This semester’s PolitiFact workshop at St. Bonaventure University has produced its second story. Meghan Hall fact-checked a statement by New York State Sen. Rob Ortt: “With the ongoing pandemic, our State Park attendance is at the highest it’s ever been.”… Read More ›
Students participating in this semester’s workshop with PolitiFact have completed their first story. Elizabeth Egan and Marnique Olivieri-Panepento fact-checked a tweet by U.S. Rep. Jamaal Bowman, a Democrat who represents New York’s 16th District: “More white legacy students get admitted… Read More ›
The manner in which information is delivered has changed significantly, so is a speech still the most effective way for a president to update the American people?
By Denny Wilkins As the midterm elections approach in November, people in America should pop the Reagan question: Are you better off than you were four years ago? Voters should ask, for example: “Is my health insurance costing me more… Read More ›
By Denny Wilkins We are at war with information. We are continually assaulted by misinformation, disinformation, and reality-based information in amounts the human brain is ill equipped to accept, sort, analyze, and convert into knowledge. Right now, it seems all… Read More ›
By Michael P. Riccards Monday is a national holiday unless you are in the retail business. If you sell cars or mattresses or furniture, then you can celebrate the day but still work. Somehow in the 1960s, there was an impetus… Read More ›
Since 2004, the networks have conducted Super Bowl Sunday interviews with presidents. The interviews, which usually air during the afternoon as part of the pre-game coverage, provide a way for presidents to reach a large audience comprised of people who… Read More ›
The Jandoli Institute will begin its third PolitiFact workshop for St. Bonaventure University students Monday. The workshop, conducted by PolitiFact Senior Correspondent Louis Jacobson and Jandoli Institute Executive Director Richard Lee, will provide students with the opportunity to check facts… Read More ›
By Alan J. Steinberg There are two African-Americans, a man and a woman, whose memory I venerate as 20th century champions of American freedom. This year of 2022 is a year of special anniversaries regarding the lives of both these… Read More ›
By Richard Lee Last week, CNN reported that Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, has been receiving media training from Mandy Grunwald, a political consultant and media advisor. Outside of the political and media… Read More ›
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