Haiti a test case on role of aid agencies Haiti's weak government overshadowed by robust NGO presence In the aftermath of the 2010 earthquake, relief money poured into Haiti – as did thousands of foreign aid organizations to help distribute it. Six...
Cuba’s ‘black spring’ still haunts journalists Years after their release, two Cuban journalists look back at lost years. In March 2003 the world’s attention was transfixed on Iraq as the United States prepared to launch a divisive military assault on...
Project Exile: Cuba exiles writer for penning uncomfortable truths The minister "decided I was a rotten apple and rotten apples have to be set apart before they contaminate the rest." Amir Valle was once a loyal son of the Cuban Revolution. The Cuban novelist, editor...
Career of CNN Digital boss mirrors media revolution The digital age changed the way people get their news. But as it shifts from coming heaved to a doorstep by a child on a bike or via a 6:30 pm news anchor to being always accessible on handheld gadgets,...
CBS correspondent Plante reflects on 52 years at network Veteran says social media gives White House new way around press When CBS Evening News anchor Scott Pelley started covering the White House back in 1997, he was plenty nervous. "Not about the job or the...
Fired by family, Hederman made New York Review second act In Hederman's custody, The New York Review has thrived amid industry turmoil. Rea Hederman isn't one to choose the easy path. In 1984, Hederman, recently dismissed from his family's Mississippi...
TV star, ex-first lady contest Guatemala poll After corruption protests topple a president, Guatemalans are looking for change Voters in Guatemala will choose a new president Sunday, and the vote comes at a turning point in the Central American nation's...
An explainer: Colombia’s armed groups As a peace deal with the FARC nears, pressure is rising on other armed groups Colombia has suffered decades of civil conflicts, claiming more than 220,000 lives since the 1960s. Drug-fueled violence has...
Is Pope Francis a radical? The pope has changed the Catholic Church's tone, if not its doctrine. He's been variously described as “the great reformer,” the “most interesting man in the world,” and most provocatively, a...
Forced to resign, Venezuelan journalist thrives online "The government guarantees impunity for these people and allows them to commit these kind of crimes." The career of Tamoa Calzadilla embodies the challenges faced by independent reporters in Venezuela under...
