Media, Law & Policy

Donald J. Trump won the presidency after running a combative contest with his rival Hillary Clinton. Several faculty members who have been studying the election offered their initial reactions to the surprising news.

Faculty, staff and students from across Syracuse University gathered in Hinds Hall yesterday to spend part of election night listening to a panel discussion led by School of Information Studies (iSchool) researchers working on the Illuminating 2016 research project. Headed by…

Janet Reno, the first woman to serve as U.S. Attorney General, passed away this morning at the age of 78 due to complications from Parkinson’s Disease, according to Reno’s sister. We asked College of Law Professor Bill Banks for his…

Avidan Strategies CEO Avi Dan will visit the Newhouse School Nov. 9 as a guest of the Eric Mower Advertising Forum. He will speak on “The Second Most Important Job for an Agency” at 6:30 p.m. in the Joyce Hergenhan…

Two faculty members at the School of Information Studies (iSchool), along with their doctoral researchers, will host a panel discussion on election night, Nov. 8. The team is part of the Illuminating 2016 project, a computational journalism project that empowers…

Courts around the country are deciding an issue involving a timeless expression of democracy and a newer form expression of self-absorption: the so called “selfie” photograph taken inside a polling place. It’s a fairly new phenonenon, and getting plenty of…

Student journalists at the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications are about to get a real-life taste of election coverage by taking part in a project that will place them at the center of one of our most democratic processes….

Academy Award-winning film editor Doug Blush will visit the Newhouse School on Saturday, Nov. 5, for a discussion and screening of the Emmy Award-winning HBO documentary film “Jim: The James Foley Story.” The event, sponsored by the Department of Multimedia…

Voters who haven’t yet cast their ballots in early voting step into the voting booth in less than a week to make their voices heard. Citizens need to trust in that election system as part of the democratic process and…

Carol Cunningham ’87, vice president of consumer insights and business strategy analytics at BET, will visit the Newhouse School on Tuesday, Nov. 1. Her talk, “Blerds, Bleeks & Blirks: Understanding Multicultural Influencers & Trendsetters,” will be a discussion about research…

Speaking from his long experience in foreign service, Ambassador William Rugh talked about the evolution of public diplomacy in government and academia. He discussed how public diplomacy has come to be a growing field, but has yet to be  recognized…

The Leadership Assembly of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) voted Saturday to elect Anthony W. D’Angelo chair of the society for 2018. D’Angelo, who is a professor of practice in public relations at the Newhouse School, will serve…

Dick Stockton ’60 took a few moments during his recent NFL broadcast on FOX to recognize WAER and the Newhouse School of Public Communications. Stockton was on campus last week, and along with ESPN’s Beth Mowins ’94, was inducted into…

Diane R. Wiener, director of Syracuse University’s Disability Cultural Center, and Justin Bachman, a sophomore in the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, will be the featured speakers at an event to mark National Disability Employment Awareness Month. The event…

Students who attended “Running for Cover: Politics, Justice and Media in the Syrian Conflict” on Thursday, Oct. 6, said the event was an amazing opportunity and a great learning experience. They said it was helpful in broadening their knowledge about…

When the Red Cross sent food to drought- and conflict-ravaged Somalia, military personnel distributed the supplies on a first-come, first-served basis. People who didn’t receive food responded by starting a riot. “The military didn’t understand that the local politics of…

The Tully Center for Free Speech in the Newhouse School will honor Jason Rezaian, the Washington Post reporter who was imprisoned in Iran for 544 days, with the 2016 Free Speech Award. The award is given annually to a journalist…

Acclaimed international photojournalist Lynsey Addario—renowned for her striking images of war zones and displaced refugees—is the next speaker in the University Lectures series on Tuesday, Oct. 18, at 7:30 p.m. in Hendricks Chapel. Her appearance is co-sponsored by the S.I….

Generations of Maxwell alumni cite the Oath of the Athenian City-State as a source of inspiration for a life of public service. So, too, does Michael Nutter, former mayor of Philadelphia and one of the most respected and celebrated large-city…

“Running for Cover: Politics, Justice and Media in the Syrian Conflict” kicked off Thursday morning with opening remarks from S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications Dean Lorraine Branham and Ken Harper, the director of the Newhouse Center for Global Engagement….

