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Paul Wieland: ‘A precursor to a new breed of imperialism’
The killings at Kent State reflected the usual lack of leadership by politicians. The country was already heavy breathing about the Vietnam War and needed cooler heads, not the ones running the state of Ohio at the time. Instead the… Read More ›
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Today’s America reflects on the Kent State shootings
Reflections from activists, academics and others on the Kent State shootings
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Journalists do not make us fear, they make us aware
By Pauline W. Hoffmann These last several weeks have put a burden on many sectors of society from hourly workers who will struggle to provide for families to health care workers who battle on the front lines of the pandemic…. Read More ›
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John Prine’s ode to journalism
By Richard Lee If I had to find one thing in common about the musical body of work John Prine gave us, it would be the way each one of his songs evoked an emotion. He made us laugh; he… Read More ›
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PolitiFact NY posts first article by Bona students
The first fact-checking article produced by St. Bonaventure University journalism students in a special workshop was posted by PolitiFact New York on April 23. Michael Hogan and Sean Mickey authored the article, which examined a comment Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren… Read More ›
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Andrew Cuomo may have a place in Washington, but it is not the Oval Office
By Richard Lee Andrew Cuomo’s leadership throughout the coronavirus crisis has earned the New York governor a place in the national spotlight. At one time, #PresidentCuomo was trending on Twitter. He has been mentioned as a possible running mate — and… Read More ›
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What Are Sports Writers Writing About Without Sports?
By Bryan Bizzaro During this time of pandemic due to COVID-19 pandemic, the sports world has come to a screeching halt. Every major sports league in the United States has gone into a hiatus. With this happening, it would seem… Read More ›
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COVID-19 pandemic illustrates New York’s upstate/downstate split
By Samantha Burgio At schools in New York full of students from different parts of the state and different states altogether, conversations and debates of “upstate New York vs. downstate New York” are never scarce. People who do not know… Read More ›
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Sports will play a big part in our nation’s return to normalcy
By Patrick Giblin Similarly, on Oct. 30, 2001, about a month and a half after 9/11, the New York Yankees were hosts to the Arizona Diamondbacks in Game 3 of the World Series, the first game of the series… Read More ›
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Leveraging the power of fact checking
By David Kassnoff This week brought news of mandatory furloughs of a week or more at many daily newspapers. This translates to fewer editors, reporters, news photographers, and content coaches. It’s easy to blame the COVID-19 pandemic and its economic… Read More ›
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