Monitoring press freedom and international affairs from Mid-Missouri Public Radio and the Missouri School of Journalism
Not the post-COVID travel surge that Eastern Europe was expecting
By  • 16 May 2022
After two years of COVID-19 lockdowns, Poland was looking forward to getting its tourism economy started again. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine changed that.  The MV World Odyssey cruise ship is just one data point in…
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Europe confronts Russian hacking
By  • 2 November 2017
There has been broad fallout from Russian efforts to hack the 2016 U.S. election, including sanctions, worsening relations between the two countries and a continued cloud over Donald Trump's presidency. But in Europe such attacks are…
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Rising nationalism in Europe
By  • 15 December 2016
Donald Trump’s victory in November’s election came as a shock to many in America’s political establishment. But across the Atlantic in Europe, his rise on an America-first, anti-immigrant, anti-globalization platform was less surprising. That’s because…
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Hungarian police attack 7 reporters covering migrants
By  • 21 September 2015
Seven journalists traveling with migrants to Hungary from Serbia were beaten or arrested in separate incidents by Hungarian police on a single day near the border. A three-person TV crew from Serbia, two photographers from Australia and…
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Anti-semitism on the rise in Europe
By  • 12 March 2015
After the recent attacks in Copenhagen and France involving terrorists targeting Jewish people, Global Journalist looks at whether this is indicative of a rise in anti-Semitism in the region. Our guests this week: Jonathan Boyd,…
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Jailed Russian journalist sentenced to additional 3 years
By  • 27 January 2015
A Russian journalist already imprisoned for more than a year has been sentenced to an additional three years after a court found him guilty of "insulting" law enforcement officials and giving police false information. Sergei…
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Investigations make Guardian a global brand
By , • 15 January 2015
If there is one newspaper has successfully managed the transition to a global digital publication, it's the Guardian. The 193-year-old British outlet grew from a small weekly publication based in Manchester to a truly international…
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France's horror
By  • 8 January 2015
At 11:58 a.m. on Jan. 7, the Twitter account of the French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo published a cartoon depicting Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leader of the Islamic State in the Levant, wishing people health…
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Scotland considers independence
By  • 23 July 2014
In September, voters in Scotland will participate in a unique referendum. They will decide whether or not Scotland should secede from the United Kingdom and become its own, independent country. Supporters of the referendum, led…
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Europe’s anti-European parties
By  • 16 May 2014
Political parties opposed to the European project are expected to make gains The European parliamentary elections May 22-25 are expected to reflect a rising tide of skepticism about the European Union. [caption id="attachment_2571" align="alignright" width="300"]…
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