by | Dec 20, 2019 | Crossings Radio and Crossings News
Chris Chavez talks about NPR, its role in the modern media landscape and its evolution over the last 50 years. The technological and demographic changes and disruptions of the 21st century have proven tricky for radio and funding is another question mark he examines...
by | Dec 20, 2019 | Conflict Sensitive Reporting, Crossings Radio and Crossings News, Intercultural and Interreligious Conflict, Intercultural and Interreligious Dialogue, News
Juan-Carlos Molleda, Dean of the School of Journalism and Communication at the University of Oregon, found both a reunion and an escape went he traveled to Colombia to meet his family in Venezuela. He crossed border to help his family with the disintegrating situation...
by | Dec 20, 2019 | Conflict Sensitive Reporting, Crossings Radio and Crossings News, Intercultural and Interreligious Conflict, Intercultural and Interreligious Dialogue
Payton Bruni went to Oman, in part, to study Arabic, but was embedded in a community of foreign guest workers. He discusses the cultural influx of migrants to Oman, the “culture of shame” around labor and his experience as an outsider.
by | Dec 20, 2019 | Conflict Sensitive Reporting, Crossings Radio and Crossings News, Intercultural and Interreligious Conflict
In a country with strong control over press freedom, a journalist will have to take new approaches to work on stories. University of Oregon student Payton Bruni studied in Oman, and discusses how he worked on interviews, investigation and writing while living...
by | Dec 20, 2019 | Conflict Sensitive Reporting, Crossings Radio and Crossings News, Intercultural and Interreligious Conflict, Press Freedom, Stories
University of Oregon student Payton Bruni witnessed and investigated a crackdown on press freedom while studying in Oman. He also discusses how instant communication has changed governments’ relationships with journalists.