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So, what has Trump done right ?

by Hamdi Baala | Sep 18, 2019 | American Presidency, Changes in Journalism, Journalism, Journalism in the era of "fake news", Journalism in the Trump Era, Political Coverage, Presidential Election

It is well known the mainstream media is mostly critical of the Trump administration. But is it true they don’t even acknowledge any of his accomplishments? “So, what has Trump done right?”, I decided to ask a few editors and columnists at the major media institutions the WPI fellows visited recently in New York and Washington.

America’s thank you to the immigrant

by Hanna Liubakova | Sep 17, 2019 | Immigration Reform, Journalism in the Trump Era, Political Coverage, Social Media in Politics and Journalism

Donald Trump has consistently made opposition to immigration the center of his politics and Twitter feed. On Broadway, immigration is a topic to...

The future of journalism is local and collaborative

by Sorana Stanescu | Sep 16, 2019 | Changes in Journalism, Journalism

“Most local newspapers will not survive in the next 10 years or so,” Dean Baquet, The New York Times’ executive editor told us earlier this week. “I...

A Bloody wait for Gun Control in the United States

by Hakeem Irfan | Sep 16, 2019 | Uncategorized

The complexity of the Constitution cannot be an excuse for lawmakers in the US to standby as their own innocent civilians are being murdered.I believe government here has to take steps to disarm the civilian population, rather than taking steps to counsel or deter the potential killer.