Foreign Press Podcast

On our latest episode, we explore the intersection of art and representation with award-winning playwright Dave Osmundsen. As newsrooms shrink and arts journalism dwindles, marginalized communities, particularly those with autism, are often misrepresented or overlooked in mainstream media. Dave, a queer and autistic playwright, shares his journey in reshaping the narrative around neurodiversity an...

On today's episode of the Foreign Press Podcast, we delve into the world of writing and environmental advocacy with Cristen Hemingway Jaynes. As Ernest Hemingway’s great-granddaughter, Cristen offers a unique perspective on her famous ancestor's legacy and her own journey as a writer. With an MA in Creative Writing from Birkbeck and a JD with an Ocean & Coastal Law Certificate from the...

There's been a major breakthrough in the realm of digital trade. Over 80 WTO members have released a "stabilized text" for the Joint Statement Initiative on Electronic Commerce, marking a significant step in global trade rules. On today's episode, Dr. Deborah Elms, the Head of Trade Policy at the Hinrich Foundation , unpacks the importance of this agreement and its potential impa...

On our latest episode, AFPC-USA's Vice President, Bob Rowley speaks with Cameron Batten, Chief Communications Officer at Volkswagen of America, Inc. Batten, who has a BA in Journalism from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, knows a thing or two about how to communicate with members of the press. Having spearheaded communications for companies as diverse as American Express and Sa...

In 2021, independent journalist Mikhail Rubin was forced to flee his home after police searched his apartment. This came after the Russian government labeled his media outlet, "Proekt," as an “undesirable organization,” a designation that allowed for the prosecution of anyone associated with it. While in exile, Rubin was offered a prestigious fellowship in the U.S., which required him to...

On the latest episode of the Foreign Press Podcast, AFPC-USA's Vice President, Bob Rowley, speaks with George Svigos, the Executive Director of Communications for Global Affairs for General Motors. Svigos is a "global thinker," Rowley notes, whose long career has gone through multiple iterations and taken him to multiple countries. Here, Svigos speaks at length about his work in comm...

In February 2022 Russia invaded Ukraine and since then economic sanctions imposed by the West have been trying to neutralize and put pressure on Moscow. There are also sanctions on oil exports but shipments have remained steady as new buyers have stepped in. In May, Russia's export revenues dropped by 6%, to lowest levels since January, due to voluntary production cuts of crude oil, according...

Our latest episode of The Foreign Press Podcast highlights recent achievements in press freedom, featuring our annual forum at the National Press Club and the awarding of 2024 Press Freedom Grants to exiled Russian journalists. We discuss our advocacy for journalists facing extreme danger, including those in Gaza and efforts to free captives like Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and A...

Artificial intelligence systems are revolutionizing tasks traditionally requiring human intelligence. However, the deployment of these systems must be approached with interdisciplinary solutions to ensure they are used ethically and sensitively. To learn more about this topic, AFPC-USA's Editorial Supervisor Alan Herrera spoke with Raj Korpan, an Assistant Professor of Computer Science at Hunt...

A troubling new analysis from the Center for News, Technology, & Innovation (CNTI) offers significant insight into an increase of online abuse targeting journalists. Moderating this abuse is complicated as regulators navigate existing protections in many countries for freedom of expression.  Our podcast guest is Amy Mitchell, CNTI's founding Executive Director. Prior to her role at CNTI, M...

In 2020, journalist Maria Epifanova's device was infected with Pegasus spyware, which is designed to be covertly and remotely installed on mobile phones running iOS and Android. Governments around the world have used it to target journalists, human rights activists, and others as part of their concerted surveillance efforts. Epifanova, who is now based in Latvia and has had a long career as a...

  A recent study conducted by three researchers from University of Bath, England, and Fundação Getulio Vargas in Brazil to Hinrich Foundation analysed how the largest country in Latin America can achieve the goals in trade in a scenario where unilateral green rules prevail. What is the best approach to tackle climate change? To better understand those questions, journalist Patricia Vasconcellos, W...

On this episode of Foreign Press Podcast , AFPC Board Member and SBT's White House Correspondent Patricia Vasconcellos talks with the multi-talented NPR's award-winning anchor Ari Shapiro about radio, journalism and his dynamic and successful professional journey. Host of " ⁠ All Things Considered ⁠", one of the most listened-to radio news programs in the United States, Ari Shapi...

