Surrounding the much anticipated 2020 U.S. presidential election, the World Press Institute (WPI) offered a two-part webinar series on the subject....
2020 U.S. Presidential Election Analysis and Conversation
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2020 World Press Institute Fellowship Program Postponed
The Board of Directors of the World Press Institute (WPI) has decided to postpone the start of the next WPI fellowship program in the United States...
The Devil All The Time
Board member Lucas Mendes (WPI Brazil 1969) [Journalist, Anchor, Manhattan Connection, GloboNews Channel (Brazil), New York, New York] is proud to...
2020 Applications
The application period for 2020 World Press Institute Fellowships is now closed. Selection announcements will be made in early May. For...
CPJ’s 2019 International Press Freedom Awards
CPJ's annual International Press Freedom Awards and benefit dinner honored courageous journalists from around the world on Thursday, November 21,...
International and Local Journalists Tackle ‘Anti-media’ World and Ethics at St. Thomas Forum on Oct. 15
Freedom of the press is under attack around the world, and in the U.S. journalistic ethics are being scrutinized as never before. What to make of this radically changing media climate?
The event, Reporting in an “Anti-media” World, will bring together local investigative reporters and international journalists to consider restrictions and barriers to press freedom as well the role of ethics in these challenging times. The program, which is free and open to the public, will be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 15, at the O’Shaughnessy Educational Center Auditorium on the University of St. Thomas, St. Paul campus.
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