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Should citizen journalists be called journalists?

Should citizen journalists be called journalists?

by Kourosh Ziabari | May 14, 2022 | Changes in Journalism, Journalism

With every citizen possessing a smartphone and capturing footage of public events or social encounters that might otherwise remain shrouded in oblivion, our news consumption habits have changed radically. We once merely relied on the corporate media to present us with...

The owners of the Agora

by Mariana Segulin | Apr 7, 2022 | American Presidency, Changes in Journalism, Journalism

Since the beginning of human socialization, it was clear that a basic agreement between the members of a community was needed in order for that community to prevail. The Greeks, precursors of modern democracy, had a physical place where important things regarding...
No prizes for being second with the story

No prizes for being second with the story

by Hanna Liubakova | Oct 15, 2019 | Changes in Journalism, Social Media in Politics and Journalism

It now feels like a different era, but some of the early concerns about social media’s impact on journalism are at least a decade old. I remember when in 2008, minutes after the terrorist attacks on Mumbai, India, social networks were buzzing with news, photos and...
What’s good about fake news

What’s good about fake news

by Hanna Liubakova | Aug 27, 2019 | Journalism in the era of "fake news", Journalism in the Trump Era, Social Media in Politics and Journalism

In my first week as a World Press Institute fellow, I found myself at a discussion over the U.S. presidential election and journalism in the age of Trump. The term “fake news” has become widely used especially after Donald Trump’s first press conference as...

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foreignpressusa Foreign Press Correspondents Association & Club US @foreignpressusa ·
16 Dec

Congratulations to Iranian journalist Kourosh Ziabari (@KZiabari) on your award for Professional Excellence! Kourosh is an @asiatimesonline correspondent. Here he is with our chairwoman, Nancy Prager-Kamel. #ForeignPressAwards2022

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600 journalists have gone through the #WPIFellowship to date and are part of the extensive WPI network!

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11 Dec

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