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When lies trump truth – the press should call them by their name
Legacy U.S. newspapers like The New York Times and The Washington Post are using unprecedented language in their political copy with words like “lie” and “racist”. “We’d never used the word ‘lie’ before we had Trump,” Dean Baquet, executive editor of The New York...
Journalism – one of the most dangerous professions in the world
What do you think are the most dangerous jobs in the world? This is a random question I asked people on the streets of New York City. And guess what the answers were: "Police, Military, body guards..." Well, we may think of these and even more like firefighters,...
So, what has Trump done right ?
America’s thank you to the immigrant
Donald Trump has consistently made opposition to immigration the center of his politics and Twitter feed. On Broadway, immigration is a topic to sing about. On the evening of September 12, I happened to be in a theater in New York City, watching “Hamilton,” the...
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Journalists open window to the world
For journalists in some nations, even going to work is a dangerous proposition. That was the sobering reality Monday, as several participants in a public forum in Ely described the challenges, even life-threatening, that go with their ...
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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.