The Newhouse School’s W2O Group Center for Social Commerce will host Tony Cervone, senior vice president of global communications at General Motors, on Oct. 19. He will present “Why Should I Care? Moving from Interest to Engagement” at 6:30 p.m….

A film by Newhouse School television, radio and film student Brian Yuran has been accepted into the Big Apple Film Festival in the Narrative Shorts category. The festival will be held Nov. 1-5, in New York City. Yuran’s film, “Blood…

Keith Bybee, the Paul E. and Hon. Joanne F. Alper ’72 Judiciary Studies Professor in the College of Law and professor of political science in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, will participate in a roundtable discussion on…

Seventy graduate, undergraduate and military visual journalism students from the Department of Multimedia Photography and Design (MPD) in the Newhouse School will spend Oct. 13-16 documenting the lives of Syracuse residents as part of the school’s annual Fall Workshop. The…

The Newhouse School’s magazine department will host a panel discussion about Snapchat Oct. 4 at 6 p.m. in the Joyce Hergenhan Auditorium, Newhouse 3. Follow on Twitter at #NHdigitalPanel. With over 10 billion daily video views, Snapchat has evolved into…

The commemorative speaker for Latino/Hispanic Heritage Month (LHHM) is Sarina Morales ’08, a graduate of the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications and contributor to multiple ESPN platforms, including anchoring “SportsCenter:AM.” During her time at SU, Morales was a member…

Renowned photojournalist and humanitarian Reza will speak at Syracuse University’s Newhouse School Wednesday, Oct. 5, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. in the Joyce Hergenhan Auditorium, Newhouse 3. He will discuss his work and the power of photography to connect cultures,…

George Arthur Akerlof will deliver the 2016 Paul Volcker Lecture in Behavioral Economics, titled “Phishing for Phools,” on Wednesday, Sept. 28, at 4 p.m. in Goldstein Auditorium. The lecture is free and open to the public; RSVP is strongly recommended…

Alec MacGillis was the recipient of the school’s Toner Prize for Excellence in Political Reporting Political reporter Alec MacGillis of ProPublica will visit the Newhouse School today. He will discuss politics, his work and the first presidential debate in conversation…

Newhouse School assistant professor Jennifer Grygiel, working in collaboration with the School of Information Studies, is the lead on a new project that examines the use of social media data in the coverage of the 2016 presidential election, particularly the…

Accountability in the Syrian conflict will be the focus of a daylong event hosted by the Newhouse Center for Global Engagement in the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications next month.

College of Law Dean Craig M. Boise wants to ensure that each student’s experience at the college is a positive one and he’s already begun to implement that initiative.

On Sept. 12, The Cold Case Justice Initiative (CCJI) hosted a briefing on the Emmett Till Reauthorization Act of 2016 in the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington, D.C. The event was sponsored by Rep. John Lewis (D-GA), who, along…

Twenty-five students in the Maxwell Learning Community donned their work clothes and made their way recently to the City of Syracuse’s Firemen’s Park for a special day of community. Every year, to honor those who lost their lives in the…

Longtime National Geographic writer and editor Don Belt, working in partnership with the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting, will lead a conversation about creating and integrating multiple disciplines into long-form stories at an event at the Newhouse School Sept. 22….

When Timothy Bryant graduated summa cum laude from Syracuse University through the Arthur O. Eve Higher Education Opportunity Program in May 2015, he fulfilled a lifelong dream. Attending SU was a golden opportunity that he embraced with great enthusiasm. Despite…

As a member of the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs community for 12 years, David M. Van Slyke knows well and appreciates the school, its people and their rigorous commitment to scholarship. His new role as dean now allows him to gain an even deeper understanding.

