International Journalism

Focusing on Human Rights

With survivors telling their stories, U.S. News & World Report describes life inside North Korea’s gulag.

Blogging North Korea

The Web provides a good opportunity for ‘niche’ audiences to find more international news.

The Hidden Stories of North Korea

Relying on defectors, experts and occasional glimpses, a reporter tries to provide information and insights about this closed society.

China and the Internet: A Reader Responds

“Is Internet censorship worth fighting?,” Jonathan Zittrain asks in his article, “China and Internet Filters,” in the Summer edition of Nieman Reports. While the Berkman Center for Internet and Society…

Caught Between the Cold War and the Internet

How foreign news will be covered is a question—with a few possible answers.

Foreign Correspondence: Evolution, Not Extinction

‘The new correspondents are reshaping foreign news in ways that have potential for good and, without interventions, for bad.’

Emotional Connections to African Reporting

Zambia’s orphaned children portray many dimensions of the human toll of AIDS.

Fall 2004: International Journalism Introduction

Foreign CorrespondenceWhile traditional Western foreign correspondents are decreasing in number at many news organizations, their work is not becoming extinct, but is “evolving into new forms,” argue John Maxwell Hamilton,…

No Easy Life for Journalists in Africa

Working for an independent press is an act of extreme courage in many of the continent’s countries.

African Stories In Need of Reporters

On the eve of the World Press Freedom Day, May 3, 2004, the United Nations Department of Public Information launched “Ten Stories the World Should Hear More About.” Half of…