International Journalism

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…

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…

Top 10 Underreported Humanitarian Stories

In December 1999, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières issued its second annual top 10 list of underreported humanitarian stories. Doctors Without Borders compiles this list to call attention to stories…

Lessons Learned in Africa

A reporter replays history so past mistakes don’t become future policy.

In Zimbabwe, the Independent Press Struggles to Survive

Legal maneuvers and financial hard times challenge press freedom.