by jpitney | Jun 12, 2022 | Journalism, Journalists, Presidency, Uncategorized
Steven Portnoy, White House Correspondents’ Association President: For nearly a century, the story of the American presidency has been written through the eyes of the “press pool,” the small team of writers, photographers and technicians assigned each day to...
by jpitney | Jun 6, 2022 | Claremont McKenna College, Journalism, Journalists, Uncategorized
A list in progress: Chandler Presson `21– New York Digital Hub Editor, Modern Luxury Blaise Malley `20 — reporter-researcher, The New Republic Torrey Hart `19 — staff editor, The Athletic [Oakland, CA] Malea Martin `19 — Staff Writer. Mountain...
by jpitney | Jun 4, 2022 | Congress, House of Representatives, Uncategorized
Kevin Kosar at AEI: About 70 percent of congressional staff say they would or likely would accept requests for meetings from constituents, according to a survey led by Profs. Alexander Furnas and Timothy LaPira. (Disclosure: I helped design this survey.) And this...
by jpitney | May 24, 2022 | Insurrection, Uncategorized
REP. LIZ CHENEY: “Thank you very much, Jack, and thank you to the Kennedy family. Thank you to the board of the Library. Thank you to the nominating committee and the award committee for this Profile In Courage. I just want say a moment first about Rusty Bowers and...
by jpitney | May 6, 2022 | Civility, Uncategorized
A release from Utah Valley University: On Tuesday, April 19, The UVU Center for Constitutional Studies (CCS) hosted a discussion between the 2020 Utah Gubernatorial candidates: University of Utah legal Professor Christopher Peterson (D) and Utah Governor Spencer Cox...
by jpitney | Apr 26, 2022 | California Politics, Local Government, State Government, Uncategorized
At CalMatters, Dan Walters writes about California public policy, starting with an annual report by the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association: This year’s version, called “Follow the Money 2021,” contains dozens of examples of how public funds have been...