In this Foreign Press Podcast episode, journalist Patricia Vasconcellos, Board Member of APFC-USA and White House Correspondent for SBT, interviews Soraya Lennie, an award winning Australian Iranian journalist and analyst who has been based in the Middle East, including Iran, since 2010. As Iran Correspondent for  Aljazeera English , she covered the election of Hassan Rouhani and the Iranian nucle...

In this episode, the Association of Foreign Correspondents in the USA, AFPC-USA, features Emma Daly , Head of the Collaboratory at Human Rights Watch (HRW), leading an initiative that focuses on enhancing external collaboration and maximizing impact. Her previous roles included overseeing the Media department and Communications team. Before joining Human Rights Watch, Emma Daly spent 18 years as a...

In this episode of the Foreign Press Podcast , journalist Patricia Vasconcellos, Board Member of the Club of Foreign Press Correspondents in the USA (AFPC-USA) and the White House Correspondent for the Brazilian television network SBT, engages in conversation with Oleksandra Matviichuk , a Nobel Peace Prize laureate (2022). Matviichuk is a human rights lawyer focusing on issues in Ukraine and the...

This week, AFPC-USA brings you another installment in our Foreign Correspondents' Talk Series 2024, in which we interview foreign correspondents about their experiences living and working in the United States. We are joined by distinguished journalist and geopolitical analyst Pearl Matibe, who with a career as a State Department and White House Correspondent in Washington expertly navigates th...

In this episode of the "Foreign Press Podcast" Patricia Vasconcellos, White House and State Department Correspondent for SBT, talks with a highly qualified professional who carries out journalism with excellence. Gustau Alegret  is a four-time Emmy Award winning journalist from Spain with more than 25 years of experience in Broadcast journalism in Europe and in the United States. Former...

In this episode, journalist Patricia Vasconcellos, Board Member of the AFPC-USA and WH Correspondent for SBT, interviews the renowned producer and documentary filmmaker  Robert Frye.  He talks about his career and gives details of " The Nuclear World Project " which so far has three documentaries: "In Search of Resolution", "The Nuclear Requiem" and "In My Lifeti...

In this episode, Patricia Vasconcellos, Board Member of the AFPC-USA and White Correspondent for the Brazilian network SBT speaks with Jack Nicas , Brazil bureau chief for The New York Times. Nicas is based in Rio de Janeiro, where he leads the coverage of this important part of South America.  Jack Nicas joined The New York Times in 2018 first in San Francisco where he covered the power and influ...

In this episode, foreign journalists will learn the history and origins of the Black History Month and get valuable insights that could inform their daily coverage about American Black history. The guest is Luvell Anderson, Associate Professor of Philosophy at Syracuse University, New York, and Affiliate Faculty member of Women and Gender Studies and African American Studies. Anderson earned his P...

Pretty often we see a story where an institution, company or government is cyber attacked. Hackers can put in risk the security and data of civilians. What local and international laws say about this? In this Episode of the Foreign Press Podcast, journalist Patricia Vasconcellos, a Board member of the Club of the Association of Foreign Press Correspondents in the United States (AFPC-USA) and White...

In a recent article , Inu Manak , an expert in international political economy, discusses how US trade policy has returned to reciprocity . To better understand this topic we invited her to talk to our community of foreign journalists. She talks with Patricia Vasconcellos, Board Member of the AFPC-USA and White House Correspondent for SBT.  Inu Manak  is a fellow for trade policy at the Council on...

In this episode, the Association of Foreign Press Correspondents (AFPC-USA) interviews David J. Bier , the associate director of immigration studies at the Cato Institute. He is an expert on legal immigration, border security, and interior enforcement. He spoke with Patricia Vasconcellos, WH Correspondent for SBT and Board Member of the Club of Foreign Correspondents in the US about the current re...

In this episode, AFPC-USA's Editorial Supervisor Alan Herrera, Ankita M. Kumar speaks at length about her journalistic journey that took her from Mumbai, India, and eventually to the United States, breaking significant barriers along the way. Now based in the San Francisco Bay Area, Ankita has previously worked for Politico , Deutsche Welle (DW) and The Economist Group and has had her work pub...