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The problem with news is we don’t agree on what news is
By Michael Shapiro What started as a way to connect with friends, family and sometimes strangers has turned into a massive ecosystem for distributing all sorts of information. As social media has matured, the ways in which that information is… Read More ›
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Five major takeaways
Debate issues ranged from health care to foreign policies and gun violence to the economy. Here are the five major takeaways from Thursday night’s debate: Yang was asked a high volume of questions, especially pertaining to the economy. Questions in… Read More ›
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Much focus on Yang, little attention on the environment
After observing the debate, what struck me the most was that the top candidates and Andrew Yang received the most questions, and the environment received little attention. I expected the top candidates to have the most air time in terms… Read More ›
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Elizabeth Warren makes an impact
A candidate who stood out during the Sept. 12 Democratic debate was Elizabeth Warren. Her words managed to make an impact even though they mostly came during rebuttals. According to the class debate tracking results, six rebuttals by Warren were… Read More ›
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A few surprises
In any election, debates can bring candidates to superb heights or bring them to tremendous lows. A nationally televised debate can completely end a candidate’s race if he or she is not prepared. Debates offer voters an opportunity to see… Read More ›
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Economy and top candidates garner most attention
During the Democratic debate, one of the most frequently asked topics pertained to the economy. Further, most of the economic questions were asked to top candidates. A reason for this can be attributed to viewership and the publicity that debates… Read More ›
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Health care and economy dominate debate
Throughout the Sep. 12 Democratic debate in Texas, the 10 candidates continued to state their cases on why each should become the next president of the United States. The frontrunners — Joe Biden, Elizabeth Warren, and Bernie Sanders — were… Read More ›
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Have voters lost interest in Kamala Harris?
One of the most outrageous parts of the third Democratic debate was that Sen. Kamala Harris was asked only two questions during the time period in which our class watched the debate. At the time of the debate, Harris was… Read More ›
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Five things you should know about the last Democratic Party debate
Thanks to today’s 24/7 new cycle, we have come to expect instant analyses of political debates. The students logged each question, who asked it, who it was asked to, and who rebutted other candidates’ responses. They recorded their observations in… Read More ›
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Welcome to the Jandoli Institute
Welcome to the Jandoli Institute, a new research center that will focus on the intersection of media and democracy. Based in the Jandoli School of Communication at St. Bonaventure University, the Jandoli Institute will explore today’s media landscape through research… Read More ›
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