Tanner Stening

Office of Management and Budget Director Mick Mulvaney speaks to press during a briefing on the government shutdown, in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, D.C. Photo by Cheriss May/Getty Images

Should news networks hire partisan political pundits?

The beeline from government service to media commentary, while not at all uncommon today, can hurt the legitimacy of news organizations if they make a poor hiring choice, warns Northeastern journalism professor Dan Kennedy.

by Tanner Stening April 5, 2022

The Tom Winship Scholarship Celebration and Journalism Panel takes place in the Raytheon Amphitheater on Northeastern's Boston campus. Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University

Leading journalists provide a roadmap to more diversity in the newsroom, reflect on progress at scholarship event

On Tuesday, reporters who’ve gone on to lead some of the major newspapers gathered at Northeastern to shed light on the progress that’s been made, as well as help provide a roadmap to better representation and coverage of communities that have been historically marginalized.

by Tanner Stening April 1, 2022

A Ukrainian soldier stands one top of a destroyed Russian tank on the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukrain. AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd

Why Ukrainian neutrality may not be a pathway to peace

Ukrainian neutrality is reportedly on the table in ongoing negotiations—a result that wouldn’t necessarily ensure peace in the region after the war and, in fact, may only heighten tensions in the future, says Mai’a Cross, the Edward W. Brooke Professor of Political Science and International Affairs at Northeastern.

by Tanner Stening March 31, 2022

What’s changed since abortion rights were last before the Supreme Court?

With the addition of several Trump appointees, the court appears ready to dismantle Roe v. Wade, the landmark case that established a person’s right to an abortion. But it’s not the first time a conservative-led bench threatened to defang abortion rights.

by Tanner Stening March 29, 2022

Is the current standoff in Ukraine another 'calm before the storm' moment?

Though it appears the Ukrainians have launched a counteroffensive and are gaining ground in some parts of the war-torn country, the present situation may be on the cusp of an even deadlier escalation, says Mai’a Cross, Edward W. Brooke Professor of Political Science and International Affairs at Northeastern.

by Tanner Stening March 25, 2022

A truck is refueling, surrounded by banana trees.

What does the war in Ukraine have to do with the price of bananas? It’s complicated.

Surging oil and gas prices will spill over into the supply chains for just about everything that has to be carted around the world, says Nada Sanders, university distinguished professor of supply-chain management at Northeastern. In the case of bananas—which have a “very long” footprint—the story is a complicated one.

by Tanner Stening and Eva Botkin-Kowacki March 23, 2022

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky speaks in connection with the shelling of the territory of Ukraine by Russia, after the start of the Russian military invasion. Photo by Aleksandr Gusev via Getty Images

A month into the invasion of Ukraine, is the Russian army becoming demoralized?

“When you are trying to engage in a military campaign for an extended period of time, being able to maintain morale is very important to unit cohesion,” says Xander Meise, associate teaching professor of law at Northeastern, who has taught international human-rights law.

by Tanner Stening March 21, 2022

Daniil Medvedev, of Russia, returns a shot to Gael Monfils, of France, at the BNP Paribas Open tennis tournament in Indian Wells, Calif. AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez

Speak out and compete, or stay silent and stay home? Russian athletes face a dilemma.

Forcing Russian and Belarusian tennis players to expressly condemn Putin would do little to put an end to the full-scale war. But the pressure of an international boycott on Russian and Belarusian athletes could push a heavily sanctioned Russia deeper into isolation, Northeastern experts say.

by Tanner Stening March 18, 2022

Despite shows of solidarity, attacks on Asian Americans continue a year after Atlanta massacre

In light of several recent attacks on Asian Americans, Northeastern experts say that instances of violence remain troublingly pervasive.

by Tanner Stening March 15, 2022

Northeastern Arboretum third year co-op Indira Holdsworth, an ecology and evolutionary biology major, hangs an identification label in Fitzgerald Park in Mission Hill. Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University

How do you turn a community park into an arboretum? Ask these Northeastern students.

A group of Northeastern students are working to certify Kevin W. Fitzgerald Park, a 5.5-acre slice of urban greenspace in the Mission Hill neighborhood, as an arboretum.

by Tanner Stening March 14, 2022

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