Syllabus for Fall 2018 Course in Political Communication

COMM 3320.1 — POLITICAL COMMUNICATION In this course, you will learn about the major areas of research in political communication, connecting this scholarly work to insights from leading political strategists and journalists, and to contemporary trends and issues. We will focus on… Continue Reading →

2018/09/07

Why The New Republic is wrong to argue for journalists to label every extreme weather event and disaster as linked to climate change

Emily Atkin in a July 25, 2018 article at The New Republic took to task NPR and other news media outlets for not labeling in every news report this summer’s extreme weather events and forest fires as linked to climate change. The… Continue Reading →

2018/08/24

Funding the News: Summary of Shorenstein Center study on foundations and nonprofit media

In a new Shorenstein Center study conducted with colleagues at Northeastern University, we assess major patterns in foundation support for nonprofit journalism and media in the half decade leading up to the 2016 election, focusing specifically on support for digital… Continue Reading →

2018/06/18

Strategic philanthropy in the post cap-and-trade years: Summary of new paper on U.S. foundation funding

In a paper published this week,  I review the history of U.S. philanthropic strategy relative to climate change, before assessing the important 5-year period following the defeat of the 2010 cap and trade bill and leading up to the 2016 elections…. Continue Reading →

2018/05/21

The gene editing conversation: Public dialogue will require major investments

In 2014 biochemist Jennifer Doudna of the University of California at Berkeley awoke from a nightmare that would shift the focus of her world-class scientific career. Two years earlier, with her colleague Emmanuelle Charpentier, now director of the Max Planck… Continue Reading →

2018/01/10

Divided expectations: Why we need a new dialogue about science, inequality, and society

If you are reading this column, you have likely benefited from the scientific and technological advances that have transformed the world’s economy. For well-educated professionals who form the core audience for popular science magazines, these innovations have created new wealth… Continue Reading →

2018/01/04
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