by Hanna Liubakova | Sep 2, 2019 | Homeland Security/Terrorism, Journalism in the Trump Era, Political Coverage
On Saturday evening, I was in the middle of dinner with my American friends when we heard that a gunman started shooting at cars near Odessa, Texas. Seven people were killed and at least 22 people were wounded, including a 17-month-old girl. Authorities have...
by Hamdi Baala | Aug 27, 2019 | American Presidency, Journalism, Journalism in the Trump Era, Political Coverage
As you walk around the place, you might wonder what draws hundreds of thousands of people to the Minnesota State Fair. It might seem strange to the outside observer, but this fascinating ritual has been going on for decades and its traditions are passed on from...
by Hanna Liubakova | Aug 27, 2019 | Journalism in the era of "fake news", Journalism in the Trump Era, Social Media in Politics and Journalism
In my first week as a World Press Institute fellow, I found myself at a discussion over the U.S. presidential election and journalism in the age of Trump. The term “fake news” has become widely used especially after Donald Trump’s first press conference as...
by Gergő Plankó | Aug 25, 2019 | Journalism, Journalism in the Trump Era, Political Coverage, Politics, Presidential Election, Social Media in Politics and Journalism
In my first full day as a WPI fellow in Minneapolis, I found myself in an Italian Renaissance style theatre room full of people laughing wholeheartedly at the penis size of Donald Trump. Bill Maher, comedian and political commentator, host of the HBO show Real Time...
by Rosen Tsvetkov | Aug 24, 2019 | Changes in Journalism, Journalism in the era of "fake news", Journalism in the Trump Era, Personal Reflections, Social Media in Politics and Journalism
First steps on American soil. Everything seemed as unfamiliar as it was close to me. But I missed something very much. I am not talking about the stressful and complicated daily life of a journalist in Bulgaria to which you get accustomed to such an extent that you...
by Joana Azevedo Viana | Oct 9, 2018 | Journalism in the Trump Era, Nuclear Threats and Security, WPI Activities
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,...