Monitoring press freedom and international affairs from Mid-Missouri Public Radio and the Missouri School of Journalism
New York Times' Baquet addresses Trump controversies
By  • 8 October 2019
From the New York Times' reluctance to use the word "lie" or "racist" to describe statements by President Trump to what the news outlet has learned from its coverage of the 2016 election, Executive Editor…
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Journalists seeking asylum face U.S. detention
By  • 12 September 2019
Among those affected by the Trump administration's restrictions on immigration are foreign journalists who have had to flee their home countries because of their work. Like other migrants, these journalists who come to the U.S.…
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War in space [rebroadcast]
By  • 23 November 2018
Earlier this year, Vice President Mike Pence renewed a call by the Trump Administration for the U.S. military to create a “Space Force.” The White House’s effort comes in response to advances by China, Russia…
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Militarization of space
By  • 17 August 2018
In early August, Vice President Mike Pence renewed a call by the Trump Administration for the U.S. military to create a “Space Force.” The White House’s effort comes in response to advances by China, Russia…
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Olympic diplomacy in Korea
By  • 8 February 2018
The Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea have kicked off with official luge, biathlon and ski jumping training sessions. But these games may be remembered for more than just who skied the fastest or skated…
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Pitts' career a journey from Top 40 radio to liberal columnist
By  • 11 January 2018
Leonard Pitts, Jr. called himself a writer at the age of five. Writing, for Pitts, was not something he decided to do – he followed something in his heart. “I'd told everybody that I was…
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Despite insults, Muslim campaign reporter pursued empathy, fairness
By  • 28 December 2017
"As a journalist you want people to share their thoughts and their emotions with you." If there were only two words Asma Khalid would like radio listeners to associate with her work, those would be…
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Trump's Islam rhetoric tested NPR reporter Khalid
By  • 21 December 2017
Those who listened to NPR's coverage of the 2016 presidential campaign regularly heard the dispatches of political reporter Asma Khalid. During the race, Khalid distinguished herself for her ability to blend interviews with voters with the…
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North Korea's nuclear gambit
By  • 17 August 2017
Sixty-four years ago, a ceasefire brought a halt to the Korean War and left Korea divided.  But in recent weeks the frozen conflict on the Korean peninsula threatened to re-erupt over the North’s nuclear weapons…
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Politico's Canellos speaks out on 2016 coverage
By  • 29 December 2016
At the time it seemed certain to fail. When two Washington Post reporters left the legendary paper to launch a start-up political website and free newspaper with publisher Robert Allbritton in 2007, many in the…
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