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Monthly Archives: February 2012
“Open season” on journalists: UPIU fellow speaks with targeted reporters
Share“It is the journalists’ open-season out there.” That was a comment my friend Khalif Abdi made on a story I posted on Facebook about the death of Marie Colvin, an American reporter working for The Sunday Times of London, and … Continue reading
Posted in International Journalism, journalism, War Reporting
Tagged Abdi Latif Dahir, Anthony Shadid, journalism, Marie Colvin, Reporters, Somalia, UPI, UPIU
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Lebanese j-student tackles pop culture in recent UPI.com story
ShareA pop song declares that women shouldn’t work, even if they have a college degree. Another song orders women to not answer their phones when they’re alone. It’s startling stuff, but is it a news story? For Zahi Sahli, a … Continue reading
Posted in students, UPIU users
Tagged Lebanon, Mohammed Iskandar, pop music, UPI, UPIU, Zahi Sahli
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VIDEO: Watch a UPIU mentor at work
ShareAre you curious about how a UPIU workshop session goes? Check out this video of Terry FitzPatrick, one of UPIU’s mentors, as he offers tips and tricks to capturing multimedia. (One of our professor partners captured this video during a … Continue reading
Posted in Multimedia, Tips
Tagged journalism, multimedia, Terry FitzPatrick, training, UPI, UPIU
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Want to investigate a local election? Follow the money!
ShareIt’s election season! It would be hard for anyone living in the U.S. to have missed the debates, ad campaigns, telemarketing calls and everything else that is part of the lead-up to this year’s presidential elections. It’s a big national … Continue reading
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UPIU Asia team prepares for the spring semester
ShareUPIU’s Asia team met in early February via Skype to share best practices in mentoring as well as to discuss strategies for the spring semester. The team also took some time out to introduce dishes they specially selected for the … Continue reading
Posted in Blog posts on UPIU, International Journalism
Tagged journalism mentors, mentors, UPIU Asia
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Want to succeed in a big reporting project? Don’t panic!
ShareItalian j-student Elena Roda won UPIU’s first-ever reporting grant last fall. It was a competitive process, and Elena had to prove to our team that her proposal to travel to Golan Heights, a contested region sandwiched between Israel and Syria, … Continue reading
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