Dan Kennedy Professor of Journalism dan.kennedy@northeastern.edu 617.373.5187 Expertise emerging business models for news, journalism ethics, news reporting Dan Kennedy in the Press CBS Boston Keller: Newspaper endorsements of presidential candidates just don’t matter “It read like damage control and pretty poorly done damage control,” said Northeastern University journalism professor Dan Kennedy, who agrees with Bezos’s claim that presidential endorsements have little or no impact on voters. AFP In uncertain US election, two prestige papers refuse to pick sides Dan Kennedy, a journalism professor at Northeastern University, said media owners were engaging in “anticipatory obedience.” CBS Boston Is the media coverage of President Biden’s age over the top? Here’s one expert’s take. “I do think that the June 27 debate changed a lot,” Northeastern University Journalism Prof. Dan Kennedy told WBZ-TV on Sunday’s Keller @ Large. Anchors leaving. Low viewership. No helicopter. At the Boston 25 TV news station, uncertainty reigns. It’s worrisome “to see any part of the local TV infrastructure get worn down,” said Northeastern University journalism professor Dan Kennedy. Boston.com With local news sources in peril, Cambridge is considering an infusion of public funds Northeastern University professor and media critic Dan Kennedy called it “a grotesque abdication of responsibility” at the time. Times of India Turbulence in WaPo as daily loses dollars As the US presidential election approaches, the affair is poisoning the atmosphere at a long-vaunted newspaper that is, “not doing well economically,” says Northeastern University journalism professor Dan Kennedy. Mass. lawmakers eye revival of panel to help struggling journalism industry Dan Kennedy, a Northeastern University professor and longtime commentator on the state of local news, recounted first weighing the idea of a journalism commission with former Rep. Lori Ehrlich in 2018. Cambridge is considering a controversial approach to saving local news: Having the city pay for it. “We want local news organizations to be able to cover government and other institutions and keep an eye on them — not always in an adversarial way, but always in an independent way,” said Dan Kennedy, the Northeastern journalism professor and media critic. “If you’re going to have a direct transfer of money from local […] NPR needs a serious critique not a politically charged parting shot He also made some shaky arguments that undercut his musings and seemed intended to signal his readiness to having his words weaponized by the right wing of American politics and media. Dan Kennedy of Northeastern University eloquently critiqued Berliner’s complaints about “Russiagate”, Hunter Biden’s laptop and the origins of the Covid pandemic. With legalized sports betting, could society be the big loser? According to Dan Kennedy, a journalism professor at Northeastern University who writes a popular local blog called Media Nation, Gannett’s chief content officer, Kristin Roberts, told Mike Blinder of the podcast “E&P Reports” that there would be more hires in coming months. Dan Kennedy for Northeastern Global News Why are UK media outlets adopting a ‘consent or pay’ approach? Why are UK media outlets adopting a ‘consent or pay’ approach? Journalism faculty examine why British media outlets are adopting a “consent or pay” approach to readers wanting to opt out of cookies. Did TV networks make the right choice to air Trump’s live border wall address? Did TV networks make the right choice to air Trump’s live border wall address? The major television networks in the United States have made the right decision to air President Donald J. Trump’s prime time address on border security on Tuesday, according to Dan Kennedy, a media critic and associate professor of journalism at Northeastern. It’s OK for The New York Timesto run an anonymous op-ed. But not for the author to remain anonymous. It’s OK for The New York Timesto run an anonymous op-ed. But not for the author to remain anonymous. The decision by The New York Times to publish an anonymous op-ed from a “senior official in the Trump administration” has drawn the accusation that it was a reckless departure from normal journalistic standards. Dan Kennedy, a media critic and journalism professor at Northeastern, said that the piece is controversial because the person who wrote it could’ve taken “a more principled stand” by revealing his or her identity. #FreePress editorial campaign unites newspapers against ‘Trump’s anti-First Amendment rhetoric’ #FreePress editorial campaign unites newspapers against ‘Trump’s anti-First Amendment rhetoric’ On Thursday, hundreds of newspapers across the United States and abroad published editorials emphasizing the importance of a free press for a healthy democracy. Dan Kennedy, a nationally-known media commentator at Northeastern, says the outcry from media outlets is “an exercise in standing up for our values and defending the First Amendment at a moment when we are under attack.” The real danger in Trump’s ‘dishonest and corrupt media awards’ The real danger in Trump’s ‘dishonest and corrupt media awards’ Tonight, President Trump may announce “the most dishonest and corrupt media awards of the year,” per one of his tweets last week. Then again, he may not, according to journalism professor Dan