by Jenny Jannari | Oct 8, 2018 | American Presidency, Journalism, Journalism in the Trump Era, Personal Reflections, Politics
“I don’t appear as myself, but I am all of the Deadly Sins in a way, as you all are, too.” This quote by artist Paul Cadmus (1904-1999) appeared next to his series of paintings depicting the Seven Deadly Sins at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. Especially...
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...
by Rafael Gregorio | Sep 11, 2018 | American Presidency, Journalism in the Trump Era, Political Coverage, Politics
Picture that: in a country hurt by polarization and ruled for decades by a party on the left and another on the right, an authoritarian figure gathers support among a disillusioned population. This may sound familiar for Americans, ruled by Democrats and Republicans...
by Lidiana Rosli | Sep 11, 2018 | American Presidency, Changes in Journalism, Journalism, Journalism in the Trump Era, Political Coverage
President Donald Trump’s infamy and erratic behavior has unexpectedly energized the American media landscape, both in terms of causing journalists to be more vigilant and the public more engaged. During visits with editorial staff in several newsrooms, media...
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 Lidiana Rosli | Sep 3, 2018 | American Presidency, Midterm Elections, Political Coverage
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...