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Denny Wilkins: ‘The day I first understood journalism’
I became a journalist in April 1970 at my hometown paper. I had little understanding of the profession. On May 4, government fired on its own citizens, killing four and wounding nine. Repeat: A government fired at itsĀ own citizens… Read More ›
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Chris Mackowski: ‘When protesters demanded accountability, government responded with violence’
The Kent State protesters demanded government accountability; the government responded not with answers but with violence. At a time when the current administration resists similar calls for accountability, and its supporters enable that defiance, Kent State reminds us of the… Read More ›
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David Kassnoff: ‘Any life lost exercising First Amendment rights is one too many’
The Kent State protesters demanded government accountability; the government responded not with answers but with violence. The student shootings at Kent State in 1970 signified the moment when the Vietnam War came to U.S. soil. Viewers of network newscasts had… Read More ›
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Mike Jones-Kelley: ‘So now they are going to start killing us’
I remember thinking when I heard the news of Kent State, āSo now they are going to start killing us.ā Because in that era, there was a ātheyā and there was an āus.ā In that time in our countryās history,… Read More ›
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Lee Coppola: ‘Bloodshed over differences of opinion has no place in a democracyā
Perhaps at no better time in recent history does the Ken State shootings teach us a lesson. When some think the division in our country has opened a chasm too deep to heal, it’s worth remembering what happened when such… Read More ›
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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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Todayās 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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