Richard Kirshenbaum ’83, CEO of NSG/SWAT, will speak at the Newhouse School Sept. 20 at 6:30 p.m. in the Joyce Hergenhan Auditorium, Newhouse 3. His talk is part of the Eric Mower Advertising Forum. Follow on Twitter at #MowerForum. A…

Fifteen years out from 9/11 and the war on terror still rages. Osama Bin Laden is dead but U.S. troops, albeit in fewer numbers, remain in Iraq and Afghanistan, and new enemies have risen. Why has U.S. policy in the…

Media leaders and experts will discuss the future of radio and digital audio platforms at the Newhouse School’s annual Radio and Audio Summit Oct. 7 in New York City. Billboard is the media partner for the event. A live audio…

Now in its 14th year, the festival is part of Syracuse Symposium 2016: PLACE.

James B. Cunningham ’74, former U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan, Israel and the UN, will discuss “Afghanistan, Violent Islamic Extremism and America” at the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs. Cunningham, currently a senior fellow in the Atlantic Council’s South…

The College of Law will be holding its seventh “Valor Day” event on Saturday, Sept. 10, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Dineen Hall. Local attorneys, a financial advisor and a career services representative will be providing free legal,…

The S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications is launching a new course, “The Sports Media Project,” in partnership with FOX Sports University. The three-credit course, open to juniors and seniors in any major, is co-taught by Ed Russell, associate professor…

The Cold Case Justice Initiative (CCJI) at the College of Law will host a briefing on the Emmett Till Reauthorization Act at the Capitol Visitor’s Center, First St. NE, Room HVC-215, Washington, D.C., on Sept. 12 from 4:30-7 p.m. Paula…

Acclaimed broadcast journalist Bob Dotson G’69, an alumnus of the Newhouse School at Syracuse University, will teach broadcast and digital journalism (BDJ) students …

The Maxwell School’s State of Democracy Lecture Series welcomes Dean Strang for a discussion on “Humility in Criminal Justice: What it Would Invite Us to Reconsider,” on Friday, Sept. 9, at 4 p.m. at Hendricks Chapel. The event is free…

More than a dozen professors, Ph.D. students and researchers in the Department of Sociology are participating in the 111th Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association (ASA) in Seattle Aug. 20-23. They join approximately 4,000 other sociologists for four days…

The nine current and former athletes and coaches from Syracuse University competing at the Rio Olympics are not the only members of the Orange family who have made their way to Brazil for the games. Along with familiar fellow alumni…

The National Science Foundation and the Economic and Social Research Council of the United Kingdom have awarded $597,000 to a project led by Professor John Burdick (anthropology) to observe differently organized social housing projects in downtown Rio de Janeiro, to…

Roy S. Gutterman, Director of the Newhouse School Tully Center for Free Speech and Associate Professor of Newspaper and Online Journalism, offers insight on the events that led to Gawker Media being put up for auction. Gutterman, an alumni of both Newhouse…

Just six years after graduating from the Newhouse School’s undergraduate program in advertising, Yishu “Star” Zhou ’10 is leading Coca-Cola’s Olympics advertising campaign in her native China. The campaign, which launched in May, was featured in AdvertisingAge and was chosen…

As it marks its fifth anniversary, the Maxwell School’s Lerner Center for Public Health Promotion  is taking stock of its growth and accomplishments—an impressive list that includes collaboration and needs assessment in the local community, specific outreach and information projects…

Hillary Clinton has a long road ahead. The Democratic presidential nominee (as of today’s nominating roll call vote at the Democratic National Convention) is running even with Republican candidate Donald Trump in some polls, and some supporters of former rival…

Recent Newhouse graduates are capturing the politics, personalities and controversies at the Republican and Democratic conventions through a partnership with the Newhouse School and Skype in Media.

Student journalists and emergency response officials will get the chance to put their skills to the test on Monday, July 25. That’s when the yearly mock incident drill will be held. It’s an exercise that takes much planning, along with…

With bipartisan, unanimous consent in the U.S. Senate on July 17, passage of the Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crimes Reauthorization Act of 2016 is one step closer to becoming law. The Cold Case Justice Initiative (CCJI) at the College…

Abraham Lincoln has watched over the Maxwell School courtyard for nearly half a century. To ensure permanence for this iconic bronze statue’s resting place, the base is getting an upgrade with long-lasting natural stone.

