Jonathan Kaufman

Washington Post Executive Editor Marty Baron appears in the news room after winning two Pulitzer Prizes in Washington on April 16, 2018. He took over the Post's newsroom in 2012 after editing the Boston Globe and Miami Herald before that. He was portrayed in the 2015 movie “Spotlight” about the Globe's investigation of the Catholic Church. AP Photo by Andrew Harnik

Former Washington Post editor Baron assesses Trump’s impact, hints at role as journalism advocate

Retired Washington Post editor Marty Baron said journalists must do better when explaining the vital role of the free press in society. During an hour-long virtual discussion hosted by Northeastern, Baron said he’d like to champion the role of a free press in society as the industry faces a loss of trust, eroding profits, and a racial reckoning.

by Hillary Chabot April 5, 2021

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Will President Trump’s departure be good for Fox News?

There are signs that the conservative movement is ready to move away from President Donald Trump. “Losing the White House can be good for Fox News, because now they can constantly be angry with what's going on in Washington,” says Jonathan Kaufman, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, professor, and director of Northeastern’s School of Journalism.

by Ian Thomsen December 7, 2020

An employee sprays disinfectant on a train as a precaution against a new coronavirus at Suseo Station in Seoul, South Korea on Friday, Jan. 24, 2020. China broadened its unprecedented, open-ended lockdowns to encompass around 25 million people Friday to try to contain a deadly new virus that has sickened hundreds, though the measures' potential for success is uncertain. AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon

Does China’s response to the coronavirus outbreak reflect lessons learned from SARS?

Fear of a global pandemic is one of the factors driving China’s surprising decision to shut down airports in the hope of containing a dangerous virus. The Chinese government also appears to be influenced by the failure of its 2002-03 response to the outbreak of SARS, says School of Journalism director Jonathan Kaufman, former China bureau chief of The Wall Street Journal.

by Ian Thomsen January 24, 2020

Bill Weld, former governor of Massachusetts and current candidate for the Republican Party’s 2020 presidential nomination, spoke during the Myra Kraft Open Classroom. Photo by Ruby Wallau/Northeastern University

A long-shot Republican presidential candidate sees a path to the party convention. He’s not dreaming.

If the ongoing impeachment inquiry were to result in the early departure of President Donald Trump, how would his absence affect the 2020 election? “I would become the only guy standing,” said former Massachusetts governor Bill Weld.

by Ian Thomsen November 20, 2019

This Nov. 10, 1989 file photo shows Germans from East and West standing on the Berlin Wall in front of the Brandenburg Gate, one day after the wall opened. Monday, Nov. 9, 2009 marks the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. AP Photo/File

30 years ago the Berlin Wall fell. And then Prague happened.

Just after the Berlin Wall fell in 1989, Jonathan Kaufman, director of Northeastern’s School of Journalism, reported for The Boston Globe from Berlin and Prague. Thirty years later, he reflects on the experience: “History, and people, often surprise you.”

by Molly Callahan November 8, 2019

Larue Gilleland, who is credited with growing a fledgling program into a full-fledged journalism school, teaching a journalism class in 1988. Photo by J.D. Levine/Northeastern University

Remembering LaRue Gilleland, a respected journalist who helped build Northeastern University’s School of Journalism

Gilleland, who directed Northeastern’s School of Journalism from 1981 to 1992, is credited with growing a fledgling program into a full-fledged journalism school.

by Khalida Sarwari August 7, 2019

Eric Umansky, deputy managing editor of ProPublica and Louise Kiernan, editor-in-chief of ProPublica Illinois, participated in the afternoon’s keynote panel, moderated by Jonathan Kaufman, director of the Northeastern School of Journalism. They joined the ranks of a host of other journalists representing radio, television, online, startup, and print news organizations throughout the country at the event held in the Cabral Center. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

‘Public records are cool again’: The role of investigative journalism

In an era when newsrooms are shrinking, local and regional journalism is all but evaporating, and those in power continuously brandish established news organizations as…

by Molly Callahan November 20, 2017

How can journalism ‘move the conversation forward’ on race?

In the wake of racially charged rallies like the one in Charlottesville, Virginia last month, and as cities take stock of their histories by way of statutes, landmarks, and street names such as Yawkey Way in Boston, Northeastern’s School of Journalism hosted a media gut-check to examine how journalists should be covering these events. The consensus? There are no easy answers.

by Molly Callahan September 22, 2017

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.”

by Molly Callahan January 12, 2017

Decision 2016: Student journalists report from the field

As presidential candidates from both parties crisscrossed Iowa last weekend, a dozen Northeastern students headed north to preview the New Hampshire primary. They are members of journalism professor Jonathan Kaufman’s class “Covering Campaign 2016.” Here, we share their reports from the field.

by News@Northeastern February 5, 2016