Abortion debate in the eyes of an abortion clinic escort in Minnesota
Last June marked a turn in the abortion rights debate in the United States, when the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the landmark Roe vs. Wade decision from 1973 that protected a woman’s right to choose to have an abortion. In response to the court decision, in January,...
The BBC issue: do social media guidelines clash with freedom of speech?
The BBC is one of the oldest and most recognized media outlets in the world. But for one weekend, the BBC was the news and the center of a huge debate. The British public network suspended Gary Lineker, host of “Match of the Day” and a former soccer star, because he...
The Importance of Local News: Why Local Media Matters for Communities Across America
What can local media offer that mainstream outlets cannot? According to Joe Friedrichs, a radio news presenter from WTIP Community Radio in Grand Marais, Minn., local media has a distinct advantage over national media companies because they are embedded in the...
Minnesota’s Secretary of State says biggest challenge to American democracy is ‘disinformation’
U.S. democracy faces, a number of threats and challenges, but, the most serious one is “disinformation,” said Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon. The Minnesotan politician shared his views with this year’s journalist fellows of the World Press Institute on a...
How one tiny American town is battling climate change
@bridgerollo #minnesota #grandmarais #climatechange #uspolitics #worldpressinstitute ♬ original sound - Bridget Rollason The remote Minnesotan community of Grand Marais is feeling the effects of climate change. Last year two teenagers pushed the council to declare a...
Democracy in action: people helping people. Since March 2022 a Minnesota-based nonprofit has raised more than $500,000 for Ukraine
The war in Ukraine has made life worse for millions of people. But one professor here in Minnesota is trying to make things better. Much like a superhero in the movies – by day he teaches theology, by night he saves lives from a distance. I am Milena Kirova...
The War in Ukraine and the Future of Democracy
Since the Feb. 24, 2022, I cannot remember one single day where the ongoing war in Ukraine did not cross my mind. It was no surprise to me to hear again about Ukraine, even in Minneapolis, where I met with Pavel Gavrilyuk, a Ukrainian-born professor of Theology at St....How George Floyd’s murder impacted journalism in the United States
The murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis police officers on May 25, 2020, sparked a national conversation about systemic racism and police brutality in the United States. It also brought many changes to American newsrooms and newsrooms across the world and in essence...
Will the landmark case against Fox News drag down other media too?
The defamation lawsuit filed against Fox News might open a Pandora’s box of media scrutiny in the United States. Academics fear it could start new lawsuits calling other media organizations’ integrity and editorial decision-making processes into question. At first...
We asked different groups in Minneapolis what changed in their town after George Floyd's murder?
Not much, was their reply.
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In @finnowl's first #WPIFellowship blog post, he wonders if the defamation case against Fox News by Dominion Voting Systems will drag down other media, too. Minnesota academics and journalists weigh in:
https://worldpressinstitute.org/will-the-landmark-case-against-fox-news-drag-down-other-media-too/
Check out my latest @GlobalMinnesota podcast episode w/ @Fawzeyah & @SaqibTanveer of this year's @worldpressinst International Fellows! Hear about the challenges of conducting journalism and speaking truth to power in Nigeria and Pakistan.
https://www.globalminnesota.org/event/podcast-episode-global-journalism-with-world-press-institute-fellows/