by Ruby Wool | May 15, 2024 | News, WPFD24
Involving youth in climate communication is the current trend, and world leaders in journalism subscribe to the notion that engaging young voices is crucial for inspiring change “Today, in a world which is completely digital and accessible to people of all ages, it is...
by Ruby Wool | May 4, 2024 | News, WPFD24
By Ruby Wool and Zachary Jones Neuray In the wake of Chile’s devastating February fires, a tale of resilience emerges as communities grapple with loss, rebuild from the ashes, and confront the looming specter of recurring disasters amidst governmental challenges...
by Zachary Jones Neuray | May 19, 2023 | Crossings Radio and Crossings News, News, Press Freedom, WPFD23
Journalists must work in tandem with tech media stakeholders. NEW YORK – “I would love to have actually seen someone from Facebook on this panel,” said Michael Zelenko, deputy Editor of Rest of World, an award-winning nonprofit newsroom dedicated to covering the...
by Ruby Wool | May 10, 2023 | Crossings Radio and Crossings News, News, Press Freedom, WPFD23
UO journalists form the WPFD student newsroom in New York City EUGENE, OREGON — From Jakarta to Addis Ababa, from Helsinki to Montevideo, for a dozen years journalists from the University of Oregon-UNESCO Crossings Institute for Conflict-Sensitive Reporting and...
by Berit Thorson | May 10, 2023 | Crossings Radio and Crossings News, News, Press Freedom, WPFD23
Virtual attacks by politicians and online trolls threaten freedom of expression worldwide. Fatu Camara (right) discusses the persecution she faces from politicians and online trolls as an independent journalist in The Gambia during a WPFD event. NEW YORK — The...
by Nishtha Yadav | May 7, 2023 | Crossings Radio and Crossings News, News, Press Freedom, WPFD23
Journalists face rising legal, psychological and personal costs in the fight for a free press. Lawyers and journalists discuss legal attacks on the free press at the Committee to Protect Journalists headquarters in New York City. NEW YORK — The legal warfare unleashed...