What Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump need to do to win the first debate “Sometimes you get all excited about a debate and then it doesn’t play out that way,” cautioned Northeastern University’s Alan Schroeder, a professor at the School of Journalism and the author of “Presidential Debates: Risky Business on the Campaign Trail.” “It is more normal for a debate to have a murky outcome.” He added: “If […]
CBC-TV In debate between Clinton, Trump, moderators will be judged, too Lehrer says the candidates should fact-check each other. Alan Schroeder, a Northeastern University journalism professor and author of Presidential Debates: Risky Business on the Campaign Trail, said a debate is not the ideal forum to begin on-the-spot fact-checking. It could create problems.
WGBH SJC says people of color have a legitimate reason to run from police The key issue in the case was whether police had reasonable suspicion to stop and search Warren, says Northeastern University law professor Daniel Medwed. “Under the 4th Amendment of the constitution, police may not engage in unreasonable searches and seizures. If they do so, then any subsequently obtained evidence is excluded from use at trial.”
Boston Herald Mayer: Even fans can’t make case for Trump Make no mistake: I have no desire to see Clinton in the White House for the next four years. But what worries me just as much is the possibility that Trump will get elected — and prove to be such a disaster in office that he tarnishes the Republican Party and conservatism in a way […]
The next fight after body cameras for Evans: Name tags Patrol officers in other major police departments, including New York City, Philadelphia, Chicago, and Los Angeles, have worn name tags for decades. Massachusetts state troopers also wear name tags. “Most police departments require officers to wear a name tag, some with badge numbers,” said Peter K. Manning, professor of criminology and criminal justice at Northeastern […]
The most important 30 minutes of the presidential election The first 30 minutes of the first presidential debate are the most important time slot in the general election, say historians and politics professionals. As Alan Schroeder, a Northeastern University journalism professor and author of a book about past presidential debates, told me this week, the first half-hour “sets the dynamic of not just how […]
Tech Republic Report: The top 6 industries hit by ransomware “This finding is not surprising,” said Engin Kirda, professor of computer science at Northeastern University. “The reason being that these are the organizations that typically have low budgets for deploying state-of-the-art security solutions.” K-12 schools and universities do tend to have smaller IT teams and budgets, the report stated. Combined with the high rate of […]
Boston Magazine Northeastern honors alum Ralph Pucci with mannequin exhibit You may not know him by name, but you’ve probably seen his work in a number of department stores. Equal parts businessman and unabashed innovator, he has been defying convention for nearly 39 years by elevating the mannequin to high art. Now, the designs of Ralph Pucci, a Northeastern alum and internationally acclaimed mannequin creator, […]
The Christian Science Monitor Clinton vs. Trump debate prep: How do you ‘win’ a presidential debate in 2016? Republican candidates with his brash remarks, similar behavior may not translate well to the general election stage, says Alan Schroeder, a professor of journalism at Northeastern University in Boston. “Certainly one of the objectives of any primary campaign is to separate yourself from the pack, because it always starts off with a large group,” Professor […]
The Christian Science Monitor Why the gender gap in gun ownership is shrinking The stereotypical face of gun ownership in the United States has long been a white man, one who holds conservative political views and resides in a rural area. But that may be changing, according to an upcoming survey by public health researchers from Harvard and Northeastern universities.
Trump once said TV ruined politics. Then it made him a star. “This guy is gold on TV. That was a huge factor in why they turned over their airwaves to him,” said Alan Schroeder, a journalism professor at Northeastern University in Boston who has written a book on presidential debates. “He was getting on TV on his own terms. There were allowances made for him because […]
CNET News Twitter beats national polls for election predictions, prof claims Election watchers may be glued to every new national poll regarding this year’s presidential election, but one researcher believes that analyzing Twitter may be a more accurate way to predict the results. Nick Beauchamp, an assistant professor of political science at Northeastern University, said in a paper published last week in the American Journal of […]