On almost the same day, two events happened in two countries in the lowest half of Freedom House’s global press freedom index, Russia and Myanmar. On August 30, Alexander Sokolov, a former investigative reporter at RBC, an independent business news outlet based in...
I remember a day when all the reporters in my newsroom were staring at the TV. Some sat behind their desks, while others stood for a better view with arms crossed on their chests, eyes focused on the screen. It was 2015. All were listening to then-President Cristina...
It’s easy to dismiss Donald Trump’s supporters as a bunch of far-right anti-immigration ultra conservatives, but reality – like history – is in no way written in a straight line. Traveling through Minnesota helps paint a more complex picture of who supports the...
After decades of mainly exporting immigrants, Brazil is becoming a major receiver. And the country’s response has been hostile, as shown in recent actions by the government and by civilians against arrivers from Venezuela, a country distressed by humanitarian...
Donald Trump is serving as U.S. president for two years already. It’s well known and observed that Trump bitterly criticizes the news media, especially in his speeches and press conferences. As a result of this, journalists are facing death threats. In July, a man...
It was set to be an exciting day when the Minnesota chairs of both the Democratic and Republican parties paid the 2018 World Press Institute fellows a visit at the University of St Thomas. Minnesota Republican Party Chair Jennifer Carnahan was first to arrive, and...