by idah | Mar 15, 2019 | Postcards from Abroad
Notes from UNESCO: Being a fellow at UNESCO has many advantages. Last Thursday night, I was allowed to attend the L’Oreal – UNESCO For Women in the Sciences awards ceremony. This is a black-tie event that has been held for the last 20 years at UNESCO. There are...
by Olivia Sanchez | Mar 11, 2019 | Excerpts from Olivia's Paris Journal, Postcards from Abroad
Going to sleep on Sunday evening before we started recording the podcasts was just like going to sleep on Christmas Eve. Or the night before the SATs. I was nervous and excited. I left my apartment at 7:15 a.m. with my jetlagged sister in tow. It was still pretty dark...
by idah | Mar 2, 2019 | Postcards from Abroad
Notes from UNESCO: What a week! It started with the President of Iraq visiting UNESCO. I was so close to Barham Salih, I could have reached out and touched him, too bad a velvet rope stood in my way and of course the fear of being tackled by his military escort. I...
by Olivia Sanchez | Mar 1, 2019 | Excerpts from Olivia's Paris Journal, Postcards from Abroad
I can’t believe February is already coming to an end. I feel so at home here and the thought of leaving in a month makes me want to cry. This week at work was probably my favorite so far. Ida and I got to work with George Papagiannis again this week to produce...
by | Feb 27, 2019 | Conflict Sensitive Reporting, Crossings Radio and Crossings News, Food for Thought, Programs, Stories
Washington, The Washington Team, The Washington [Redacteds], or just The Redskins? UNESCO research fellow and Salisbury University professor David Burns discusses the political and economic arguments around the Football team and how journalist can tackle the...