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Africa Through the Eyes of African Reporters

If local journalists reported more of the news to Western audiences, their sources and the story’s context would be different.

War Crimes Tribunals in Africa and Sleeping Press Watchdogs

‘… there is an obvious need for independent press scrutiny to hold these tribunals accountable.’

The Numbers Game in African Reporting

Statistics don’t matter when disease and disaster exact such high human tolls in Africa.

Focusing on Human Rights

With survivors telling their stories, U.S. News & World Report describes life inside North Korea’s gulag.

China and the Internet: A Reader Responds

“Is Internet censorship worth fighting?,” Jonathan Zittrain asks in his article, “China and Internet Filters,” in the Summer edition of Nieman Reports. While the Berkman Center for Internet and Society…

Caught Between the Cold War and the Internet

How foreign news will be covered is a question—with a few possible answers.

Foreign Correspondence: Evolution, Not Extinction

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

Fall 2004: Words & Reflections Introduction

War and TerrorThe dangers and challenges to journalists who report on the war in Iraq have been amply demonstrated in threats to their safety, difficulties of establishing and maintaining trust…

The Psychological Hazards of War Journalism

A psychiatrist examines how journalists respond to what they witness and report.

Acting as a Witness to a Forgotten War

‘Even if nobody for whom I write this story cares, it is difficult for me to forget Chechnya.’