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Original publication (12/17/20): https://www.pressafrik.com/Video-Teste-positif-a-la-Covid-19-il-y-a-quelques-semaines-le-correspondant-de-PressAfrik-aux-USA-raconte-son_a225209.html Note: I contracted COVID-19 in mid-November of 2020. About a month later, I was asked by my editor to record a short video describing to the Senegalese audience (in French) my experience with the virus — along with some general reactions to the pandemic’s spread in the U.S. Unfortunately, there isn’t aContinue reading “Video Report: Personal Experience with COVID-19”

Original publication (12/16/20): https://www.pressafrik.com/InsideUSA-Un-regard-sur-la-malbouffe-des-Americains-l-obesite-et-ses-dangers-en-cette-periode-de-Covid-19_a225175.html English Translation A look at malnutrition and its negative effects in the United States Famine in contrast to obesity. It is perhaps one of the greatest paradoxes of modern life: how millions of people around the world go hungry, while millions more fight obesity (defined as a body mass index equal toContinue reading “Malnutrition and its Negative Impacts in the United States”

Original publication (12/2/20): https://www.pressafrik.com/InsideUSA-Presidentielles-americaines-le-Pr-de-Droit-Fred-Morrisson-du-Minnesota-fait-le-point-sur-PressAfrik_a224561.html English Translation Almost a full month after the vote, Trump and his administration continue to fight Biden’s transition to the presidency The results, at this time, are clear. Four weeks after the November 3rd vote, there remain only 13 states that have yet to officially certify their votes. This Monday, November 30th,Continue reading “Post-Election Perspectives: Trump’s Battle with the Results”

Original publication (11/6/20): https://www.pressafrik.com/InsideUSA-Declare-vainqueur-par-les-tendances-Joe-Biden-devra-s-armer-de-patience_a223535.html English Translation On the verge of a Joe Biden victory, Americans anxiously await results from five decisive states Three long days after the national vote on Tuesday, uncertainty is still present across a country on one hand nervous and on the other impatient for a resolution to the election. Of the fiftyContinue reading “Election Updates: On the Verge of a Joe Biden Victory”

Original publication (11/4/20): https://www.pressafrik.com/InsideUSA-L-incertitude-du-scrutin-tire-l-Amerique-d-une-nuit-electorale-vers-une-longue-semaine-de-suspense_a223435.html English Translation Vast Uncertainty as Election Results in America Stretch Beyond Voting Day Uncertainty. It’s the word of the day here in the United States after a far more contested presidential vote than almost any election projection predicted. According to the vast majority of national and regional polls, a strong victory wasContinue reading “Election Night Wrap-Up: Results Hang in the Balance”

Original publication (12/8/20): https://www.pressafrik.com/InsideUSA-Croissance-continue-et-exponentielle-de-la-COVID-19-un-manque-de-leadership-politique-decrie_a224810.html Note: This was originally written in mid-October (2020) but wasn’t adapted and published until December. English Translation Frustration in Minnesota with Continued Growth of COVID-19 in America I left Senegal on March 18th. That day, the day I returned to the United States, my host country (for an overseas exchange program) andContinue reading “COVID-19 in America: Continued Growth Causes Widespread Frustration”

Original publication (10/16/20): https://www.pressafrik.com/InsideUSA-Zoom-sur-l-electorat-de-l-Etat-de-Minnesota-apres-le-premier-debat-presidentiel-Trump-Biden_a222574.html English Translation Reactions in America on Combative First Presidential Debate The first presidential debate between Donald Trump and Joe Biden took place Tuesday, September 29 in Cleveland, the second largest city in Ohio, a state in the Midwest. With five weeks to go before the November 3rd election, the two candidates clashedContinue reading “First Presidential Debate: Reactions from Minnesota’s Electorate”

Original publication (10/9/20): https://www.pressafrik.com/InsideUSA-Pourquoi-la-juge-conservatrice-Amy-Coney-Barrett-divise-l-Amerique_a222322.html English Translation Amy Coney Barrett: Reactions in the United States on the Supreme Court Candidate Minnesota – 32nd member of the United States – is a place of extremes. There, the winters are legendary, cold to a brutal degree; summers, on the other hand, can push the thermometer’s upper limits. InContinue reading “Amy Coney Barrett: Reactions in the United States on the Supreme Court Candidate”

Note (3/2/21): This is a creative mash-up of some of my previously published Senegal blogs with a bit of new material. It was written for and submitted to Nowhere Magazine’s 2021 Emerging Travel Writers’ Prize. TBD for results on that! Update (9/8/21): After many long months of waiting, this was unfortunately not selected for theContinue reading “Senegal, a Crossroads”

Note (12/1/20): I was inspired to revisit this essay given the journalism internship I’m on the verge of completing. It was written for a UMN course in the spring of 2019, and is a bit academic + technical, but I appreciate its message and find it relevant beyond the classroom walls. If I were toContinue reading “Out With the Old (News), In With the New (News): Changing Nature + Consumption of TV News”