International Journalism

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

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,…

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

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…

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…

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,…

African events are often not reported because Western news coverage is strongly connected to a nation’s wealth.

When the reporting of major news organizations is blocked, why not do something about it?

A study looks at whether the press failed in its reporting about the war.

Online discussions ‘now actually drive the agenda of official media.’