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2019. “The right of the people to keep and bear Arms shall not be infringed.”

2019. “The right of the people to keep and bear Arms shall not be infringed.”

by Sorana Stanescu | Sep 30, 2019 | Homeland Security/Terrorism, Immigration Reform

It was 8:30am on a hot Saturday morning in the Embassy Suites lobby in Austin, Texas, and Stuart Maue had already put together a sophisticated automatic rifle made of over 15 balloons. He started light, a couple of minutes before, with two balloon-puppies, and quickly...
Truly American mass shootings

Truly American mass shootings

by Hanna Liubakova | Sep 2, 2019 | Homeland Security/Terrorism, Journalism in the Trump Era, Political Coverage

On Saturday evening, I was in the middle of dinner with my American friends when we heard that a gunman started shooting at cars near Odessa, Texas. Seven people were killed and at least 22 people were wounded, including a 17-month-old girl. Authorities have...
“Trump is an imperfect messenger, but Democrats failed people”

“Trump is an imperfect messenger, but Democrats failed people”

by Hakeem Irfan | Aug 29, 2019 | American Presidency, Homeland Security/Terrorism, Immigration Reform, Midterm Elections, Politics, Presidential Election

Minneapolis As I entered the gates of the Minnesota State Fair on its opening weekend, the scene around temporarily transported me back to South Asia. A sea of people, scorching sun and scores of food vendors, including those selling footlong hot dogs and shaved ice....
WPI report 5: 9/11 anniversary in New York

WPI report 5: 9/11 anniversary in New York

by Yana Nikolova | Sep 23, 2018 | Homeland Security/Terrorism, Journalism, Personal Reflections

Where were you on 9\11? Think about it – any of you old enough will have an answer. It’s amazing how the human brain is capable of archiving all the details, surrounding our day when terrible events like this occur. My 9/11 actually came 24 hours earlier – when...
Time to make humankind great again

Time to make humankind great again

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...
Trump Breaks the Foreign-policy Consensus

Trump Breaks the Foreign-policy Consensus

by Vinicius Neder | Aug 21, 2016 | Global Business, Homeland Security/Terrorism, Politics, Presidential Election

Since the beginning of his campaign to be the G.O.P.’s candidate in the Presidential election, Donald J. Trump has already suggested to build a wall along the border to Mexico, to increase imports tax, stated that he would fight ISIS and that the U.S. should not...

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If you missed our Impact of the COVID Pandemic on Press Freedom webinar (#WPICovidWebinar) last week, you can now watch it on our website!

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Our recent journalism webinars covered the #PresidentialElections at the end of 2020, and #PressFreedom as it relates to COVID-19 at the beginning of this month.

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2 Feb

Great to see my global sister-friend 💞 & SA-based Africa correspondent @bartlettkate discussing the media on @SoWhatNow_enca.
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