The Peace Journalism Approach: Why Should We Care?
Using word choice that is anti-inflammatory and story angles that show different sides of traditional news articles, peace journalists strive to shed light on things that emit more positivity.
Heritage and its Connection to Past, Present and Future
“Go back to where you started, or as far back as you can,
examine all of it, travel your road again and tell the truth about it.
Sing or shout or testify or keep it to yourself: but know whence you came.”
How You Can Use Gratitude to Inform Cultural Understanding
How can we support the universal call to action to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure that all people enjoy peace and prosperity? I say, we should increase our levels of gratitude and grateful actions.
What Global Citizens can Learn from the Maasai
When I decided to travel to Kenya, I centered my documentary for Global Storytelling for Global Development around understanding the beauty of the Maasai culture. I couldn’t have been more excited about spending time with the people and learning about their traditions, rituals and daily life.
Cross-cultural Duo Win Emmy For Death-Defying Documentary
Jimmy Chin and Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi take home the Outstanding Directing Emmy for their documentary, “Free Solo.”
Language, a Culture All Its Own
As people, we’ve developed a psychological preset to categorize individuals based on linguistic pronunciation. We can easily determine a person’s origin by the way they speak a common language. But what happens when we have the mingling of multiple cultures over a period of time?
Fear, Faith and Film, Part 2: Mt. Everest
Two CCKs capture and share their extraordinary global journeys on film. Photo Courtesy of The Quest: Nepal Alex Harz’s Story…
Meet Jed: Yuujou surprises finalists for trip around the world (Part 7 of 10)
“It’s a beautiful thing that you guys have going, trying to get people from all over the world to come together and travel and build friendship.” – Jed, Yuujou finalist
Diverse Magazine Covers: How Far Have We Come?
Between 2014 and 2015 there was only a .1% increase of women of color on magazine covers. This week CULTURS…
Cultural Gumbo – The Code Switch
I was raised in New Orleans, Louisiana (NOLA) by an immigrant, single mother. The storyline in “Fresh off the Boat”…
