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What are voters paying attention to amidst the issues the media covers and fails to cover?
By Ayushi Jain Agenda-setting theory is the concept that the media influences what the public perceives as important. In turn, what the public perceives as important influences lawmakers. In the past week, the media has covered several stories on the… Read More ›
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Jandoli Institute to host Twitter chat for young journalists
The Jandoli Institute will host a live Twitter Chat for aspiring and young journalists on Friday from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Individuals can follow the chat and tweet questions and comments by using the hashtag #JandoliChat. Panelists will include Tom… Read More ›
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Missing the point of the State of the Union
An online search of the State of the Union yields 2.9 billion results. What do the results have in common? House Speaker Nancy Pelosi ripped up President Donald J. Trump’s speech. Trump refused to shake Pelosi’s hand as he walked… Read More ›
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What happened in Iowa will not stay in Iowa
By Alex Marwaha Originally, I was completely for the Iowa caucus representing the country’s vote. People that I’ve discussed this issue with brought up great and interesting points about some of the surrounding facts I had never thought about, such… Read More ›
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America First: Make America Nostalgic Again
By Philip G. Payne The 2020 presidential election marks not just President Trump’s re-election bid, but also the 100th anniversary of another presidential election marked by deep divides in America. A century after Warren G. Harding defeated James Cox we… Read More ›
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Like Writing History with Lightning: The Politics of Nostalgia and New Media
By Philip G. Payne If we think of Warren G. Harding today, even looking back on the 1920 election, he seems old-timey in his boater-hat campaigning from his Front Porch in Marion, Ohio – more George Babbitt than Jay Gatsby…. Read More ›
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Lee interviews former NJ governor
Jandoli Institute Executive Director Richard Lee took part in a Q&A session with former New Jersey Gov. James E. McGreevey at Rider University in Lawrence Township, New Jersey, Monday. McGreevey, the nation’s first openly gay governor, was the featured speaker… Read More ›
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Kobe Bryant and Buddy Holly have more in common than the way they died
By Richard Lee In a busy media week that included the Super Bowl, the Iowa Caucuses and the State of the Union, the anniversary of one of the music world’s most tragic events did not receive the attention it usually… Read More ›
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The simple math behind Trump’s Super Bowl ad
By Richard Lee I’ll admit it: Donald Trump’s first quarter Super Bowl ad took me by surprise. No talk of fake news, hoaxes or witch-hunts. No shots of cheering Trump supporters at a MAGA rally. Instead the ad featured Alice… Read More ›
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Authorship matters; sources matter
By Chris Mackowski Last week, frothing with impeachment fever, a relative forwarded to me a Facebook meme purportedly authored by Clint Eastwood. “People message me why I stick my neck out for Trump,” the meme said. “Why do I tarnish… Read More ›
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