Kennedy. Either way, the danger is that Trump’s been able to “reinforce the idea that his followers should cocoon themselves inside a media bubble.” With Bannon back at Breitbart, what’s next? With Bannon back at Breitbart, what’s next? After stepping down from his role as White House chief strategist on Friday, Bannon returned to Breitbart News. Associate professor Dan Kennedy, a nationally known media commentator, says Bannon will use the media platform to “go after the people whom he considered to be diluting the nationalist agenda that Donald Trump has been articulating.” Professor: Press briefing blackouts compound tensions between media, White House Professor: Press briefing blackouts compound tensions between media, White House While the White House has banned recording certain White House press briefings, journalism professor Dan Kennedy says that’s not what we should be watching anyway. Publishing the Trump dossier: Inevitable or unjustifiable? Publishing the Trump dossier: Inevitable or unjustifiable? When news broke of a top-ranking intelligence briefing about allegations involving President-elect Donald Trump and Russia, many outlets covered the story, but only one published the salacious details. Here, two journalism professors offer counter viewpoints about that outlet’s decision, with one arguing “the information was bound to be disclosed or leaked,” and the other calling the decision “misguided” and noting that “raw intelligence of the sort is often wrong.” Post-election forum examines media’s campaign coverage Post-election forum examines media’s campaign coverage Students, faculty, and staff convened on Wednesday afternoon to discuss the results of the 2016 presidential election. Discussion topics ranged from the credibility of the nation’s leading pollsters to the freedom of the press under a Trump administration, but talk frequently returned to the media’s coverage of one of the dirtiest political campaigns in the nation’s history. Would Abraham Lincoln have voted for Trump or Clinton? Would Abraham Lincoln have voted for Trump or Clinton? To ease the tension of Election Day, we asked seven faculty members to participate a quirky thought experiment that challenged each of them to consider how one well known but long dead person in their respective fields would have voted in the 2016 presidential election. The responses were insightful, sobering, and occasionally hilarious.
CBS Boston Keller: Newspaper endorsements of presidential candidates just don’t matter “It read like damage control and pretty poorly done damage control,” said Northeastern University journalism professor Dan Kennedy, who agrees with Bezos’s claim that presidential endorsements have little or no impact on voters.
AFP In uncertain US election, two prestige papers refuse to pick sides Dan Kennedy, a journalism professor at Northeastern University, said media owners were engaging in “anticipatory obedience.”
CBS Boston Is the media coverage of President Biden’s age over the top? Here’s one expert’s take. “I do think that the June 27 debate changed a lot,” Northeastern University Journalism Prof. Dan Kennedy told WBZ-TV on Sunday’s Keller @ Large.
Anchors leaving. Low viewership. No helicopter. At the Boston 25 TV news station, uncertainty reigns. It’s worrisome “to see any part of the local TV infrastructure get worn down,” said Northeastern University journalism professor Dan Kennedy.
Boston.com With local news sources in peril, Cambridge is considering an infusion of public funds Northeastern University professor and media critic Dan Kennedy called it “a grotesque abdication of responsibility” at the time.
Times of India Turbulence in WaPo as daily loses dollars As the US presidential election approaches, the affair is poisoning the atmosphere at a long-vaunted newspaper that is, “not doing well economically,” says Northeastern University journalism professor Dan Kennedy.
Mass. lawmakers eye revival of panel to help struggling journalism industry Dan Kennedy, a Northeastern University professor and longtime commentator on the state of local news, recounted first weighing the idea of a journalism commission with former Rep. Lori Ehrlich in 2018.
Cambridge is considering a controversial approach to saving local news: Having the city pay for it. “We want local news organizations to be able to cover government and other institutions and keep an eye on them — not always in an adversarial way, but always in an independent way,” said Dan Kennedy, the Northeastern journalism professor and media critic. “If you’re going to have a direct transfer of money from local […]
NPR needs a serious critique not a politically charged parting shot He also made some shaky arguments that undercut his musings and seemed intended to signal his readiness to having his words weaponized by the right wing of American politics and media. Dan Kennedy of Northeastern University eloquently critiqued Berliner’s complaints about “Russiagate”, Hunter Biden’s laptop and the origins of the Covid pandemic.
With legalized sports betting, could society be the big loser? According to Dan Kennedy, a journalism professor at Northeastern University who writes a popular local blog called Media Nation, Gannett’s chief content officer, Kristin Roberts, told Mike Blinder of the podcast “E&P Reports” that there would be more hires in coming months.