When covering the Holy Land, hope is in the details
Our guest this episode, Daniel Estrin, is an international correspondent for NPR based in Jerusalem. There is a human element present throughout Daniel Estrin’s body of work that places listeners in t...
11 Juli 202338min
Covering civil resistance amidst rising authoritarianism
In the mainstream news, we might not hear much about a political movement in America, or in another country, unless it “turns violent.” Building an effective protest movement takes planning, a shared ...
27 Juni 202334min
Peace messaging: Fighting crisis fatigue with hope
“Weapons and war do not keep us safe. Instead, we should put our money and time into programs that ensure real safety and security for everyone, like affordable health care, a just judicial system, an...
13 Juni 202325min
Storytelling with equal-opportunity empathy
Trey Kay knows both sides of America's partisan divide intimately. He was born and raised in a conservative family in Charleston, West Virginia. As a young man he moved to New York City, where he lat...
30 Maj 202334min
How news media shortchanges nonviolent resistance
The right to peaceful protest is considered fundamental in democracies around the world. Nonviolent protest movements, like the Gandhian movement for independence in India or The Civil Rights Movemen...
16 Maj 202332min
Against the tide: tech for social cohesion
It’s no secret that digital technology, in particular social media, stokes division in society and sometimes provokes violent conflict. Toxic polarization prevents us from solving problems, from makin...
2 Maj 202329min
Iraq 20 years later – what was the media’s role?
Today, most agree that the 2003 invasion of Iraq and the war that followed was a major misstep. But in the leadup to the invasion and early months of the conflict, a majority of Americans, as well as ...
19 Apr 202333min
REPLAY: Building peace on a walk through the Middle East
Herds of goats, pomegranate trees in bloom, and ancient architecture are just some of the things you might witness while walking The Abraham Path, a collection of walking trails established in the pas...
4 Apr 202334min
