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Abortion debate in the eyes of an abortion clinic escort in Minnesota

Abortion debate in the eyes of an abortion clinic escort in Minnesota

by Piyumi Fonseka | Mar 19, 2023 | International Health, Politics

Last June marked a turn in the abortion rights debate in the United States, when the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the landmark Roe vs. Wade decision from 1973 that protected a woman’s right to choose to have an abortion. In response to the court decision, in January,...
India’s sobering drop in human freedom

India’s sobering drop in human freedom

by Meghdeep Bhattacharyya | Apr 29, 2022 | Policy, Politics, Racial Equity & Police Reform, WPI Activities

India has shown a near-constant decline between 2013 and 2019, in various parameters of personal, civil, and economic freedom measured in the Human Freedom Index, and since 2008 it’s had “the biggest drop.” The Index, co-published by the Cato Institute in the United...
What I heard about America, and what I told about Brazil

What I heard about America, and what I told about Brazil

by Rafael Gregorio | Oct 12, 2018 | Journalism, Personal Reflections, Politics

Much of the greatness in the World Press Institute’s fellowship came from a valuable exchange: knowing the United States more deeply while giving Americans insights about my country. For Brazil now, the main issue is its presidential election, after 15 years of...
Brazil’s strongest political parties may face their hardest decision ever in 2018

Brazil’s strongest political parties may face their hardest decision ever in 2018

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...
Huge influx of hungry Venezuelans challenges Brazil’s responsibility

Huge influx of hungry Venezuelans challenges Brazil’s responsibility

by Rafael Gregorio | Sep 4, 2018 | Immigration, Immigration Reform, Journalism in the Trump Era, Political Coverage

After decades of mainly exporting immigrants, Brazil is becoming a major receiver. And the country’s response has been hostile, as shown in recent actions by the government and by civilians against arrivers from Venezuela, a country distressed by humanitarian...

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piyumi_fonseka Piyumi Fonseka @piyumi_fonseka ·
16 Mar

We asked different groups in Minneapolis what changed in their town after George Floyd's murder?
Not much, was their reply.
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16 Mar

In @finnowl's first #WPIFellowship blog post, he wonders if the defamation case against Fox News by Dominion Voting Systems will drag down other media, too. Minnesota academics and journalists weigh in:

https://worldpressinstitute.org/will-the-landmark-case-against-fox-news-drag-down-other-media-too/

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15 Mar

Check out my latest @GlobalMinnesota podcast episode w/ @Fawzeyah & @SaqibTanveer of this year's @worldpressinst International Fellows! Hear about the challenges of conducting journalism and speaking truth to power in Nigeria and Pakistan.

https://www.globalminnesota.org/event/podcast-episode-global-journalism-with-world-press-institute-fellows/

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