The Jandoli Institute has begun its fourth PolitiFact Workshop for St. Bonaventure University students.
Politics
What really matters about the State of the Union is what voters think
Does Joe Biden have what it takes to ‘finish the job’? The voters will decide.
What we can learn from the work of C.J. Cregg, Karine Jean-Pierre and other press secretaries
Press secretaries play a critical role in our democracy, but the job is not as easy as it looks.
Did news coverage of Martin Luther King Jr. Day miss the point?
Coverage of Martin Luther King Jr. Day underscores the impact that economic issues can have on the media.
Flap over unclassified documents does nothing but increase cynicism about government
Presidential scholar Michael P. Riccards writes that the real purpose of classifying materials is not to safeguard secrets from our foes but from ourselves.
The war over words
Modern power has become the ability to define a word, and to prevent others from doing so.
Damar Hamlin, Kevin McCarthy and explanatory journalism
The stories of Damar Hamlin and Kevin McCarthy show the need for explanatory journalism.
Sharp Notes Monday: ‘Our House’
Regardless of which party is in power, the House of Representatives is the house of the people.
Sharp Notes Monday: ‘Shelter from the Storm’
If you need some music while your homebound, check out this week’s Sharp Notes Monday selection – Bob Dylan’s ‘Shelter from the Storm.’
Sharp Notes Monday: ‘I Stand Accused’
The Jan. 6 committee cannot file criminal charges, but it can make accusations, which leads us to this week’s ‘Sharp Notes Monday’ selections.