World Press Institute: Reporter's Notebook

During their fellowship in the United States, WPI fellows are required to file stories for their readers, viewers or listeners at home and for the WPI Web site. Free days for writing and follow-ups are included in the schedule. It is rare, however, that fellows can or need to opt out of the WPI program to cover breaking news.

	By Sam Vulum general manager Sportscope PNG Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea King’s Legacy Lives On World civil rights icon was humbly born Sam Vulum recounts his visit to the birthplace of a great world leader — Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. — whose leadership and nonviolent tactics of protest against racial inequality influenced the course of history in America and around the world. PNG journalist holds long interest in America Long-awaited journey offers insights for visitor who finds the American people are generally friendly, patriotic and care about the little things in life.

	By Semantics King Jr. managing editor The Vision and TheVisionOnline.net Accra, Ghana America’s New Orleans and Africa’s Liberia Share Painful Similarities Post-Katrina tour reminds journalist-in-exile of home.

	By Jan Stuchlik foreign desk editor Ekonom Prague, Czech Republic New York Story: Circuitous Route To a Fabulous Show Hockey opener at “The Garden” is a must for 18,000 Rangers fans and at least 1 Czech. Landing ‘good jobs’ not easy for any city Visiting reporter discovers a small town in the U.S. Midwest is facing economic challenges that are surprisingly similar to problems confronting small towns in Central Europe.

	By Kyaw Min Swe chief editor Living Color Magazine Yangon, Myanmar Many Questions Remain Unanswered One Year After the Hurricane Katrina Disaster On the first anniversary of the disaster, many vacant homes continue to bear witness to the terrible toll taken.

	By Claire Gorman producer/reporter Australian Broadcasting Corporation Canberra, Australia New Orleans One Year After Katrina Is Full of Surprises Long-ago nicknamed “the city that care forgot” for its laissez-faire lifestyle, New Orleans post-Katrina is a city of heart-wrenching contrasts.

	By Solange Azevedo Reporter Época São Paulo, Brazil Times-Picayune Editor Exemplifies Courage and Professionalism When Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans in August of 2005 and left 80 percent of the city under the water, journalist David Meeks decided to keep working and report on what was happening. Like many other Orleanians, he lost his house and car and one year later was still trying to have a normal life

	By Rusudan Tsereteli editor in chief Rustavi-Info Rustavi, Georgia Exhilarating Day in Brighton Beach Feels A Bit Like Déjà vu All Over Again New York has it all, including neighborhoods that hardly seem American. A world apart Working visit to Red Wing, Minn., offers reporter an opportunity to reflect on the different ways journalism is practiced in the U.S. and post-Soviet Georgia.

.	ARCHIVES Class of 2005 At a Scientist’s Playground: Exploring the MIT Media Lab By Matthias Bernold The Crater and the Flute In German By Matthias Bernold Intelligent Design: A Marriage of Science and Religion By Tang Ju Did I hear you say “Red” China? By Tang Ju ‘Give Kids the World’ offers families a vacation from uncertainty By Pilar Conci Journalist finds contrasts in American society By Pilar Conci What I learned by visiting rural Minnesota By Pilar Conci Browsing Google By Theodora Vassileva False Media Stories: An Old Problem Evolves with New Technology By Daniela Tuchel Romanian Kids Find Loving Homes in Minnesota By Daniela Tuchel A Tale of Two Towers By Anne A. Jambora An honest-to-goodness community newspaper By Anne A. Jambora Journey to Fall Creek By Raj Kumar K.C. Train trip underscores enormity of the United States By Raj Kumar K.C. From cows to schools, community life is vital to our area By Daniel Cavero Never seen so many flies By Raphael Gomide Class of 2004 Is the grass always greener? Maybe, maybe not By Ugyen Penjor Se Habla Español — everywhere By Elisa Sicouret Get out to vote or else; Mandatory ballots don't ensure stable government By Elisa Sicouret Finding the different faces of America By Petya Dikova Learning is fun Children of all ages are welcome at U.S. museums By Petya Dikova Ely, Minnesota: ‘ready, willing and able’ By Ramesh Vinayak Indian-American community plans for new cultural center By Ramesh Vinayak Bush/Kerry: Race to the White House By Louis Iba Class of 2003 Disney World is more than make believe By Patience Rusere Ride-along offers insight into real police work, from heart-pounding car chases to mind-numbing boredom By Patience Rusere Two anti-war activists attempt to ‘fire’ U.S. Secretary of Defense By Bertrand Tchoumi Finding identity in a world of diversity By Bertrand Tchoumi Una Mulzak — 80 years of life, more than half as a dissident By Bertrand Tchoumi Say ‘No’ to school? By Jinmei Lu First impressions belie deep-seated problems in U.S. cities By Jinmei Lu Visiting journalist sees more flags waving now, but it’s not what he would call patriotism By Olivér Kiss Miami offers respite from hardships at home — with a twist By Olivér Kiss Victorious defeat in Texas By Kaius Niemi United States has role as watchdog; Big Brother must use force sparingly By Kaius Niemi Americans sharply divided on continued presence in Iraq By Lars von Törne A lawyer in Wonderland By Lars von Törne Life at Ground Zero By Nevin Sungur Definition of life in the United States is elusive By Teresa Bausili Americans show more interest in perceptions By Teresa Bausili Farmers in India and America By Shujaat Bukhari Class of 2002 Renown hurricane forecasters link North-central Africa to the costliest natural disaster in U.S. history By Olabode Opeseitan Coffin compartments on the U.S.-Mexico border By Olabode Opeseitan Ride-along in the valley of death By Olabode Opeseitan Wishful thinking? Political strategist says Americans today are not obsessed with the private lives of politicians By Sue Cant Biotechnology is booming in the U.S. despite storm of controversy elsewhere in the world By Sue Cant FBI catches up with IT By Sue Cant Are we ready? By Sue Cant The Key to Popularity: Is It the Attention Lavished on the Fans? By Ikuko Yuge Visit to Ground Zero evokes memories, hope By Ikuko Yuge Decorated World War II veteran worries about Bush administration’s aggressive war policy By Dini Djalal Ask not what your country can do for you: an afternoon at the JFK Library By Dini Djalal Journalists’ own faith did not restrain their investigation of pedophilia in the Roman Catholic Church By Dominic Jale Robotic milking is an economic enhancement for Wisconsin dairy farmery By Dominic Jale My impression of La Crescent By Dominic Jale Far from home, Indians and Pakistanis find ways to get along By Javed M. Ansari Far from home by Loy Nabeta South African choral-jazz group wows symposium by Krisenda Bissety A foreign journalist's take on America by Krisenda Bissety Class of 2001 WPI's 2001 fellows react to the terrorist attacks on U.S. WPI's 2001 fellows react to World Trade Center, Pentagon attacks. Minnesota and Brazil — more similar than different By Johanna Kleine Farm life widens perspective By Silvia Ruano Discovering the Americans By Elena Nikleva Journalist compares Uganda with the United States By Yusuf Kalyango, Jr. Legendary designer reaffirms his love for New York By Alex Vergara Saying grace in America By Alex Vergara America at Ground Zero By Ashok Malik Class of 2000 From vice to virtue — Miami has it all By Lydia Wamala Despite small luxuries, a prison is still a prison By Lydia Wamala Democratic Party's Convention: Much ado about nothing By Kwesi Biney Democrats talk the talk in Los Angeles By Liu Rong Town celebrates heritage with zeal, but all that glitters is not German By Katrin Sachse Class of 1999 Dreaming of the West By Roberto Baldini Los Angeles shooting keeps Israeli journalist busy By Dov Gil-Har

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