project in 1942-45 that produced the first atomic bombs. These scientists decided, after being overruled on their suggestion to not use these bombs on a civilian population, that there was value in an organization that informed the public on the state of modern science and what was needed to reduce man-made threats to our existence.
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World Press Institute Announces 2023 International Fellows
The World Press Institute (WPI) will hold its 58th annual journalism fellowship program this spring and has invited 10 journalists from Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Finland, France, Nigeria, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Turkey ...
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Congratulations to Iranian journalist Kourosh Ziabari (@KZiabari) on your award for Professional Excellence! Kourosh is an @asiatimesonline correspondent. Here he is with our chairwoman, Nancy Prager-Kamel. #ForeignPressAwards2022
We love to see it!! That’s what it’s all about! Connecting with journalists from all over the world (and your home country).
600 journalists have gone through the #WPIFellowship to date and are part of the extensive WPI network!
My encouragement and success to all the 2023 WPI winners. 🥳🥳🥳 https://twitter.com/worldpressinst/status/1601066419604815874