by Mylon Patton | Dec 9, 2020 | University of Chicago
Mass Media were active participants, not simply unwilling instruments, to the rise and reign of United States President Donald Trump.Mylon Shalom Patton We as a nation are about to turn the page from the era of President Donald J. Trump – an era some even believe to...
by Shivanni Babu | Nov 18, 2020 | University of Chicago
As the aftermath of the presidential election continues to unfold, many citizens both in the United States and abroad are nervous about the fate of the American democracy. Trump’s refusal to accept the legitimacy of the election results counteracts centuries of norms...
by Julianna Rossi | Nov 18, 2020 | University of Chicago
Poland’s media problem began with President Andrzej Duda’s election in 2015. He started with blatant attempts to control the commanding heights of the media, especially public television. Duda accomplished this by directly controlling messages published on TV...
by Mateo Garcia | Nov 17, 2020 | University of Chicago
On October 5, President Trump gave a news conference on the state of the recent election. At that time, Biden had been leading in key states and it appeared that his victory was imminent. However, in an unprecedented move in US history, during the news conference...
by Molly Portwood | Oct 23, 2020 | University of Chicago
In 2016, American trust of mass media was at an all-time low. Gallup found that of 1,020 adult Americans surveyed, 32% reported having a “great deal/fair amount” of trust in the media. When sorted by party affiliation, Gallup found that 51% of Democrats, 30% of...
