International Journalism

Caught Between the Cold War and the Internet

How foreign news will be covered is a question—with a few possible answers.
September 15, 2004
Fons Tuinstra

Foreign Correspondence: Evolution, Not Extinction

‘The new correspondents are reshaping foreign news in ways that have potential for good and, without interventions, for bad.’
September 15, 2004
Eric Jenner

Emotional Connections to African Reporting

Zambia’s orphaned children portray many dimensions of the human toll of AIDS.
September 15, 2004
Frank Green

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,…
September 15, 2004
Melissa Ludtke

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.
September 15, 2004
Shyaka Kanuma

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…
September 15, 2004
Sarah Hagedorn

International Network of Cities of Asylum

Since the fatwa was issued in 1989 against Indian-born author Salman Rushdie, writers from five continents have been convened each year by Car-refour des Littératures in Strasbourg, France to discuss…
September 15, 2004
Yvonne van der Heijden

Africa Web Coverage

Among the strongest Web sites displaying the complexities of the continent and her news are South Africa’s News24. co.za and Africamediaonline.com. There is a relatively new and ambitious site, Africaalmanac.com,…
September 15, 2004
Charles Onyango-Obbo

Using the Internet to Examine Patterns of Foreign Coverage

African events are often not reported because Western news coverage is strongly connected to a nation’s wealth.
September 15, 2004
Ethan Zuckerman

China and Internet Filters

When the reporting of major news organizations is blocked, why not do something about it?
June 15, 2004
Jonathan Zittrain