Articles

Taking Those First Small Steps

‘“You mean it’s OK in your country to tell a leader what to do?” a few of them asked.’

Living Manhattan, Feeling Zamboanga

After returning to the United States following a long stint overseas, a reporter is reminded that it is still all about adapting to circumstances.

Connecting Correspondents With Broadcasters

Global Radio News, an online agency for reporters, insists on fair treatment and insurance to protect those whose work takes them into harm’s way.

Africa—Revealed on GlobalPost Through People-Oriented Stories

‘We work hard to make our stories break out of the “should read” category and into the “want to know” one.’

Adding ‘Far-Flungs’ to a New Kind of Reporting Partnership

An investigative story tests a new model of foreign news reporting—and leaves a lot of valuable lessons in its wake.

Even in Digital Age, ‘Being There’ Still Matters In Foreign Reporting

‘The textile workers’ strike was into its 19th day, and it appeared that we were the first journalists to arrive.’

Creating a Go-To Digital Destination for Foreign Affairs Reporting and Commentary

 ‘At the start of our Web relaunch, here’s what we had: essentially no money, no reporters, a creaky and often barely functioning custom-made Web platform, a wonderfully talented young staff…

The Gambia: A Dictator’s Anti-Media War

This month marks the sixteenth anniversary of the military takeover in The Gambia, in which President Yahya Jammeh ascended to power via coup d’état. A former wrestler and soldier, Jammeh…

Apple’s iPad Meets Hamlet’s Blackberry

History teaches that ‘long-established media technologies, when faced with the prospect of commercial extinction, counter with their own dialectic.’

Diana Connolly

Adapt. This is the power behind the human brain. Humans have natural instincts to adapt to their surroundings. Their temptation to always receive more and more causes humans to create…