by Milena Kirova | May 11, 2023 | Changes in Journalism, Journalism, New Business Models for Journalism in the Digital Age, Political Coverage
It all started like this: a suitcase, a passport and expectations for something new and exciting. We were 10 complete strangers from five continents. And we were the best group ever. We were brought together by our desire to be better journalists. We were brought...
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 DANILO ALVES SILVA | Apr 11, 2023 | American Presidency, Changes in Journalism, Democracy, Journalism, Journalism in the era of "fake news", Journalism in the Trump Era, Political Coverage, Politics, Presidential Election, WPI Activities
Seven hours after being arraigned on charges for his alleged role in coordinating hush-money to payments to a porn star and falsifying business records, former President Donald Trump gave a 21-minute speech on primetime radio and TV on April, 4. Fox News and CNN...
by Tarek KAI | Apr 8, 2023 | Journalism, Journalism in the era of "fake news", Political Coverage, Politics
“You picked the right day to come to see us!” said Paul Haven as he welcomed me into his office on the fifth floor of The Associated Press newsroom in the heart of Manhattan. Earlier, during the AP’s global editorial meeting attended by the WPI fellows, Haven...
by DANILO ALVES SILVA | Apr 4, 2023 | Changes in Journalism, Cutting Edge Journalistic Technology, Democracy, Global Business, Journalism, Journalism in the era of "fake news", New Business Models for Journalism in the Digital Age, Political Coverage, Politics, Social Media in Politics and Journalism, WPI Activities
Seventy-one percent of Americans between ages 16 to 40 get their daily news from social media, according to the Media Insight Project. The survey was conducted between May 18 and June 8, 2022, and showed about a third of respondents get their news each day from...
by DANILO ALVES SILVA | Mar 26, 2023 | Agriculture, Agriculture and Rural Issues, Climate Change, Democracy, Environmental Issues, Journalism, Journalism in the era of "fake news", Political Coverage, Politics, Social Media in Politics and Journalism, Sustainability, WPI Activities
Agriculture and environment reporters from Iowa share the challenges of covering the politically sensitive topic of climate change, and how it impacts the state’ communities and people’s daily...
