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Margaret Talev Named Kramer Director of Democracy, Journalism and Citizenship Institute

November 15, 2022
Margaret Talev will be based in Washington, D.C., and report to Mark J. Lodato, dean of the Newhouse School. She will assume the position in January.

See related: Citizenship, Democracy, Journalism, Promotions & Appointments

Van Slyke Talks to CNN About the Center for Democracy, Journalism and Citizenship

July 25, 2022

Dean David Van Slyke spoke with CNN about the Center for Democracy, Journalism and Citizenship, a DC-based joint initiative of the Newhouse and Maxwell schools that will promote nonpartisan, evidence-based research and dialogue in the public interest and support the work of faculty and students.

See related: Democracy, Journalism

Brockway Discusses the Need for a Framework to Describe the Far-Right in NBC News Piece

July 22, 2022

"January 6, Trump and the rise of America's dangerous 'shadow gospel'," co-authored by Mark Brockway, a faculty fellow in political science, was published by NBC News. 

See related: Democracy, Journalism, Politics, Religion, Social Media

Syracuse University to launch Washington, DC-based Center for Democracy, Journalism and Citizenship

June 9, 2022

A joint initiative of the Newhouse and Maxwell schools, the center will promote nonpartisan, evidence-based research and dialogue in the public interest and support the work of faculty and students.

See related: Democracy, Journalism

New Graduate Hailey Womer Co-Authors Washington Post Article Based on Honors Thesis

June 2, 2022

"We couldn’t find religious bias in news coverage of the Supreme Court," co-authored by recent graduate Hailey Womer and Mark Brockway, faculty fellow in political science, was published in the Washington Post.

See related: Journalism, Supreme Court/Judiciary

Reeher Quoted in The Hill on Anti-Elitism, Public Distrust

December 7, 2021
Professor Grant Reeher is included in The Hill article, "The Memo: Elites' misdeeds fuel public distrust."

See related: American Politics, Government, Journalism, Political Science Department, Politics, State and Local, United States

Reeher Discusses Chris Cuomo's Role in Brother's Scandal With Spectrum News

December 1, 2021
Professor Grant Reeher was quoted in the Spectrum News article, "Indefinitely suspended from CNN, Chris Cuomo's role in brother's scandal under scrutiny."

See related: Ethics, Government, Journalism, Politics

Journalism and Ideals of Democracy

May 21, 2018
These are interesting times for journalists in America. We reached out to nine of them, all with degrees from Maxwell. With their public affairs education, they understand as well as any journalists what the vigor of the press means to us all.

See related: Democracy, Free speech, Journalism, Political Parties, Politics

Out of the Ivory Tower

June 28, 2015

Maxwell’s Kristi Andersen is part of a small cast of Central New York scholars who convene weekly to reflect on public events and issues — all for the benefit of a local television audience. This they have done now more than 500 times!

See related: Journalism, New York State, Political Science Department, Politics, State and Local

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