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Why WPI Fellowship really matters
“Be careful. Why are they funding this trip, covering all your expenses, plus giving you extra money? What is their aim? I am just warning you as a friend to be skeptical.” This was what a prominent Turkish author, who also happens to be my friend, told me when I...
Are we losing the battle with online scammers?
With 4.72 billion internet users (60.1% of the global population), the economies around the world continue to digitize at an increasing rate. Crime is also following quickly. According to Global Anti-Scam Alliance (GASA), in most Western countries online scams are now...
What do journalists need to know about the law?
Students studying journalism should develop a wide range of essential abilities, including interviewing, writing, recording video and conveying digital stories on social media. But did you know that knowing the law is a necessary ability for any successful journalist?...
How incarcerated people are starting over in San Quentin
I became fascinated by the American criminal and justice systems as a teenager, thanks to my sister Raliya who introduced me to the books of lawyer turned writer John Grisham. My sister was a law student, so she was understandably into books with legal themes....
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Competition: The Next Challenge for Media & Journalism
WPI is excited to be a promotional partner of The Next Challenge for Media & Journalism, a startup competition seeking groundbreaking for-profit and nonprofit startups in the United States that will reinvent the media landscape in ...