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 ›
Jandoli Institute
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 ›
A Civil War scholar adds context to Trump’s tweet
By Chris Mackowski With impeachment in the air, political rhetoric has already ratcheted to such a level that it’s hard to tell what’s really going on without making an effort to sift through the clutter. In the midst of that… Read More ›
Voter ignorance makes the media cover elections as entertainment
By Michael P. Riccards We have spent a small fortune on examining whether the Russian government in 2016 has tried to influence the presidential election. Of course they did, and the U.S. government has tried to influence abroad since World… Read More ›
Let’s use our constitutional rights to bind our wounds, not create new injuries
By Denny Wilkins As a citizen of the United States of America, you can criticize your government as intelligently, as profanely, or as stupidly as you wish. You can call the president of the nation an unintelligent, uninspiring, and incompetent… Read More ›
Back to the future: Radio, alternative weekly paper partner to grow audiences
By David Kassnoff The evolution of newspapers may involve a return to the partnered relationships of years gone by. In Rochester, NY, public broadcaster WXXI recently added City Newspaper, a 48-year-old alternative weekly, to its subsidiary, Rochester Area Media Partners…. Read More ›
A message to those who threaten journalism: Bring it on
By Lee Coppola Hmmm, I wonder what’s in my past that might provide fodder for the journalism police. Better yet, the journalists’ police. After all, that’s what they are, the band of right-wing sleuths who reportedly have been digging up… Read More ›
Student Media Is Necessary in Shaping Young Journalists
By Natalie Forster I always knew I wanted to write. I remember 8-year-old me sitting on my kitchen floor, drawing children’s books about my two cats as superheroes. “The Adventures of Socks and Patches” were commonplace in my family… Read More ›
The GateHouse Gannett merger: Four things to consider
By Michael Shapiro GateHouse and Gannett are merging, and barring any regulatory hurdles (which is unlikely), will become the largest chain of local newspapers in the United States. The deal has been greeted with a degree of measured trepidation and… Read More ›
Did the Buffalo Diocese Try to ‘Bigfoot’ the Clergy Abuse Story?
By Richard Lee During the years I served as a deputy communication director in the New Jersey governor’s office, we dealt with more than a fair share of negative stories. Some were complete surprises that came out of the blue… Read More ›