Welcome to World Press Freedom Day, 2022 – Montevideo
World Press Freedom Day conferences offer opportunities for journalists, researchers and other members of the media from around the world to discuss the diverse, global challenges to the freedom of the press. Journalists with the Crossings Institute have attended World Press Freedom Day events for 12 years, with a new group of students reporting each year. .
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Meet the Team
Peter Laufer, Ph.D.
Co-Director of the Crossings Institute
Dr. Peter Laufer is the James Wallace Chair Professor in Journalism, School of Journalism and Communication. Laufer’s writing focuses on borders, migration, identity, and animal rights.
Damien Radcliffe
Damian Radcliffe is a journalist, researcher, and Carolyn S. Chambers Professor in Journalism at the University of Oregon with over 25 years of experience in the media industry.
Noah Camuso
News Correspondent
Noah Camuso is a podcaster and radio journalist from Salem, Oregon. Following the completion of his BS in journalism at the University of Oregon, he worked as an intern for Jefferson Public Radio in Ashland, Oregon. When he’s not working on a story, he’s probably backpacking, fiction writing or scuba diving.
Karl Furlong
News Correspondent
Karl Furlong holds a graduate degree in journalism from the University of Oregon as well as an MBA . He previously worked in the technology sector. The areas Karl most enjoys writing about are the outdoors and technology.
Hevenn Vanhelsdingen
News Correspondent
Hevenn Vanhelsdingen is a passionate storyteller and hopes to be a part of the many journalists exposing corruption through investigative journalism. She is also a firm believer in solutions-based journalism and hopes to contribute to its continued development within the field.
