Jonathan Kaufman

Donald Trump’s 100-day rampage has upended all expectations of the beginning of a presidency

A telling measure of the effect of Mr. Trump’s beginning days comes from a Northeastern University undergraduate course that is examining this period. “This hundred days has moved with incredible velocity,” said Jonathan Kaufman, one of the professors of the course and the director of the university’s School of Journalism.

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How the war in Israel is affecting families with Massachusetts ties

Northeastern University professor and director of journalism Jonathan Kaufman said the scale of the attack is shocking.

Fox lurches further to the right to win back ‘hard-edge’ Trump supporters

“Rupert Murdoch and Fox News generally sees itself as mouthpiece of Republican party. They were moving away from conspiracy theorists, they were moving away from Trump and hoping to turn the page,” Jonathan Kaufman, professor and director of the school of journalism at Northeastern University, said.

A Jewish Dynasty in a Changing China

—Mr. Kaufman is director of the School of Journalism at Northeastern University. This essay is adapted from his new book, “The Last Kings of Shanghai: The Rival Jewish Dynasties That Helped Create Modern China,” which will be published by Viking on June 2.

The wages of freedom

Jonathan Kaufman, director of the Northeastern School of Journalism, covered the revolutions of 1989 for the Globe. He is the author of “The Last Kings of Shanghai: The Rival Jewish Dynasties That Helped Create Modern China” to be published by Viking in June.

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Why has a privacy app used by Edward Snowden hit the NBA, NFL and NCAA?

Added Jonathan Kaufman, the director of Northeastern University’s School of Journalism: “For political reporters right now, it’s as common a tool as a notebook or a pencil.”

Trump banning reporters echoes Nixon, China

Banning the Washington Post from covering his campaign rallies isn’t just a sign of Donald Trump’s distrust of the press. Reporters are an early warning system. History shows that politicians who turn against the media and cut off their access don’t stop there. Remember Richard Nixon. Nixon made no bones about it — he hated […]

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Storybench and Northeastern announce Ochre, a new site to showcase and study visual storytelling

Storybench and Northeastern University’s Media Innovation program yesterday announced the launch of Ochre, a site dedicated exclusively to showcasing longform visual storytelling. Ochre’s first story edited by the Media Innovation program centers around “The Boat,” an interactive graphic novel published by SBS Australia. Ochre’s piece dissects the digital techniques and aesthetics used while creating “The […]

More white Americans acknowledge racism as a national problem

The review, compiled by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation in conjunction with the Northeastern University School of Journalism, concludes that a majority of Americans across racial groups think more should be done to end racism. To that end, the foundation announced Thursday that it is launching a “Truth, Racial Healing and Transformation Commission” to discuss solutions […]