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For Journalists Seeking Female Experts on Global Affairs, Here’s a New Source

February 25, 2019 by Kacie Candela

The scarcity of female experts that journalists can readily rely on for objective, accurate information for reporting on an international news story couldn’t be clearer: 81 percent of experts interviewed for global news stories were men, according to a 2015 study by the Global Gender Monitoring Project, which promotes gender equality in the news media. … Read more

A Record Year of Death and Demonization for Journalism Globally

January 8, 2019December 23, 2018 by Barbara Crossette

After the savage murder of Jamal Khashoggi, major organizations monitoring the freedom and safety of journalists worldwide are reporting, albeit coincidentally, that 2018 has been an exceptionally dangerous year everywhere. The deaths of journalists have risen sharply, to 53 from 47 in 2017, the Committee to Protect Journalists announced on Dec. 19. “The recent uptick … Read more

GEOPOLITICS

Fake News and the UN: An Item Since 1945

May 8, 2018April 30, 2018 by Laura E. Kirkpatrick

In the world of fake news, the United Nations has been a prime target since it opened its doors in 1945. These days, spending just a few minutes on Facebook and Twitter, two sites located at the epicenter of the fake news epidemic, reveals claims — real and imagined — pushed by critics of the … Read more

TAKE A LOOK

A Trove of Resources for Navigating Our Angry World

February 17, 2018February 6, 2018 by Barbara Crossette

In the dark shadows of rising populism and hypernationalistic leaders, attempts to intimidate reporters and curb the exchange of information are taking on less visibly crude but still dangerous forms. The menace, highlighted in the United States by Donald Trump’s contemptuous accusations against the press, television and social media, has global echoes. There is no … Read more

TOPIC: WOMEN

Afghan Women Write New Narratives About Themselves, With Courage

November 4, 2017October 24, 2017 by Elizabeth Walsh

Throughout the world, Afghan women are often portrayed as victims by the media and other institutions, needing foreign rescue or summoning deep pity for their oppression. Women’s literacy rate is less than half that of men’s in the country, and it remains one of the worst places in the world for a girl to obtain … Read more

NIKKI HALEY WATCH

The US Ambassador’s Love Affair With TV News Shows

September 4, 2017August 25, 2017 by Kacie Candela

Nikki Haley has been appearing on American TV news programs an awful lot lately, so what gives? Some observers point to Haley as a refreshing and stable face amid an unpredictable White House and uncannily quiet secretary of state, while others herald her visibility as a sign of higher political ambitions. Another possibility is that … Read more

NIKKI HALEY WATCH

On a Light Note: 10 Tips for Nikki Haley, New US Ambassador to UN

July 23, 2017February 9, 2017 by Laura E. Kirkpatrick

A recent email sent out by a member of the United States Mission to the United Nations, then tweeted and possibly subtweeted, contained the following statement: This is to let you know that Ambassador Haley will be spending her first few months learning about the UN and Security Council and its members. She will not … Read more

Murders of Journalists by Militants Just Keep Coming, a Report Finds

November 2, 2016 by Barbara Crossette

Somalia, Iraq and Syria lead the world in the killing of journalists by Islamic extremists who get away with their crimes, but militants also continue to target the media with impunity in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Nigeria and Pakistan, according to the latest report from the Committee to Protect Journalists, a nonprofit group based in New York. … Read more