As a long-time member and former D.C. chapter president of the Asian American Journalists Association, I attend AAJA’s annual convention whenever possible to reconnect with former colleagues and hear new ideas. One convention, held shortly after I launched my freelance … Read more
When Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, the journalists of the English-language Kyiv Independent set up a live blog with constant updates for Ukrainians and readers around the globe. Their earliest dispatches described skirmishes … Read more
As air raids commenced and armored convoys began to roll across Ukraine last week, I reached out to an NPR colleague huddled in an Odessa bomb shelter. I pathetically wrote to him, “Stay safe.” He replied, “I hope this is … Read more
I hit send on a tweet in my hotel room at the Park Hyatt St. Kitts just before heading to the beach to unwind after leaving my job. Like millions of Americans nationwide, I joined the so-called “Great Resignation” … Read more
In her six years as a reporter at The Courier in Waterloo, Iowa, Amie Rivers has mainly covered politics and local news. In the weeks before the pandemic hit in March 2020, she wrote stories about a real estate … Read more
On a warm evening earlier this fall, Brussels felt almost like it did before the pandemic. Over wine and tapas, journalists and diplomats mingled outside a bar on Place Jourdan, a stone’s throw from the European Parliament. For some, the … Read more
The word had so thoroughly infiltrated the language that I no longer noticed it. Then one afternoon, walking across a windy plaza, it brought me to a full stop. A coffee shop had printed it on a long, wide banner, … Read more
Functioning democracies are all alike; every dysfunctional democracy is dysfunctional in its own way. India, where the free press has played a crucial role in protecting democratic institutions since independence in 1947, is now one of the world’s most dangerous … Read more
In the months between the November 2020 vote and the January 6 Capitol insurrection, BuzzFeed News’ politics desk faced an ethical and practical quandary: To what extent should it cover the conspiracy theories about the election results? When was it … Read more
On the morning of April 29, Russian opposition leader and blogger Alexei Navalny appeared in court via video link, fighting the second in a series of legal charges filed against him since the beginning of the year. His appearance was … Read more
