Author Archives: Press Partners

First Impressions of D.C. and Pittsburgh! By Arshad Dogar I landed at Dulles International Airport outside Washington, D.C., on the evening of March 19, 2014, and drove toward the hotel on Connecticut Avenue. I observed that everything, including buildings, roads ...

No freedom without ethics BY SAHAR MAJID This Press Freedom Day, I don’t want to write about the issues journalists face when it comes to freedom of speech. I would like to highlight the way they sometimes misuse their power ...

I Love America—Land of the “Can Do” Attitude ZAHID GISHKORI I love the United States of America because it’s a land of opportunities, the land where the “can do” attitude prevails and dreams can come true. Since I landed here ...

KENYAN PARLIAMENT FIGHTS TO TAME MEDIA BY HARRY MISIKO The Fourth Estate. That is the watchdog that some members of the executive and legislative arms of the Kenyan government believe should never operate freely. Like a thief who prays for ...

Press Freedom in Ukraine Compared to Chicago BY ANASTASIA FORINA During my first month with the Chicago Tribune I noticed one significant difference between people’s perception of the press in the United States and in Ukraine. It’s all about trust, ...

Press freedom: How oppressed are you? BY SHERIF TAREK, Daniel Pearl Fellow “Have you faced pressure not to report certain issues?” This is a question I have been asked quite frequently since I came here in the United States. The ...

FREEDOM OF THE PRESS BY ARSHAD DOGAR                                        As World Press Freedom Day was observed across the world, in Pakistan media houses ...

My love story . . . to be continued By Sahar Majid This is not my first time in the United States, so many of the experiences I have been having here are not new — more like a rekindled ...

MY AFTER-PURCHASE-TAX RUDE SHOCK BY HARRY MISIKO It was a chilly afternoon in the heart of Washington, D.C., and the talk of a grubby winter refusing to pave way for the much-anticipated spring filled the town and its environs. I ...