Basic Journalism

Dec 22011

From Mozambique: The Challenges, Taboos and How-to's of Health Reporting

Health reporting in Mozambique means facing some unusual taboos. Knight International Health Fellow Mercedes Sayagues recently spoke with IJNet about some of the challenges and rewards.

Nov 212011

"A History of the Future of News: What 1767 Tells Us About 2100"

by Joyce Barnathan

How do we define journalism in an era of sweeping change? In a speech to students at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication, Knight Foundation's Eric Newton ventured far into the past—and far into the future—to try to answer that question.

Adams Mosque

Participants visit the Adams Mosque

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Bill Keller, former executive editor of The New York Times, tells students at ICFJ's World Media Academy in India that website stories can no longer be an afterthought of news coverage. He also says journalism is "alive and well and feisty."

Nov 102011

Bill Keller of NYT Advises WMA Students on Future of Media

Bill Keller, a veteran journalist and the former executive editor of The New York Times, visited WMA in Delhi to share with students his thoughts and advice on adapting to the changing landscape of today's newsrooms.

He also talked about his role in securing the release of four NYT journalists kidnapped in Libya. One key question he addressed: what if journalism "dies," and there are no jobs in this field?

Peru-Hena Oct 2011 blog-Guerra, Erick Ortiz, and Yovany Quintana

Erick Ortiz, Guerra and Yovany Quintana after Guerra's medical ordeal

Peru-Hena Oct 2011 blog-Juan Guerra with photographers Beto Rojas and Diego Guevara

Juan Guerra talks shop with photographers Beto Rojas and Diego Guevara

Peru-Hena Oct 2011 blog-Photographer Katia Tapia

Photographer Katia Tapia shoots a knife sharpener to collect nat sound for her video project

Peru-Hena Oct 2011 blog-Journalists from Ayacucho, Lima, and Pucallpa

Peruvian journalists from Ayacucho, Lima and Pucallpa edit their video project

Peru-Hena Oct 2011 blog-photographer Juan Guerra in the ER

Los Angeles photographer Juan Guerra at a medical clinic in Lima, Peru