The Civic Experience

Fake news vs. factual news: Think twice about what’s in your feed

Social media companies have largely replaced traditional news outlets as gatekeepers of the new information landscape. A panel of media insiders discussed whether digital platforms are ready for the responsibility.

by Peter Ramjug September 25, 2020

Betsy Woodruff, a political reporter for The Daily Beast, hosts a conversation with Evan McMullin, the former chief policy director of the House Republican Conference, George P. Bush, the son of former Florida Governor Jeb Bush and the commissioner of the Texas General Land Office, and Mark Sanford, a former governor of South Carolina and a former member of the U.S. House of Representatives. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

‘There’s reason to be optimistic about the Republican Party, or at least hopeful’

If Democrats move toward a socialist system, that could give Republicans an opportunity to “rise again in a healthy, very politically powerful way,” said Evan McMullin, the former chief policy director of the House Republican Conference, as part of a conversation Tuesday night at Northeastern about the future of the Republican party.

by Khalida Sarwari February 25, 2020

A Raman spectroscopy scanner to enable enhanced skin cancer surgery on display during the mechanical engineering capstone showcase at the Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Complex. Photo by Ruby Wallau/Northeastern University

You won’t want to miss these events

Hear about the future of the GOP from a former Republican congressman. Learn how to turn an idea into a product. Experience culture from across Africa. These are just a few of the events being held around Northeastern’s global network in February.

by Kaitlyn Budion and Irvin Zhang February 12, 2020

Former U.S. Representative Chris Gibson and U.S. Representative Seth Moulton speak with moderator Stephanie Murray during The Civic Experience: The Enduring Value of Military Service at the Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Complex. Photo by Ruby Wallau/Northeastern University

Here’s how two veterans of the Iraq war say their combat experience served them in Congress

Former U.S. Representative Chris Gibson and U.S. Representative Seth Moulton sat on different sides of the aisle…

by Roberto Molar Candanosa November 4, 2019

Walter V. Robinson, editor-at-large at The Boston Globe hosts a conversation with Renee Dudley, a technology reporter at ProPublica; David Fahrenthold, a reporter covering the Trump family and its business interests for The Washington Post; Patricia Wen, the editor of The Boston Globe’s Spotlight team; and Joe Palazzolo, a legal affairs reporter for The Wall Street Journal. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

‘Just make the call, make the call, make the call. Just keep going.’

Businesses that foster the rise of ransomware; the troublesome legacy of an American football star and convicted murderer; President Trump’s payments to his charities: These are some of the subjects investigated by a panel of journalists who shared their stories—and their tricks of the trade—at the latest installment of Northeastern’s series “The Civic Experience.”

by Khalida Sarwari October 28, 2019

Pete Buttigieg, mayor of South Bend, Indiana, who is exploring a run for the presidency, dug into a wide range of issues with WBUR senior news correspondent Kimberly Atkins at Northeastern University’s Boston campus Wednesday. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

‘The longer you’re planning to be here, the more you have a stake’

During a wide-ranging conversation at Northeastern’s Boston campus Wednesday, Pete Buttigieg, the mayor of South Bend, Indiana, who is exploring a run for the presidency, dug into issues that he said will have an outsize effect on millennial voters.

by Molly Callahan April 3, 2019

Don’t miss Nate Silver at Northeastern

Nate Silver, founder and editor in chief of the analytics news site FiveThirtyEight, will appear at Northeastern’s Boston campus on Wednesday to discuss the role of data in predicting and understanding the new landscape of American politics.

by Khalida Sarwari March 22, 2019

Learn what it takes to cover the nation’s capital and the Trump White House.

Three leading White House correspondents will be at Northeastern to analyze and explain their roles in this new era of presidential coverage by tweet. Their panel discussion, “Covering the Nation’s Capital,” will be held at the Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Complex Auditorium on Monday at 4 p.m.

by Ian Thomsen March 15, 2019