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 ›
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Who is NY’s most popular female government official?
By Richard Lee A Sept. 14 Siena College Research Institute poll found New York Gov. Kathy Hochul with a 42% favorability rating. How does does that number compare with what the poll found about other powerful women in New York… Read More ›
Quick take on the Buffalo mayoral debate
By Richard Lee At one point during the Sept. 9 Buffalo mayoral debate, incumbent Byron Brown said he felt like a three-way punching bag. True, Brown was taking shots from each of the other three candidates in the debate, but… Read More ›
Politicians, privacy and social media
By Saad Meer From humble beginnings to one of the most dominant forces in the world, social media has taken the world by storm. We now have access to peoples’ lives in ways unlike anything humanity has ever seen before…. Read More ›
Jandoli Institute executive director appears on C-SPAN
Jandoli Institute Executive Director Richard Lee was a guest on C-SPAN’s Washington Journal program on Sunday, April 11. Lee discussed a project he is doing with students in a Media and Democracy course he teaches at St. Bonaventure University. The… Read More ›
Is the Georgia voting law an attack on minorities or needed reform?
By Kayla Radzyminski Amid the recent resurgence of support for nationwide racial equality, Americans and voting rights activists alike fear inherent discrimination with the passing of Georgia’s new voting law. Does the law pose as an indirect attack on minorities… Read More ›
Social media can be a positive
By Joshua Miles Social media has seemingly taken over our entire lives. Everything we hear or see comes from social media these days, from rumors to live events to political news. Over half the world population is on social media,… Read More ›
Biden’s media strategy works for him. What about the people?
By John Conlon With the recent passage of the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Act, an expected $3 trillion infrastructure bill and two mass shootings in a week, the press is eager to interrogate the president. Is it in Biden’s… Read More ›
The numbing effects of the 24/7 news cycle
By John Pullano By the time you finish reading this sentence, I am sure that your smartphone will have lit up, dinged or vibrated at least once. If you are a news junkie like me, you have the New York… Read More ›
Giving a Second Thought to the Grammys
Before Paul Ziek’s scheduled music and social justice presentation on Monday, members of the Sharp Notes, Sharp Thoughts team shared their thoughts on Sunday’s Grammy Awards ceremony.
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