By Richard Lee Roll up, roll up for the mystery tour… Those lines from the Beatles 1967 film and album “Magical Mystery Tour” are my way of inviting you to join me on a journey through this year’s New York… Read More ›
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Breaking down coverage of the war in Ukraine
By Richard Lee The long-standing journalism mantra “If it bleeds, it leads” holds true for the media’s coverage of the war in Ukraine, according to data compiled by students in a journalism course at St. Bonaventure University. The data showed… Read More ›
Poll shows New Yorkers favor Yankees over Mets
When it comes to baseball, New Yorkers have no political divides.
Radio: April Fools’ Day
Songs inspired by April Fools’ Day.
Radio: Wordle and songs about words
An hour of songs about words
Radio: The Spotify Controversy
For his Feb. 4, 2022, radio show, Jandoli Institute Executive Director Richard Lee played songs that can no longer be found on Spotify and explained how protests are nothing new for the artists who have pulled their music from the… Read More ›
Radio: Remembering the Challenger Tragedy
On Jan. 28, the anniversary of the Challenger tragedy, Jandoli Institute Executive Director Richard Lee played songs about rockets and space and offered his personal recollections about the news story he wrote about the explosion. Lee’s show streams live on… Read More ›
CDC’s Walensky puts media training to the test
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 ›
Some thoughts on Crain’s list of ‘Most Powerful Women’ in NY State
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 ›
Radio: Infrastructure Week
It’s finally Infrastructure Week so songs about highways, trains and bridges comprised the content for Jandoli Institute Executive Director Richard Lee’s Nov. 11. radio show on WSBU-FM (88.3). Lee’s show streams live on Thursdays at 3 p.m. on the WSBU livestream… Read More ›
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