by Josefina Pagani | Sep 15, 2018 | Midterm Elections, Personal Reflections, Political Coverage, WPI Activities
Less than 60 days and counting… The 2018 U.S. midterm elections will take place on November 6, in the middle of Republican President Donald Trump’s first term. Control of the legislative branch is at play and the stakes are high. Some pundits are taking a risk...
by Saw Nang | Sep 12, 2018 | Changes in Journalism, Journalism, Personal Reflections
September 3 became a historic day for Myanmar’s media when two Myanmar journalists who worked for Reuters were sentenced to seven years in jail for breaching a law on state secrets. The two journalists were found guilty because they were found to have contact...
by Joana Azevedo Viana | Sep 10, 2018 | American Presidency, Immigration, Journalism in the Trump Era, Personal Reflections
My home country, Portugal, was recently engulfed in a heated and passionate debate regarding a museum to be built in Lisbon, the capital city. As per the electoral program of the current mayor of Lisbon, Fernando Medina, when he was running for the municipality in...
by Jenny Jannari | Sep 9, 2018 | Homeland Security/Terrorism, Nuclear Policy and Security, Nuclear Threats and Security, Personal Reflections, Politics
When I was a child in the 1980s, we had these books called “My Friends” where your friends would write things about themselves: their favorite food, their dreameds, what they wanted to do as adults, etc. The book included a question about your worst fear. It seemed...
by Yana Nikolova | Sep 6, 2018 | Immigration, Midterm Elections, Personal Reflections
We are back in Minneapolis! For the next story, I want to take you to a very interesting place, which is not usually included in booklets like “10 top sights in the Twin Cities” . But the place is worth visiting, I promise! https://youtu.be/cTR8eUBCIqo Meet...
by Josefina Pagani | Sep 5, 2018 | Changes in Journalism, Journalism, Journalism in the Trump Era, Personal Reflections, Politics, WPI Activities
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...