Jandoli Institute Executive Director Richard Lee discusses the Derek Chauvin verdict with Carole McNall. McNall is an attorney and an assistant professor in the Jandoli School of Communication at St. Bonaventure University, where she teaches media law.
Media
An enduring lesson from Walter Mondale
By Richard Lee Walter Mondale, who passed away Monday at the age of 93, will be remembered as a U.S. senator, a vice president and a presidential candidate. I’ll remember him for another reason. Mondale is the subject of a… Read More ›
It’s time to enact restrictions on paparazzi
By Cameron Perks Is it okay to put a constant line of stress and constantly poke at the bubble of privacy toward people who we see as celebrities? Paparazzi should have a higher standard of restrictions when they are trying… Read More ›
COVID-19 pandemic raises data privacy issues
By Chloe George Our country’s increased use of technology and internet throughout the pandemic is in need of serious government regulation. This has been a large topic in the media throughout the recent presidential campaign and within the regular news… Read More ›
Imagine a world without 24/7 access to news
By Alyssa Ramarge Could you imagine receiving the latest news, sports updates or major events days after they happen? The months of May and June would have been a lot quieter across the country. Violence was widespread after George Floyd… Read More ›
‘Tis folly to say the people must have news’ – Sherman, the press and our own culpability
By Chris Mackowski In a Feb. 18, 1863, letter to his brother, Sen. John Sherman of Ohio, Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman lamented what he saw as a deterioration of American ideals. In order to defeat the Confederacy, he feared… Read More ›
Josh Allen, Donald Trump and the WNY news cycle
By Richard Lee How popular are the Buffalo Bills in Western New York? A search of the Buffalo News website to see how many times Josh Allen’s name was included in stories on Jan. 15, the day before the Buffalo… Read More ›
‘All in the Family’ Turns 50
By Richard Lee Fifty years ago today, All in the Family premiered on CBS. Through comedy, the show addressed racism, sexism, war and other issues in a way that no previous sitcom had done. Norman Lear, who created the show,… Read More ›
An uncivil war
By Paul Wieland The insurrection by Trump supporters is one of the most outrageous stories in my lifetime, much of it spent as a newspaper reporter, but more time in other journalistic pursuits, including teaching college students about the field…. Read More ›
Add more seats around the public policy table, please
By Denny Wilkins Journalists report on the world’s important issues primarily in two languages — those of politics and economics. When a budding college journalist asks me what she should minor in or take as a second major, my reply… Read More ›