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Say their names, remember their names
On my recent nearly 8,000-mile journey from India to the Twin Cities, I attempted a casual viewing of the Netflix original “Two Distant Strangers,” by Travon Free and Martin Desmond Roe, which won last year’s Oscar for Best Live Action Short Film. The 32 minutes...![Predictable tragedies and how (not to) prevent them](https://worldpressinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/msf-e1568168392519-1080x675.jpg)
Predictable tragedies and how (not to) prevent them
“I hope you all feel safe while visiting the United States,” said a woman who works at the Minnesota State Fair during a discussion with WPI journalists on gun violence in the country. “When I was in Ghana, I saw the news on TV about shootings in the...![The dark side of Facebook Live](https://worldpressinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/1620px-Philando_Castile_-_Livestreamer_28110853726-1080x675.jpg)
The dark side of Facebook Live
“Hey, how is it going? This is our first Facebook Live video that we are taking at Facebook’s headquarters,” said Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook creator, when he launched the live video streaming feature three years ago. His ambition was to turn the social network into a...![An unexpected reminder of America’s divisions](https://worldpressinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/fullsizerender.jpg)