By Samay Saxena Traditional media outlets influence over voters receiving information about candidates is no longer prevalent in our current society. As of last year, Pew Research found that 18 percent of US adults get their information about politics from… Read More ›
By Addison Gremli When it comes to making conversation, politics is a controversial topic. People often have a closed mind set when it comes to politics, but there is always an opposing opinion, that if presented with civility can be… Read More ›
By Emily Lewandowski The Late Show With Stephen Colbert allows the public to see politicians, such as Eric Adams, the New York City mayor-elect, in a new light. The more casual platform allows Adams to display his personality and discuss topics… Read More ›
By Teddy Murphey President Joe Biden pardoned two turkeys this Thanksgiving. To add to the absurdity, their names were peanut butter and jelly. But events like this give us a breath of fresh air in an otherwise tense – and… Read More ›
If Buffalo voters wanted to learn where mayoral candidates Byron Brown and India Walton stood on the issues, they were unlikely to find answers in the news media’s coverage of the campaign. A content analysis of news coverage in the… Read More ›
By Richard Lee Crain’s New York Business published its list of the 50 Most Powerful Women in New York this week. Attorney General Letitia James is tops on the list, one slot ahead of Gov. Kathy Hochul. Crain’s criteria for… Read More ›
By Michael P. Riccards. Although the media and the professional talking heads are commenting about the gubernatorial race in Virginia, there was a more important one in New Jersey. Sitting in my catbird seat in central Jersey, I can say that… Read More ›
By Richard Lee Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy’s narrow victory over Republican Jack Ciattarelli in Tuesday’s New Jersey governor’s election is reminiscent of Christie Whitman’s 1990 campaign for U.S. Senate. At the time, Whitman, a Republican, was a county freeholder who… Read More ›
By Richard Lee The Rev. Jesse Jackson, who turns 80 Friday, has been a civil rights leader, a candidate for president and an international activist. And a few minutes of his 80 years were spent with me. We had very… Read More ›
An op-ed that Jandoli Institute Execeutive Director Richard Lee wrote about Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo’s decision to resign was published in The Buffalo News today. In the article, Lee shares his observations about Cuomo’s decision and offers suggestions for Lt…. Read More ›
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