Pop Culture POTUS: Trump vs. Obama
President Obama and President Trump have both made notable marks on the pop culture media world, but in very different ways.
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What the Media Missed About the Women’s March
Newsfeeds and television screens across the country are being inundated with images from the Women’s March on Washington and and its sister marches in cities across the country on January 21. While news sources largely frame the march as a victory for all women, they
The BuzzFeed Dossier: Transparency Journalism or “Fake News”?
Since the dawn of the 2016 election, “fake news” seems to be all of the buzz in the journalistic community. The overarching term first appeared to be coined by liberal political pundits attributing Clinton’s loss to a series of Trump-aligned fake stories circulating social media.
The Week in Multimedia – January 23, 2017
The Washington Post, The Los Angeles Times, The New York Times, and The Atlantic round out our top picks for this week. The Washington Post – How Trump’s inaugural speech differed from past presidential addresses This graphic from the Washington Post examines inauguration speeches of
Trump Inauguration Performers Choose Patriotism Over Politics
Donald Trump’s Jan 20 inauguration ceremony is going to look less like the Grammys and more like “the island of misfit acts.” In terms of entertainment, the president-elect’s big day won’t quite resemble Barack Obama’s 2009 and 2013 star-studded inauguration events. In 2009, Obama had
The Conway Card: Trump’s Own Media Mogul
Kellyanne Conway has been front-and-center as the face of the Trump administration on the Sunday shows and the primetime news circuits alike. How much of an influence did Conway have in Trump’s election victory, and will this influence continue into the administration? As a recently-appointed
Inauguration and Protests 2017: Where to Watch
The dates January 20th and 21st have been on everyone’s minds for a long time – and we’re finally here. On Friday, the inauguration for President-Elect Donald J. Trump. On Saturday, the highly-anticipated Women’s March on Washington. The inauguration celebrations kicked off Wednesday night, with
Op-ed: Postmortem – The Polls Weren’t the Problem, Journalism Was
This is the fifth piece in a series of op-eds about polling in the election. Read the previous piece here. John E. Newhagen is an associate professor emeritus at the University of Maryland’s Philip Merrill College of Journalism. Post-election analysis is awash with commentary and analysis asking how
Testing the First Amendment: A Trial by Fire
Since the election of Donald Trump, many Americans have taken to the streets in protest of his impending presidency and its potential consequences. Among many of these demonstrations, the act of flag burning has earned a considerable amount of attention. Increased attention on this demonstration
Breitbart, Once Critical of Goldman Sachs, Glosses Over Trump Treasury Nomination
Breitbart has pledged to be “highly critical” of Trump if he ignores the “values and principles that drove his voters to the polls” – but their coverage on Goldman Sach’s inclusion in Trump’s appointments tell a different tale.