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 ›
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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.
Revisiting the 2016 Iowa Caucuses
By Richard Lee Five years ago today, the 2016 presidential campaign kicked off with the Iowa caucuses. Because the caucuses are the first contest in the race for the White House, they receive abundant amounts of attention from the candidates… Read More ›
Debate Two: How closely did the responses match the questions?
The tone of the discussion was not the only thing that changed in the two presidential debates. Students in an elections honors class at St. Bonaventure University graded the candidates on how closely their responses matched the questions at the… Read More ›
Jandoli School will livestream election report Tuesday night
Student journalists at St. Bonaventure University will report results of Tuesday’s elections in a live program on SBU-TV’s Facebook and YouTube page, starting at 10 p.m. TAPinto Greater Olean reporter John Pullano will host the program, which will include segments on local, state and national races. Landon… Read More ›
Roundtable: Music, social justice and the pandemic
During our Sharp Notes, Sharp Thoughts roundtable discussion on Oct. 19, we asked our team members: How has the pandemic affected music’s ability to be a part of social change? Here are exerpts of the conversation that followed. Freeman: I… Read More ›
Jandoli School Election Report Focuses on State Assembly
Three entities of the Jandoli School of Communication at St. Bonaventure University conducted the second in a series of live election reports Tuesday. The program, which was livestreamed on SBU-TV’s Facebook and YouTube pages, featured a conversation with Assemblyman Joseph Giglio, a Republican who represents… Read More ›
Janis Joplin died 50 years ago
Janis Joplin died 50 years ago today. When I was in high school, I took a train to New York City with a friend to see Janis in concert at Madison Square Garden. The Paul Butterfield Blues Band opened the… Read More ›
Has the joy of sports has been replaced by commercialism?
Paul Wieland (presenter), Adjunct Instructor, Jandoli School of Communication Jordan Gathers, Deputy Chief of Staff for South Bend Mayor James Mueller, former St. Bonaventure men’s basketball player, St. Bonaventure journalism graduate Nick Hirshon, Assistant Professor of Communication at William Paterson… Read More ›
Media companies will get enormous bills to cover ‘NBA Bubble’
By Evan Weiner The financial state of both the newspaper and radio industries is not good. But the NBA wants journalists to pay a big price to report on life inside of the National Basketball Association’s bubble on the Walt… Read More ›