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• Why are four-letter words finding their way into mainstream media news reports?

  By Jandoli Institute on March 31, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  By Richard Lee Five years ago, when a U.S. diplomat used a four-letter word to express her frustration with the European Union, most media reports did not include the word she used. Lexicographer Jesse Sheidlower was troubled by the omission,… Read More ›

• Saving local news means putting the horse before the cart

  By Jandoli Institute on March 28, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  What Happened to Spirited Media and Lessons Learned By Michael Shapiro The last several years have been marked by more fits than starts in local news. The most recent fit came in the form of Spirited Media’s announcement that it sold one… Read More ›

• College ADs and SIDs should attend college journalism courses

  By Jandoli Institute on March 22, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  By Evan Weiner Are journalists who cover sports hard hitting, take no prisoners reporters or are they extensions of sports teams? The latest blowup between a team, in this case a university, Bradley University, and a reporter, Dave Reynolds of… Read More ›

• Observing a Strict Trump Media Blackout

  By Jandoli Institute on March 20, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  By Meghan Hall I read several of the leading stories on The New York Times website each day. Lately, it’s become apparent to me that many, if not most, of these stories revolve around President Donald Trump and his administration. Trump’s campaign… Read More ›

• How The Irish Built A New National Identity in America

  By Jandoli Institute on March 14, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  By Richard Lee March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb. In between, the month is filled with parades, shamrocks and leprechauns. St. Patrick’s Day may fall on March17, but the entire month has become a… Read More ›

• National Sunshine Week? Hardly

  By Jandoli Institute on March 13, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  Too many clouds hamper journalism’s ability to tell you what you need to know. By Denny Wilkins  Oh, joy — it’s National Sunshine Week. That prompts the annual outpouring of paeans to the value of transparency as essential to this thing… Read More ›

• Joe Biden: Everybody’s drinking buddy, but no one’s favorite commander-in-chief

  By Jandoli Institute on March 11, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  By Michael P. Riccards As the Democrats are all revved up to defeat Trump in 2020, they are realizing the old truism – you cannot beat someone with no one. Increasingly the name of Joe Biden, age 75, is coming… Read More ›

• Social media, Cory Booker and the changing landscape of celebrity politics

  By Jandoli Institute on March 4, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  By Paul Ziek In June 2016, Gentleman’s Quarterly (GQ) ran an article detailing the day that New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker hosted Hillary Clinton in his adopted hometown of Newark. The article describes how Booker was “working it” as he… Read More ›

• Local news looks like it’s dying. I believe we can bring it back to life

  By Jandoli Institute on March 4, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  By Michael Shapiro These are tumultuous times for publishers. In the past two months, there has been a steady stream of headlines about job losses, hedge fund takeover bids and consolidation, all leading to a broader conversation about the viability… Read More ›

• Streaming services should focus on quality instead of quantity

  By Jandoli Institute on March 3, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  By Dominic LoVallo We live in a time where the demand is “more now.” We want more of the things we like, and we want them as soon as possible. This can be seen clearly in the amount of shows… Read More ›