International Journalism

Truth in the Crossfire

In a brutal attack, ‘my truth…was dealt a mortal wound.’

Journalists Murdered, Attacked, Kidnapped and Threatened in Colombia

Between 1986 and 1995, 43 journalists were murdered in Colombia, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), which suspects this number is an underestimate since many reported murders of…

Can What Ails Colombia Be Fixed?

As the war intensifies and U.S. money is sent, the story hits Page One.

Winter 2000: International Journalism Introduction

John Maxwell Hamilton, a veteran correspondent and now dean of the Manship School of Mass Communication at Louisiana State University, recently traveled to the former Soviet republic of Georgia to…

Political Leanings Shape Newspaper Coverage

In Spain, the language used in schools is a journalistic hot potato.

Moving From Soviet Domination to Press Freedom

Creating an independent and financially viable press is hard.

Journalism in Transition in South Africa

For black journalists, the threat is their conscience.

Fall 2000: International Journalism Introduction

Africa is the focus of this issue’s international journalism section. It is a continent too often ignored by Western media and a place where in too many countries those who…

From Darkness Into Blinding Glare

What does it take to get the press to shine its searchlight in distant places?

Coverage of AIDS in Africa: The media are silent no longer.

If you had to plan an AIDS conference and you wanted to command the world’s attention, you might have chosen the city of Durban in the South African province of…