St. Bonaventure University journalism students Michael Hogan and Hannah Legacy have been named recipients of TAPinto Greater Olean’s first Public Service Journalism Awards. Hogan was selected for his ongoing coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic. Legacy earned her award for a… Read More ›
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Jandoli School begins election reports
Three Jandoli School entities began a series of live election reports on Oct. 13. The reports are a collaboration of the Jandoli Institute, TAPinto Greater Olean and SBU-TV. The programs will stream live on SBU-TV’s Facebook and YouTube pages. The Oct. 13 program featured commentary… Read More ›
‘Presidents vs. Press’ is more a lesson in current events than in history
By Chris Mackowski The relationship between the United States president and the press is “the most powerful and profound newsmaker-observer relationship in the world,” says historian Harold Holzer. His new book, The Presidents Vs. The Press, examines the complicated dynamics… Read More ›
Janis Joplin died 50 years ago
Janis Joplin died 50 years ago today. When I was in high school, I took a train to New York City with a friend to see Janis in concert at Madison Square Garden. The Paul Butterfield Blues Band opened the… Read More ›
Is it still the economy, stupid?
By Richard Lee “It’s the economy, stupid,” the phrase that James Carville coined when he was a strategist for Bill Clinton’s 1992 presidential campaign, has always been sound advice for those running for office. Voters tend to vote on pocketbook… Read More ›
The journalism lessons of ‘Almost Famous’
By Richard Lee Almost Famous, which was released 20 years ago this month, is more than an entertaining tale of rock’n’roll as told through the lens of a character based on Cameron Crowe and the work he did as a… Read More ›
Reinventing Newspapers, Over Coffee
By David Kassnoff I used to brew the coffee for the village board of Clyde, New York, a town that appears on very few maps. Remember maps? I worked for a small daily paper, the Finger Lakes Times, in Geneva,… Read More ›
Media, Resilience and COVID-19
By William Elenchin Introduction Journalism in its many forms plays an immensely vital role in our society. Media has increasingly become part of our daily lives in ways that would be unimaginable, even by one generation past. We can now… Read More ›
Grey area, tension, and an opportunity for local publishers
By Michael Shapiro To say 2020 has been a tumultuous year would be an understatement. A global pandemic is ravaging public health and the economy, protests against racism and police brutality are gripping the nation, and our politics have become… Read More ›
Headlines Should Help, Not Harm
By Connie Perkins According to Dr. Merlin R. Mann (n.d.), associate professor of journalism at Abilene Christian University, there are four imperatives to writing headlines: They must be correct, they must connect to ordinary readers, they must attract attention, and… Read More ›