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Stories behind bars at San Quentin Prison
Open stainless-steel toilets, metal framed beds and brick walls were those usually seen on countless TV shows and movies while stories of inmates serving time for multiple crimes such as murder, robbery and drug trafficking were those often read and forgotten thereafter.
Does ‘trust’ really matter for news?
Do people really mistrust the media? Mistrust leads to decline in news consumption?
Why investigative journalism is now stronger than ever
Marina Walker has a bright career as an investigative journalist from her beginnings in her native Argentina to her current position as the executive editor at the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting, based in Washington, D.C. One of the highlights of her career was...
Why the U.S. ranks low in press freedom index despite all its principles?
The United States has long regarded itself, and been regarded by others, as a beacon of democracy. It can maintain this image and the reality that image represents in part because of its strong and deeply ingrained culture that cherishes “press freedom." It is a...
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Next WPI Fellowship Program
After a year and a half of a global pandemic (and being in in-person programming limbo) we are excited to announce that we will resume our annual Journalism Fellowship Program in 2022! Unlike more recent years, this program will run in