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The Rise of Democratic Elitism in the Era of Celebrity Politics

Apr 13, 2023 | 2023, elections, Media and Politics | 0 comments

The Rise of Democratic Elitism in the Era of Celebrity Politics   Haley Szramoski, ’23 Public Policy and Administration, Madison Center Democracy Fellow From 2001 to 2003, Arnold Schwarzenegger, famous for starring as The Terminator in the popular film...

Artificial Intelligence and ChatGPT: An Existential Threat to Higher Education?

Feb 15, 2023 | 2023, First Amendment, Media and Politics, Uncategorized | 0 comments

Artificial Intelligence: An Existential Threat to Higher Education?  February 15, 2023   By Adrik Bagdasarian, ‘23 International Affairs, Woodson Martin Democracy Fellow For college students, the “essay” is a fundamental assignment that examines a student’s...

Local Media Representations of Climate Disruption

Nov 18, 2019 | 2019, Environment, Media and Politics | 0 comments

Post by Matt Long, Matt Furbush, and Alec Bellis, JMU Political Science “Local Politics and Issue Goverance” students An abundance of scholarly studies how media representations frame a variety of policy issues nationally, however there is a comparative...

Framing Immigration: Local Media Coverage of Immigration

Nov 18, 2019 | 2019, Immigration, Local Politics, Media and Politics | 0 comments

Post by Shawn Donahue, Tayloe Carroll, Lily Gates Framing is defined as a way that media uses a message or story and finds ways to have the audience interpret it. This can vary from positive or negative interpretations, it is ultimately up to those telling the story....

JMU Alum Jim Acosta Talks Trump in a New Era of News

Jul 26, 2019 | 2019, Media and Politics | 0 comments

Post by Anna Connole, JMU ’21 During the Donald Trump presidency, CNN chief White House correspondent, Jim Acosta (JMU ‘93), has transitioned from not just covering the news, but being the subject of news himself. Acosta began his press career at WXJM while he...

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