Politics

The Issue: Accountability Attacked Over, Under and Upside-down

May 12, 2013

Kathleen Hall Jamieson of the Annenberg Public Policy Center shares her thoughts on political campaign ads that attacking “custodians of the knowable.”

Article Source: United Press International

Does Michigan’s Emergency-Manager Law Disenfranchise Black Citizens?

May 9, 2013

Thomas Sugrue of the School of Arts and Sciences is quoted about Michigan’s emergency-manager law.

Article Source: Atlantic

Fact Checking Keeps (Some?) Politicians Honest

May 8, 2013

FactCheck.org of the Annenberg Public Policy Center is highlighted for its involvement in the fact-checking movement.

Article Source: USA Today

Kathleen Hall Jamieson and the ‘Attack on Fact’

May 2, 2013

Kathleen Hall Jamieson of the Annenberg Public Policy Center is highlighted for studying fact checking.

Article Source: MinnPost

Hollywood Weighs In on Race for Mayor

May 1, 2013

Kathleen Hall Jamieson of the Annenberg Public Policy Center comments on the significance of endorsements in elections.

Article Source: Wall Street Journal

The Pulse: Being Stalked –- by Cookies

April 1, 2013

Joseph Turow of the Annenberg School for Communication is quoted about “remarketing” or “retargeting.”

Article Source: Philadelphia Inquirer

Obama Image Machine Whirs as Press Access Narrows

April 2, 2013

Kathleen Hall Jamieson of the Annenberg Public Policy Center comments on press access at the White House.

Article Source: Associated Press

The War Over ‘Balanced’

March 20, 2013

Kathleen Hall Jamieson of the Annenberg Public Policy Center says, “Balance is a powerful label that tests well because audiences assume that ‘imbalance’ and being ‘out of balance’ are undesirable.”

Article Source: Politico

Audio: Misquoted for 13 Years

March 19, 2013

Brooks Jackson of FactCheck.org of the Annenberg Public Policy Center comments on hoax emails.

Article Source: “Soundwaves,” CNN Radio

Why Obama’s College Scorecard Falls Short

March 11, 2013

Laura Perna of the Graduate School of Education writes about President Obama’s College Scorecard.

Article Source: Huffington Post