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The President and the Plague
By Michael P. Riccards The terrible pandemic waves of 2020 have led to a marked decline in the popularity of President Donald J. Trump. Although the virus is overwhelmingly worse in the United States than anywhere else on the globe,… Read More ›
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Some lessons from the 1988 presidential campaign
By Michael P. Riccards In 1988, I was the president of St. John’s College in Santa Fe, New Mexico, a rather strange choice for an Italian American from Jersey who was an easterner in his fingertips. But such is destiny…. Read More ›
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Headlines Should Help, Not Harm
By Connie Perkins According to Dr. Merlin R. Mann (n.d.), associate professor of journalism at Abilene Christian University, there are four imperatives to writing headlines: They must be correct, they must connect to ordinary readers, they must attract attention, and… Read More ›
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The politics of remembering the 1918 pandemic and forgetting the 2020 pandemic?
By Phillip G. Payne During our 2020 election, the pandemic has forced Joe Biden to run a modern version of a front porch campaign, reaching out to voters over the internet from his home and gradually assuming a low-key campaign… Read More ›
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How important is a VP candidate?
By Michael P. Riccards John Nance Garner, FDR’s vice president for his first two terms, once said that the office was not worth a pitcher of warm spit. Yet if he had curtailed his anti-New Deal sentiments, he might have… Read More ›
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Can journalists learn a lesson from the medical profession?
Connie Perkins (presenter), founding director of St. Bonaventure University’s RN to B.S. in Nursing Program Charlie Specht, Chief Investigative Reporter, WKBW-TV, St. Bonaventure journalism graduate Pauline Hoffmann, Associate Professor, Jandoli School of Communication, St. Bonaventure University Denny Wilkins, Professor, Jandoli… Read More ›
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Identity over Information
A sociological explanation to why President Trump can get away with saying anything By Benjamin Gross Introduction: The Importance of Social Identities Sociology has always been interested in how human beings socially construct their perceptions of reality and have for… Read More ›
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A Song Delivers a Message About Media, Resilience and COVID-19
By Richard Lee In his paper Media, Resilience and COVID-19, William Elenchin posits that journalists can play an important role in increasing the public’s resiliency during the COVID-19 pandemic. “Journalists who cover the struggles and strength of people battling the… Read More ›
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The roles of pandemics in the 1920 and 2020 presidential campaigns
Phillip Payne (presenter), History Chair, St. Bonaventure University Louis Jacobson, Senior Correspondent, PolitiFact Brad Lawrence, Political Consultant and Strategist, owner of Message & Media Joseph Marren, Professor, Communication Department, Buffalo State University Richard Lee (moderator), Jandoli Institute Executive Director
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Has the joy of sports has been replaced by commercialism?
Paul Wieland (presenter), Adjunct Instructor, Jandoli School of Communication Jordan Gathers, Deputy Chief of Staff for South Bend Mayor James Mueller, former St. Bonaventure men’s basketball player, St. Bonaventure journalism graduate Nick Hirshon, Assistant Professor of Communication at William Paterson… Read More ›
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