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The decline of the news industry has been well documented. How did news organizations in the US heartland, facing potential extinction, survive – and even thrive – through the pandemic?
The Biden administration is restoring full protection to three national monuments that President Trump sought to cut down drastically.
As the state copes with hurricanes and climate disasters, it is figuring out how to manage the slow-motion loss of its coastal land. But its plans could endanger the cultures that define the region.
The best op-ed pages operate like a town square, allowing readers to discuss and debate issues important to their communities and beyond. But many now focus on divisive national political issues.
New members are joining and some are leaving – as right-wing groups reorganize, scholars of the movement foresee increased polarization, with a risk of more violence.
When far-right and far-left politicians get most of the media attention, it hurts democracy.
New risk models show nearly twice as many properties are at risk from a 100-year flood today than the government’s flood maps indicate.
A legal expert explores the limitations of COVID-19 liability waivers some colleges are asking students to sign.
A storm-driven chlorine gas release in a vulnerable community is the type of worst-case scenario that scientists and engineers have warned about for decades.
They’re not really protesting – they’re hoping to find an opportunity to spark violence and trigger a war between black and white Americans.
Militant far-right groups are always looking to appear legitimate and to recruit more Americans to their causes.
Though formed by the state, Eskom and Iscor enjoyed very little state support in their infancy. To survive, they had to cooperate with the private sector companies they were meant to compete with.
White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders is leaving her job, and two media scholars reflect on the career of the very first press secretary – a model of openness who respected news reporters.
American politics has gotten more partisan in the last 50 years. One of the reasons: the closing of local newspapers.
Mangrove forests along the world’s tropical and subtropical coasts store enormous quantities of ‘blue’ carbon – especially in river delta zones, where soil builds up quickly.
Law enforcement’s historical tendency to treat crimes committed by white power groups as isolated incidents has allowed them to flourish.
Hurricanes frequently move inland in the southeast US, causing widespread river flooding, but emergency plans focus on protecting people in coastal communities.
Widespread flooding in North Carolina from Hurricane Florence shows the need for better advance planning in inland areas of the south and mid-Atlantic, especially near rivers.
Forged documents were used by the US government 100 years ago to justify hostile actions against Russia. All but one US newspaper accepted the government’s propaganda. The lessons for today are stark.
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Postdoctoral Fellow, Louisiana State University
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Professor Emeritus of Geography, Louisiana State University
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Assistant Professor of Sociology, Louisiana State University
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Global Scholar at Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, Washington, DC and Hopkins P Breazeale Professor, Manship School of Mass Communications, Louisiana State University
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Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Louisiana State University
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Assistant Professor of Political Communication, Louisiana State University
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Associate Professor of Higher Education, Louisiana State University
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Assistant Professor of Sociology, Louisiana State University
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Ph.D. candidate, Manship School of Mass Communication, Louisiana State University
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Dean and Professor Emeritus, Louisiana State University
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Assistant Professor of Law, Louisiana State University
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Assistant professor, Louisiana State University
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Professor of Oceanography and Coastal Science and Executive Director, Louisiana Sea Grant, Louisiana State University
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Assistant Professor, Louisiana State University
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Assistant Professor of Media law and Media History, Louisiana State University
