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How important is a VP candidate?
By Michael P. Riccards John Nance Garner, FDR’s vice president for his first two terms, once said that the office was not worth a pitcher of warm spit. Yet if he had curtailed his anti-New Deal sentiments, he might have… Read More ›
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Can journalists learn a lesson from the medical profession?
Connie Perkins (presenter), founding director of St. Bonaventure University’s RN to B.S. in Nursing Program Charlie Specht, Chief Investigative Reporter, WKBW-TV, St. Bonaventure journalism graduate Pauline Hoffmann, Associate Professor, Jandoli School of Communication, St. Bonaventure University Denny Wilkins, Professor, Jandoli… Read More ›
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Identity over Information
A sociological explanation to why President Trump can get away with saying anything By Benjamin Gross Introduction: The Importance of Social Identities Sociology has always been interested in how human beings socially construct their perceptions of reality and have for… Read More ›
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A Song Delivers a Message About Media, Resilience and COVID-19
By Richard Lee In his paper Media, Resilience and COVID-19, William Elenchin posits that journalists can play an important role in increasing the public’s resiliency during the COVID-19 pandemic. “Journalists who cover the struggles and strength of people battling the… Read More ›
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The roles of pandemics in the 1920 and 2020 presidential campaigns
Phillip Payne (presenter), History Chair, St. Bonaventure University Louis Jacobson, Senior Correspondent, PolitiFact Brad Lawrence, Political Consultant and Strategist, owner of Message & Media Joseph Marren, Professor, Communication Department, Buffalo State University Richard Lee (moderator), Jandoli Institute Executive Director
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Are political conventions valuable?
Even before the pandemic, the national political conventions had become more spectacle than news. We asked presidential scholar Michael Riccards if there is a value of bringing parties’ leaders and delegates together to officially nominate their candidates for president and… Read More ›
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Has the joy of sports has been replaced by commercialism?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 ›
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Thomas Dolby’s ‘She Blinded Me with Science’ Makes a Good Match For Dr. Zhang’s Science Paper
By Richard Lee Finding songs to illustrate our weekly Media Studies Across Disciplines papers often takes me on long journeys through recordings, YouTube videos and memories I have accrued from following rock’n’roll since four guys from Great Britain captured the… Read More ›
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Bring Out the Scientist Within
By Xiao-Ning Zhang We all have a scientist living within each one of us. Sitting in front of the laptop, a lyric keeps echoing in my head: “do you see what I see?” But this time, it is a rather… Read More ›
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‘A Smile So Bright’ Helps Explains Politics
By Richard Lee The search for a song to illustrate Benjamin Gross’ Identity over Information essay followed a long and winding road. And, no, the journey did not end with that Beatles’ classic. In the essay, Gross argues that emotions… Read More ›
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