by FEYZA GUMUSLUOGLU | Mar 30, 2023 | Climate Change, Environmental Issues, Personal Reflections
A first-time visitor to Grand Marais might be surprised to see solar panels installed on house roofs, simply because this icy small town is a long way from the Sun Belt. But first impressions are often misleading. Spending three nights in Grand Marais showed me that...
by Piyumi Fonseka | Mar 30, 2023 | Democracy, Politics
Two major interstate highways, interstates 35 and 80, cross through Iowa, making travel in and out of the state quick and efficient. The same interstates are the main reasons, according to the local law enforcement authorities, why Iowa has become one of the...
by DANILO ALVES SILVA | Mar 26, 2023 | Agriculture, Agriculture and Rural Issues, Climate Change, Democracy, Environmental Issues, Journalism, Journalism in the era of "fake news", Political Coverage, Politics, Social Media in Politics and Journalism, Sustainability, WPI Activities
Agriculture and environment reporters from Iowa share the challenges of covering the politically sensitive topic of climate change, and how it impacts the state’ communities and people’s daily...
by FEYZA GUMUSLUOGLU | Mar 24, 2023 | Journalism, Journalism in the Trump Era, Politics
Student interest in journalism is on the rise across the United States. But some attribute this increase to the deepening polarization in the country, and not to a keen interest in promoting the principles of a free press. Behind the resurgence of student interest in...
by Tarek KAI | Mar 24, 2023 | Changes in Journalism, Democracy, Journalism, Political Coverage, Politics
Tea was already ready when I reached Terry Wolkerstorfer’s home in St. Paul on that windy but sunny afternoon. It was a few hours before an awaited match of his favorite football team, the Minnesota United FC, also known as the Loons. On the wall facing us in his...
by Milena Kirova | Mar 22, 2023 | Democracy, Politics
Stolen, forged, falsified – these are the words heard in many countries around the world, in talk about elections. In September CNN reported that аuthorities in Michigan were investigating how a missing voting machine from the state wound up for sale on eBay for...
