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If we want to understand the political and material conditions that make anti-democratic movements like Trumpism possible, then we must openly and honestly confront how our own apathy in the face of eroding rights for society's most vulnerable. By Christian Christensen, Professor of Journalism at Stockholm University Carlo Attardi, Unsplash The United States is witnessing … Continue reading Dear Europe: Time to Confront Your Hypocrisy on Trump’s America
By Mandy Fessenden Brauer Mural of a kitten supposedly made by British street artist Banksy in Beit Hanun, Gaza, March 2015. Photo by Ismael Mohamad/UPI. an open-air calligraphy exhibition It has been years since I lived in Gaza and yet I’ve never really written about it. It was intense, demanding, heartwrenching and very special. As … Continue reading Memories of Palestine during the first intifada
Photo by Jeremy Bishop on Unsplash With the rapidly developing climate change and the increase in climate disasters newsrooms now have special climate change reporters and sometimes even Climate Desks. How did the media report about nature before it became a problem for humanity? In the online course Ecosystem Therapy organised by the Institute for … Continue reading What is the relationship between journalism and nature?
Photo Unsplash If a journalist or newsroom manager shares about her or his trauma experience, there is a chance people will say, maybe this person just doesn’t belong in the industry. Confession: I sometimes cringe when I read social media posts of colleagues opening up about their trauma in detail. I know it says more … Continue reading How do we overcome the stigma of trauma and well-being among journalists?
(c) NurPhoto for GettyImages. Colonial history is complex Black Lives Matter has brought the conversation about the colonial history of Western countries to the forefront. In the United States and Europe, “protesters have dethroned, decapitated, defaced or otherwise targeted public representations of some of the most venerable members (deceased) of the Great White Canon of … Continue reading How can Complicating the Narrative help to report on colonialism?
Screenshot from the TalkTV interview with Dr. Mustafa Barghouti. Sometimes it’s good to understand something by knowing what it is not. The interview TalkTV’s Julia Hartley-Brewer did with Palestinian Dr. Mustafa Barghouti is an example of what Complicating the Narrative… is not. The method was introduced by journalist Amanda Ripley in the eponymously titled article … Continue reading Julia Hartley-Brewer’s Interview with Dr. Barghouti Highlights Journalism’s Need for Complicating the Narrative
Still from the documentary The Seed Queen of Palestine Palestinian agriculture Palestinian Vivien Sansour divides her time between working in the West Bank and with farmers in Central America and California. Her Seed Kitchen is connecting people over food. The documentary The Seed Queen of Palestine by Mariam Shahin follows Vivian in establishing the Bir … Continue reading Watch this Solutions Journalism documentary about Palestine’s seed library
Photo by Nick Fewings on Unsplash An occupied mind Let me get to the heart of the matter: I organize a day about Solutions Journalism and Complicating the Narrative in less than a week. It will be held at a beautiful location in The Netherlands but it’s not sold out yet. And I notice that … Continue reading I find it hard to draw attention to my business in times of war
Photo by Zulian Firmansyah on Unsplash Break free from narrowmindedness In a world where thinking beyond the ordinary is often frowned upon, where the status quo is championed, breaking free from the shackles of narrowmindedness becomes a personal journey. Living in a country that views ambitious thinking as a curse, the pressure to conform is … Continue reading Navigating Boundaries: Unleashing Creative Vision in a World That Favors Conformity
The zozobra marionette representing anguish, anxiety and gloom is being burned every year in September in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Image from Flickr. Have you ever heard of the word 'zozobra'? It was new to me until this afternoon when I went through my notes of Naomi Klein’s book Doppelganger. She mentions ‘zozobra’ somewhere at the beginning … Continue reading How to deal with soul sickness zozobra?
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