Bittersweet: the taste of journalism
Sunday, Oct. 7, was rainy and cold in St. Paul, Minn. Winter was approaching. The streets on the campus of St. Thomas University were still wet at 7 p.m. And mixed feelings surrounded the World Press Institute (WPI) fellows, Class of 2018. The desire to return home to...
In today’s nuclear landscape, words are more than just words
When it comes to nuclear policies and politics, President Donald Trump is viewed as an elephant in a china shop — at least by the majority of the experts who study this topic and who worry about the high risks of an atomic face-off between the world’s nuclear powers,...
Let’s talk about sex
“I don’t appear as myself, but I am all of the Deadly Sins in a way, as you all are, too.” This quote by artist Paul Cadmus (1904-1999) appeared next to his series of paintings depicting the Seven Deadly Sins at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. Especially...Major scoop exposing scores of Russian intelligence officers prompts intense soul-searching in Russian media community
“Hello, I’m Alexey from Moscow, Russia, and I am an investigative journalist.” I’ve uttered that phrase several dozen times during our usual introductions routine during eight weeks of travel around the United States. But from now on, I’m going to have to open with a...
If Myanmar has a Newseum of its own, it could help educate people on the value of a free press, a cornerstone of democracy
I went to visit the Newseum recently in Washington, D.C. It is an interactive museum that promotes free expression and the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, while tracing the evolution of communication. The seven-level museum has 15 theaters and 15 galleries....
The World Press Institute (WPI) has chosen 10 journalists from Argentina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Egypt, Finland, India, Malaysia, Myanmar, Portugal and Russia to be fellows in its 2018 international journalism program. https://t.co/lw3ZrewCp7
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