by jpitney | Jan 19, 2020 | International Relations, Journalism
A release from HBO: HBO is in production on the first project in its multi-film deal with best-selling author and Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Ronan Farrow. Farrow will collaborate with Academy Award nominated directors Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady of Loki Films...
by jpitney | Jan 18, 2020 | Democracy, International Relations
Ryan Dukeman at LegBranch.org: High profile, largely partisan, clashes over issues like war powers, Saudi Arabia, and the trade war, however, have obscured the opportunity for less charged, more institutionally effective ways for Congress to reassert its foreign...
by jpitney | Jan 17, 2020 | Civility, State Government, Uncategorized
A release from New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu: Today, Governor Chris Sununu issued the following statement after signing an Executive Order Regarding Respect and Civility in the Workplace: “Granite Staters have always taken great pride in the care...
by jpitney | Jan 16, 2020 | Civility, State Government
Jonathan Shorman at the Wichita Eagle: “Politics ain’t beanbag,” the famous saying goes. But Kansas lawmakers hope it doesn’t have to be mean, either. Some legislators would like to brush up on how to be kinder to one another. Republican and Democratic leaders...
by jpitney | Jan 15, 2020 | Misinformation, Social Media, Uncategorized
Dias, Nicholas; Pennycook, Gordon; Rand, David G. (2020). Emphasizing publishers does not effectively reduce susceptibility to misinformation on social media. The Harvard Kennedy School (HKS) Misinformation Review. https://doi.org/10.37016/mr-2020-001 Summary: In two...
by jpitney | Jan 13, 2020 | Election Security, Internet, Russia
Matthew Rosenberg, Nicole Perlroth and David E. Sanger at The New York Times: The National Security Agency and its British counterpart issued an unusual warning in October: The Russians were back and growing stealthier. Groups linked to Russia’s intelligence...
by jpitney | Jan 12, 2020 | Freedom of Press, Uncategorized
James Madison, The Report of 1800: Again, it is no less obvious, that the intent to defame or bring into contempt or disrepute, or hatred, which is made a condition of the offence created by the act; cannot prevent its pernicious influence, on the freedom of the...
by jpitney | Jan 11, 2020 | Journalism, Presidency, Uncategorized
At CNN, a bipartisan group of 13 former White House press secretaries, foreign service and military officials: An informed press corps strengthens our ability to govern. Yes, presidents are now able to communicate directly via the internet, social media and tweets....
by jpitney | Jan 9, 2020 | Civility, State Government, Uncategorized
Reid Wilson at The Hill: When Jason Frierson (D) became Speaker of the Nevada Assembly, he wanted to signal to minority Republicans that he was open to compromise and conversation, that he represented a clean break from the partisan feuds that had riven the...
by jpitney | Jan 8, 2020 | Bureaucracy, Technology, Uncategorized
Garrett Johnson and M. Anthony Mills at LegBranch.org: The Government Accountability Office (GAO) serves as Congress’s watchdog and plays a critical role in holding the federal government accountable to the American people. In November, the comptroller general issued...
