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Sasu Siegelbaum
Sasu Siegelbaum is a graduate student at the Missouri School of Journalism with a concentration in international journalism and a specific interest in social and political issues in sports. He is originally from Finland but has lived in the U.S. for 15 years. He also lived in Angol, Chile, where he taught English at a public elementary school, and Argentina, where he worked as a translator and sports blogger. Twitter: "@SasuTs":https://twitter.com/SasuTs
Revelations about U.S. espionage pushed Brazil to pass a new law providing privacy protections and expanded access to the Web. A long-stalled Internet law with expanded privacy and “net neutrality” guarantees will take effect in…
Chuck Lewis, founder of The Center for Public Integrity, weighs in on the shortcomings and successes of investigative journalism. Lewis has built his career on watchdog journalism, or as he describes it, “investigating the bastards.”…
More than a dozen journalists have reportedly been physically attacked, injured, or detained over the past three weeks while covering protests in Brazil that grew out of anger over fare increases on public transportation. The…
A Brazilian newspaper editor was brutally gunned down Monday, June 10, in a city in the Rio de Janeiro state, according to local and international reports. Police indicated that the murder may have been an…
On May 28, Singapore’s media regulatory body, The Media Development Authority (MDA), announced that from June 1, “online news sites will require an individual license from the Media Development Authority (MDA) if they (i) report…
Four Ugandan media outlets were allowed to re-open in the capital of Kampala May 30 after 10 days of police occupation, protest, and physical confrontations between journalists and press freedom organizations on the one hand,…
A new state law in Louisiana will make it illegal to publish any information about concealed handgun permits. Under the law, which appears headed to Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal to sign, those found to have…
Uruguay is close to joining its neighbor Argentina as the next South American country to consider a new communications law. The new law, known as “The Audiovisual Services and Communications Law,” would regulate media ownership…
In a cruel twist of fate, a Paraguayan journalist was murdered April 25, the day before the country’s “Journalism Day” which takes place each year on April 26. Carlos Manuel Artaza, 45, was shot by…
The Asociación de la Prensa Boliviana (National Association of the Bolivian Press), also known as the ANP, issued a statement last week condemning the country’s new life insurance law for media workers. According to the…
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Global Journalist covers press freedom, human rights and international affairs. The weekly, half-hour discussion is produced by faculty and students of the Missouri School of Journalism and Mid-Missouri Public Radio featured interviews with international journalists, diplomats, activists and others.
