Media, Law & Policy
Biden, Harris and Trump Campaigns Responsible for More Than 6B Ad Impressions Combined on Meta in ’24 Campaign
The Biden, Harris and Trump campaigns are responsible for more than 6 billion ad impressions combined on Meta Platforms during the 2024 presidential election, according to a new ElectionGraph analysis. Another 5 billion impressions came from 4,377 Facebook pages that…
Newhouse Student’s Solution to AI Misinformation Wins Clio Award
In an era when artificial intelligence floods our social media feeds with content that makes the fake seem real, how are people supposed to discern what is true? Creative advertising student Brooke Hirsch ’24 came up with a solution to…
Newhouse Professor Anthony Adornato Named Fulbright Specialist to Kosovo
Anthony Adornato, an associate professor of broadcast and digital journalism (BDJ) in the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, has been named a Fulbright Specialist to train journalists in Kosovo on best practices for reporting across platforms. The BDJ department…
Colleen Heflin Appointed to Committee on National Statistics
Colleen Heflin, professor of public administration and international affairs, has been appointed to a three-year term on the Committee on National Statistics at the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. The committee’s mission is to provide advice to the…
Maxwell Honors 9 Students With Centennial Scholar Awards
While pursuing a dual degree in policy studies and environment, sustainability and policy, Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs undergraduate Mariana Zepeda has taken advantage of opportunities to gain experience outside the classroom and better the lives of others….
‘It’s a Hard Call’: Professor Sabrina Butler Discusses Process Addictions, Smartphones and School Bans
Across the United States, school administrators, parents, and students—as well as public health officials, attorneys, and teachers unions—are debating whether or not to limit or even ban the use of smartphones and similar devices in schools “from the first to…
History Ph.D. Candidate Honored With Guggenheim Scholars Award
History Ph.D. candidate Ian Glazman-Schillinger has been awarded a prestigious Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation Emerging Scholars award to continue his dissertation research on late 20th-century hate movements. Glazman-Schillinger, in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, is one of…
The Honorable Langston C. McKinney L’71 Courtroom Dedication to be Held on Oct. 30
On Wednesday, Oct. 30, at 4:30 p.m., political, legal and civic leaders from across the state will gather at the Honorable James C. Tormey, III Criminal Courts Building at 505 South State Street, Syracuse, for the dedication of The Hon….
College of Law’s 8th Annual Supreme Court Preview Discussion Is Nov. 1
The College of Law will hold its eighth annual Supreme Court Preview on Friday, Nov. 1, from 9 a.m. to noon in the Gray Ceremonial Courtroom in Dineen Hall. Robert Parker, chief of the Criminal Division’s Appellate Section at the…
IDJC’s ElectionGraph: Surge in Negative Ads After Summer Assassination Attempt
The number of negative ads on Facebook and Instagram in the U.S. presidential race surged after a July assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump despite calls from both major parties to tone down heated rhetoric, according a new ElectionGraph…