by Bridget Rollason | Mar 10, 2023 | American Presidency, Democracy, Journalism, Political Coverage, Politics, Presidential Election
@bridgerollo #minnesota #stpaul #uspolitics #minneapolis #worldpressinstitute ♬ original sound - Bridget Rollason Minnesota has not voted for a Republican President since 1972, it’s an outlier compared to its neighbors. But why is more liberal than the surrounding red...
by Mariana Segulin | Apr 7, 2022 | American Presidency, Changes in Journalism, Journalism
Since the beginning of human socialization, it was clear that a basic agreement between the members of a community was needed in order for that community to prevail. The Greeks, precursors of modern democracy, had a physical place where important things regarding...
by Hamdi Baala | Oct 15, 2019 | American Presidency, Journalism in the era of "fake news", Journalism in the Trump Era, Political Coverage
As the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump continues to expand, one question comes to mind. Did Silicon Valley put Trump in office somehow? Is social media to blame for this strange presidency, or is the problem much deeper? Facebook, Twitter and to some...
by Kate Bartlett | Oct 11, 2019 | American Presidency, Journalism in the Trump Era, Personal Reflections, Politics, Presidential Election
I had a run-in with ”the Mooch” recently. I spoke to former White House adviser Anthony Scaramucci outside an event of his in Austin, Texas, and, um, it got a bit awkward. When he learned I was from South Africa, the Mooch said sarcastically that he supposed things...
by Hamdi Baala | Oct 11, 2019 | American Presidency, Changes in Journalism, Journalism, Journalism in the era of "fake news", Journalism in the Trump Era, Political Coverage
To the extent that there is such a thing as objective truth, I always thought that the “fake news” trend was just an exaggerated new spin put on an old phenomenon that we used to call rumors or hoaxes, with no real new danger. Long before this WPI fellowship,...
by Gergő Plankó | Oct 5, 2019 | American Presidency, Politics
In his victory speech after the presidential election in Ukraine this April, Volodymyr Zelensky said: “As long as I am not officially a president, I can say as a citizen of Ukraine to all countries of the post-Soviet Union: ‘Look at us, everything is possible.’” Even...