MUNDUS COLLECTION 2017
MUNDUS JOURNALISM COLLECTION 2017
Analytical Journalism
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The Erasmus Mundus Journalism program is a two-year Joint Master's that focuses on journalism, media and globalisation. The program brings together 82 students from all over the globe who study in Aarhus, Denmark for the first year, producing analytical journalistic pieces for a class assignment. This website is a collection of the finest journalistic pieces, analysing issues that plague different regions of the world, with the students putting their own, fresh take on it.
The topics analysed here are diverse, focusing on different regions of the world. From Child Brides in China to Russia’s expansionist measures in the light of its economy, the pieces are truly diverse. The students have transcended basic understanding of the issues, and instead used research and analytical tools to add knowledge to an interesting subject.
The idea is to produce, long-narrative features using story-telling methods to keep the readers engaged while advancing international perspectives on themes the reader maybe unaware of. By doing this, the journalists also learn to shed regional bias when reporting on critical issues.
RECENT ARTICLES
“I was a 12-year-old bride”: The plight of child brides in China
Qwinen Shen
Panyan Ma is a 29-year-old Chinese woman, a mother of a 15-year-old girl and a 10-year-old boy. Her other identity is a child bride of a farmer who is 17 years older than her.
The Throes of Womanhood
Faith Oloruntuba
With joy in her heart and hope in her voice, Bisi Tella, a 26-year-old banker sang into the night as she prepared for her church international crusade the next day. Soon after, she slept.
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Solving Pakistan’s women doctor shortage
Asif, along with his wife, Iqra, had been waiting in a packed room for almost two hours for their turn to see the doctor – a gynaecologist at the Lahore General Hospital. But it is worth the wait.
Making journalism great again
In the early days of his mandate as president of the United States, Donald Trump had one formidable enemy to fight. It threatened the very core of the values that the Republicans believed to be American.
Humans Need Not Apply
Marie Falk Erikesen
Imagine that in 25 years or so from now, a big tech company creates the very first artificial intelligent humanoid robot. This robot doesn’t exactly look like you and me, but it acts just like you and me.