Eric Schwartz's Blog News and views from Russia http://www.knight.icfj.org/OurFellows/FromtheFieldFellowBlogs/tabid/62/BlogId/41/Default.aspx en-US webmaster@icfj.org Wed, 07 Jan 2009 17:18:27 GMT Wed, 07 Jan 2009 17:18:27 GMT http://backend.userland.com/rss Blog RSS Generator Version 3.2.0.17188 ICFJ forum gives opportunity for open discussion of controversial topics "Democracy in Azerbaijan: Goals and Challenges" broke new ground, allowing open discussion of sensitive topics, and bypassing traditional government-controlled media by using the Internet. http://www.knight.icfj.org/OurFellows/FromtheFieldFellowBlogs/tabid/62/EntryID/3188/Default.aspx http://www.knight.icfj.org/OurFellows/FromtheFieldFellowBlogs/tabid/62/EntryID/3188/Default.aspx#Comments http://www.knight.icfj.org/Default.aspx?tabid=62&EntryID=3188 Tue, 14 Oct 2008 18:25:00 GMT 0 http://www.knight.icfj.org/DesktopModules/Blog/Trackback.aspx?id=3188 Creating a space for democratic discourse in Azerbaijan Some thoughts from the night before our forum - Democracy in Azerbaijan: Goals & Challenges. http://www.knight.icfj.org/OurFellows/FromtheFieldFellowBlogs/tabid/62/EntryID/3187/Default.aspx http://www.knight.icfj.org/OurFellows/FromtheFieldFellowBlogs/tabid/62/EntryID/3187/Default.aspx#Comments http://www.knight.icfj.org/Default.aspx?tabid=62&EntryID=3187 Tue, 14 Oct 2008 18:04:00 GMT 0 http://www.knight.icfj.org/DesktopModules/Blog/Trackback.aspx?id=3187 Young Azerbaijanis enthusiastic about starting to blog Young Azerbaijanis learning how to use blogs as one form of modern journalism. http://www.knight.icfj.org/OurFellows/FromtheFieldFellowBlogs/tabid/62/EntryID/138/Default.aspx http://www.knight.icfj.org/OurFellows/FromtheFieldFellowBlogs/tabid/62/EntryID/138/Default.aspx#Comments http://www.knight.icfj.org/Default.aspx?tabid=62&EntryID=138 Wed, 06 Aug 2008 13:54:00 GMT 0 http://www.knight.icfj.org/DesktopModules/Blog/Trackback.aspx?id=138 Russian journalists interview New York Times correspondent Russian journalists had the opportunity to discuss journalism, politics and the relative merits of subway systems in a wide-ranging discussion with a New York Times correspondent based on Moscow. http://www.knight.icfj.org/OurFellows/FromtheFieldFellowBlogs/tabid/62/EntryID/80/Default.aspx http://www.knight.icfj.org/OurFellows/FromtheFieldFellowBlogs/tabid/62/EntryID/80/Default.aspx#Comments http://www.knight.icfj.org/Default.aspx?tabid=62&EntryID=80 Tue, 19 Feb 2008 11:13:00 GMT 0 http://www.knight.icfj.org/DesktopModules/Blog/Trackback.aspx?id=80 New York Times reporter shares experiences with Russian journalists One of the three Moscow-based New York Times reporters recently visited the news room of Moi Rayon for an informal discussion about reporting, politics, and the relative merits of the New York City and Moscow metro systems. While the US has many positive aspects, the New York Times reporter on the record preferred the Moscow metro. http://www.knight.icfj.org/OurFellows/FromtheFieldFellowBlogs/tabid/62/EntryID/79/Default.aspx http://www.knight.icfj.org/OurFellows/FromtheFieldFellowBlogs/tabid/62/EntryID/79/Default.aspx#Comments http://www.knight.icfj.org/Default.aspx?tabid=62&EntryID=79 Tue, 19 Feb 2008 00:21:00 GMT 0 http://www.knight.icfj.org/DesktopModules/Blog/Trackback.aspx?id=79 Observing training sessions in foreign cultures is valuable experience Cultural differences come to the fore as participants and trainers work together to solve organization's problems http://www.knight.icfj.org/OurFellows/FromtheFieldFellowBlogs/tabid/62/EntryID/76/Default.aspx http://www.knight.icfj.org/OurFellows/FromtheFieldFellowBlogs/tabid/62/EntryID/76/Default.aspx#Comments http://www.knight.icfj.org/Default.aspx?tabid=62&EntryID=76 Thu, 14 Feb 2008 13:16:00 GMT 0 http://www.knight.icfj.org/DesktopModules/Blog/Trackback.aspx?id=76 Signs of hope in young Russian journalism students Intensive journalism classes begin in Moscow newsroom. http://www.knight.icfj.org/OurFellows/FromtheFieldFellowBlogs/tabid/62/EntryID/74/Default.aspx http://www.knight.icfj.org/OurFellows/FromtheFieldFellowBlogs/tabid/62/EntryID/74/Default.aspx#Comments http://www.knight.icfj.org/Default.aspx?tabid=62&EntryID=74 Thu, 31 Jan 2008 16:58:00 GMT 0 http://www.knight.icfj.org/DesktopModules/Blog/Trackback.aspx?id=74 Russian bureaucrats choke flow of information for local journalists On top of the normal challenges faced by journalists everywhere, Russian journalists find that government sources at all levels are restricting even basic information to the press. http://www.knight.icfj.org/OurFellows/FromtheFieldFellowBlogs/tabid/62/EntryID/65/Default.aspx http://www.knight.icfj.org/OurFellows/FromtheFieldFellowBlogs/tabid/62/EntryID/65/Default.aspx#Comments http://www.knight.icfj.org/Default.aspx?tabid=62&EntryID=65 Thu, 13 Dec 2007 08:01:00 GMT 0 http://www.knight.icfj.org/DesktopModules/Blog/Trackback.aspx?id=65