Media, Law & Policy
Conspiracy Theories Spread into Mainstream America
Professor Emeritus of Political Science Michael Barkun has written a revised and expanded edition of his 2001 book “Culture of Conspiracy: Apocalyptic Visions in Contemporary America” (University of California Press, 2013). In this second edition, Barkun looks at how American…
HBO Documentary on Marty Glickman ’39 Premieres in New York City
An HBO documentary set to premiere Saturday, Aug. 24, will thrust Syracuse University into the national spotlight for all the right reasons, all due to a very talented man.
Newhouse Student Selected for Student Newsroom Team at ONA Conference
Luke Rafferty, a photojournalism student in the Newhouse School, is one of 20 digital journalists chosen by the Online News Association (ONA) to take part in the ONA13 Student Newsroom. The team will provide intensive coverage of the Online News…
Jasso Named to PRSA College of Fellows
Bill Jasso, professor of practice in public relations at the Newhouse School, has been named to the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) College of Fellows. He was one of 14 new members elected recently. “The PRSA College of…
Video: Cold Case Justice Initiative in Atlanta
College of Law students are among a group that aims to uncover new details about civil rights-era crimes. The Cold Case Justice Initiative, which is the work of SU Law Professors Paula Johnson and Janis McDonald, has recently unearthed nearly…
Television Reporter Edward Hotaling ’59 Dies
Edward Hotaling ’59, a legendary television reporter whose research in 2000 uncovered the use of slave labor in building the White House and Capitol building, died June 3 in Staten Island. He was 75. Hotaling’s discovery led to a Congressional…
Q&A with Professor Roy Gutterman: Balancing Privacy and National Security
Recent revelations about the U.S. government’s surveillance programs in counterterrorism have jarred the American public into a debate about privacy rights versus national security. A former National Security Agency contractor employee, Edward Snowden, leaked information that the N.S.A. collects the…
Newhouse Advertising Students Take Second Place in AAF’s National Advertising Competition
A team of Newhouse School advertising students took second place in the American Advertising Federation (AAF)’s National Student Advertising Competition, held June 5-8 in Phoenix, Ariz. The team, presenting an integrated advertising campaign for Glidden Paint/Walmart, won second place at the…