The president’s blame-the-press rhetoric is, to the news media, calculated to score political points. But are there real problems US journalists need to address in their work? Yes, says one scholar.
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When a country becomes more diverse,
new demographic tensions may emerge between people who feel that they own their country’s identity – and people who feel they’ve been left out.
Research shows that women work more collaboratively than men in groups and create more inclusive solutions to thorny problems. More women in Washington could bridge America’s yawning partisan divide.
After the first moon landing, the feelings that propelled a unified national mission quickly dissipated. Could Armstrong have played a bigger role in galvanizing the public for future projects?
In Kenneth Burke’s ‘The War of Words,’ the late rhetorical theorist picks apart the little ways news articles can subtly influence readers – and harden divisions.
The fourth is the Oxford-style debate series, this article argues that “the impact reflected by Trump is here to stay”.
Whether at a family gathering or in a research lab, getting access to images immediately was a game-changer. And Land’s innovations went far beyond the instant photo.
Differences of opinion are the lifeblood of universities and essential to advancing knowledge. But some universities are giving in to intimidation by cancelling events with controversial speakers.
Venezuela’s opposition has called a 48-hour strike to stop the Maduro government from rewriting the nation’s constitution. But grassroots democracy may not be able to save the Bolivarian Republic.
It turns out a unified government isn’t enough to get bills passed.
If people can be conned into jeopardizing our children’s lives, as they do when they opt out of immunizations, could they also be conned out of democracy?
Income inequality and political polarization have both surged in recent decades and are the worst they’ve ever been. Is one causing the other?
Elected officials and the media are in cahoots. Both have succumbed to a two-party system that treats voters not as independent thinkers, but as blind partisans.
Social media is a great way to spread science information, fast. But the online echo chamber isn’t always good at separating what’s valid from what’s not, and being prolific doesn’t make you right.
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W. Alton Jones Professor of Philosophy, Vanderbilt University
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Professor Emeritus of Political Science, Indiana University
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Professor of Political Science, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
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Professor emeritus, Department of Politics, York University, Canada
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Editor and Co-Host, The Conversation Weekly Podcast, The Conversation
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Associate Science Editor & Co-Host of The Conversation Weekly Podcast, The Conversation
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Assistant Professor, Social & Behavioural Health Sciences, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto
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Professor of Political Science and Founding Director, International Studies Program, Burman University
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Master's Student in Emerging Media Studies, Boston University
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Professor in People, Organizations, Society, Grenoble École de Management (GEM)
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Professor of History and Law Faculty, The Ohio State University
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Assistant Professor of Political Science, West Virginia University
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Professor of Information Systems, Michigan State University
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Provost Associate Professor, American University School of International Service
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Associate Professor, Emerging Media Studies, Boston University
