by jpitney | Feb 18, 2024 | California Politics, China, Journalism, Journalists, Public Service
DRT panel on student journalism, February 22 lunch Join the Dreier Roundtable for a panel centering the role of student journalism on college campuses. In today’s political and social climate where free speech is under scrutiny, student newspapers play a critical role...
by jpitney | Feb 16, 2024 | Claremont McKenna College, Dreier, Higher Education, Journalism, Journalists
The State of Student Journalism on College Campuses Thu, February 22, 2024 Lunch Program Jameson Mitrovich ’24, Nate Weisberg ’24, Ben Lauren PZ ’25, panelists John J. Pitney, Jr., Moderator Join the Dreier Roundtable for a panel centering the role...
by jpitney | Feb 14, 2024 | Higher Education, Journalism, Journalists
Johanna Alonso at Inside Higher Ed: Jason Brummond is the publisher of one of the largest newspapers in Iowa, The Daily Iowan, an independent student newspaper with an audience of about 50,000 that is run by 100 student employees and a small professional staff. Still,...
by jpitney | Feb 9, 2024 | Dreier, Journalism
Thanks to the many Claremont McKenna College students who submitted an entry to the Dreier Roundtable op-ed contest. The entries were of uniformly high quality, so the decisions were difficult. Congratulations to the winners: First place: Aina Yukawa Second place...
by jpitney | Feb 7, 2024 | Civility, Journalism, Uncategorized
From Newsweek: Vigorous debate is a bedrock of democracy, and in this era of fierce polarization we at Newsweek believe the public is best served by a civil national discourse that reflects diverse perspectives. With that mission in mind, Newsweek is partnering with...
by jpitney | Feb 3, 2024 | Elections, Journalism, Journalists
CMC alum Cameron Joseph at The Columbia Journalism Review The old saying “All politics is local” can officially be tossed in the dustbin of history. The local kingmakers and specific issues that used to dominate early-state primaries and caucuses don’t matter as much...
