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 Rafael Gregorio | Oct 12, 2018 | Journalism, Personal Reflections, Politics
Much of the greatness in the World Press Institute’s fellowship came from a valuable exchange: knowing the United States more deeply while giving Americans insights about my country. For Brazil now, the main issue is its presidential election, after 15 years of...
by Josefina Pagani | Oct 11, 2018 | Changes in Journalism, Journalism, Personal Reflections, Political Coverage, WPI Activities
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...
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,...