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• Fake news

  

  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…

  • by Molly Callahan   January 8, 2018

• Politics

  

  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…

  • by Jason Kornwitz   August 23, 2017

• Journalism

  

  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.

  • by Molly Callahan   June 29, 2017

• politics

  

  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…

  • by Molly Callahan   January 12, 2017

• Campus & Commun­ity

  

  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…

  • by Jason Kornwitz   November 10, 2016

• Business & Economy

  

  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…

  • by Jason Kornwitz   November 8, 2016

• politics

  

  3Qs: Do newspapers’ presidential endorsements even matter?

  
  

  If the outcome of the 2016 presidential election were based on newspaper endorsements, then Hillary Clinton would beat Donald Trump in a historic landslide. But…

  • by Jason Kornwitz   October 12, 2016

• Media & Arts

  

  3Qs: Gawker case sets a ‘dangerous precedent’

  
  

  Gawker.com, the flagship site of Gawker Media, published its final piece Monday, Aug. 22. Here, Dan Kennedy, associate professor in the School of Journalism, weighs…

  • by Molly Callahan   August 25, 2016

• Media & Arts

  

  How Ailes’ fall could signal more changes at Fox News

  
  

  Roger Ailes is out at Fox News. The media tycoon resigned on Thursday, just two weeks after former anchor Gretchen Carlson filed a lawsuit alleging…

  • by Matthew McDonald   July 25, 2016

• Government

  

  The House sit-in: examining the political and cultural significance

  
  

  Wednesday morning House Democrats, led by U.S. Rep. John Lewis, began a sit-in on the House floor demanding votes on gun-control legislation. C-SPAN picked up…

  • by Thea Singer   June 24, 2016

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