by Tarek KAI | May 10, 2023 | Democracy, Journalism, Political Coverage
Thomas Friedman was a bit late getting to our meeting. He had been working on his latest piece to be published in the New York Times. Forty-one years after having been recruited by the prestigious publication, the foreign affairs columnist is still enjoying his work....
by FEYZA GUMUSLUOGLU | May 5, 2023 | Democracy, Journalism, Personal Reflections
“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...
by Piyumi Fonseka | May 5, 2023 | Democracy, Politics
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...
by Fauziyya Tukur | May 3, 2023 | Democracy, Journalism, Personal Reflections
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....
by Alexander Uggla | Apr 28, 2023 | Democracy, Police & Community Tensions
The reporters, all dressed in blue, look up from their computer screens when we enter the editorial room of San Quentin News. We, the World Press Institute fellows, have left all our belongings – including mobile phones – outside of the facility to be allowed to enter...
by Tarek KAI | Apr 26, 2023 | American Presidency, Democracy, Politics
The least that can be said about Donald Trump’s U.S. foreign policy is that it was characterized by enormous upheavals. Since the first minutes of his inaugural address, President Trump pledged that “it is going to be only America First” and promised to “reinforce old...