July 14 marks the one-year anniversary of Rexdale Henry’s death, and the Cold Case Justice Initiative (CCJI) at Syracuse University’s College of Law continues to demand a full federal inquiry into the circumstances of his demise and delays by the…

The S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications will present the fourth annual Marty Glickman Award for Leadership in Sports Media to alumnus Sean McDonough ’84 of ESPN at an invitation-only event July 25 at Time Warner Headquarters in New York…

The Newhouse School has appointed data journalist Jodi Upton as the Knight Chair in Data and Explanatory Journalism, …

Newhouse students will cover the 2016 presidential election season for a global audience through a unique partnership with Skype in Media.

A study conducted by the Newhouse School finds that while communications professionals are dissatisfied with the level of diversity and inclusion at their organizations, few are being held accountable for developing and implementing strategies for improvement. The study was funded…

The S. I. Newhouse School of Public Communications has announced, in partnership with Medtronic, a global medical technology company, and WCG, an integrated communications and marketing firm and member firm of the W2O Group, the first recipients of its Annual…

His appointment was approved unanimously by the Board of Trustees’ Executive Committee and is effective on July 1.

Winners in the 10th annual Mirror Awards competition honoring excellence in media industry reporting were announced at a ceremony in New York City, hosted by the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications. CBS News correspondent Jeff Glor ’97 emceed the…

No matter whether you plan on voting for her, Hillary Clinton has accomplished something that no woman before her has. She has become the presumptive presidential nominee of one of the two major U.S. political parties. Robin Riley, assistant professor…

Jack Rudnick, visiting professor of practice and director of the New York State Science and Technology Law Center (NYSSTLC) at the College of Law, received the third annual George R. Burman Award from the Whitman School of Management. The award…

Hub Brown, associate dean for research, creativity, international initiatives and diversity and associate professor of broadcast and digital journalism in the Newhouse School, is the recipient of the Larry Burkum Service Award from the Electronic News Division of the Association…

On May 26, Institute for National Security and Counterterrorism (INSCT) faculty member David M. Crane testified before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations at the Rayburn…

Tula Goenka G’86, associate professor of television, radio and film in the Newhouse School, has been named the Newhouse Endowed Chair of Public Communications for 2016-19. The position is awarded to a distinguished faculty member whose accomplishments significantly advance the…

As the school year wraps up, College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) Dean Ann Clarke and Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs Dean James Steinberg are concluding their time leading their respective schools. But their impact as leaders…

Newhouse photography students Alexandra Hootnick and Michael Santiago are among 18 international honorees in the 2016 PDN (Photo District News) Photo Annual Awards, in the student work category. The PDN Photo Annual is an esteemed accolade for established photographers and…

Deborah Pellow, professor and undergraduate director in the Department of Anthropology, has been named Faculty Advisor of the Year for the College of Arts and Sciences and the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs. “Dr. Pellow is a fierce…

Robert Rubinstein, professor of anthropology, and William Horrace, professor of economics and chair of the Department of Economics, both in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs and the College of Arts and Sciences, have been named Distinguished Professors…

Newhouse School students Alex Amico and Roman Knertser are among this year’s News21 Fellows. They and top journalism students from 17 other universities will lead an investigation into voting rights as part of the 2016 Carnegie-Knight News21 national multimedia investigative…

Students in the Newhouse School took an in-depth look this spring at a stark statistic: Syracuse is ranked No. 1 for concentrated poverty among blacks and Hispanics out of the 100 largest metropolitan areas in the country.

On a Saturday morning in April, a group of six College of Law students, led by Professor Robin Paul Malloy, E.I. White Chair and Distinguished Professor of Law, presented a morning of continuing education to zoning officials from five towns…

Daquan Thomas ’16, a student in the Newhouse School and the College of Visual and Performing Arts, is the recipient of a 2016 Summer Fellowship from the International Radio and Television Society (IRTS) Foundation. The nine-week Summer Fellowship Program teaches…

The Newhouse School has established the Charnice Milton Award for Excellence in Community Journalism in memory of alumna Charnice Milton G’11. A graduate of the magazine, newspaper and online journalism (MNO) program, Milton worked as a community reporter in her…