by Kate Bartlett | Aug 30, 2019 | American Presidency, Environmental Issues, International Health, Personal Reflections, Political Coverage, Presidential Election
Unlike a lot of politicians, Bernie Sanders doesn’t mince his words. “It is absolutely imperative that we defeat the most dangerous president in the history of this country,” said Sanders, one of a large group of Democrats hoping to be their party’s candidate in next...
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 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 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 Lidiana Rosli | Sep 25, 2018 | Journalism, Journalism in the era of "fake news", Journalism in the Trump Era, Political Coverage
A recently published anonymous opinion editorial in The New York Times has further reaffirmed the need for the separation between news and opinion in the newsroom. The article, “I Am Part of the Resistance Inside the Trump Administration,” published earlier this month...
by Rafael Gregorio | Sep 20, 2018 | American Presidency, Journalism in the Trump Era, Midterm Elections, Political Coverage
“No matter how serious are the local issues, midterms will be all about Donald Trump,” said Marc Caputo, a political reporter from Politico based in Miami, Fl., in a recent event at University of Miami about the upcoming U.S. elections. Data from the Pew...