Media Hits: February 2021
Every month, media outlets around the world consult with the experts at the Newhouse School for context on what’s happening in communications and why. Here are some of this month’s stories:
Professor
MAGAZINE, NEWS AND DIGITAL JOURNALISM
Associate Dean
GRADUATE PROFESSIONAL PROGRAMS
- ASSOCIATED PRESS: “Search is on for new leaders in journalism’s upper echelons“
“Is it any wonder some of these editors would want to throw up their hands and say it’s time to retire?”
Joel Kaplan, Associated Press: “Search is on for new leaders in journalism’s upper echelons“
Professor
ADVERTISING
- VARIETY: “Anheuser-Busch Pulls Budweiser From Super Bowl Ad Lineup“
- EXPLICA.CO: “These Are 10 Brands That Won’t Air Commercials During Super Bowl LV“
“With Super Bowl parties either scaled way down or just cancelled, it probably makes sense to sit this one out at this cost.”
Brian Sheehan, variety: “Anheuser-Busch pulls budweiser from super bowl ad lineup“
Trustee Professor
TELEVISION, RADIO AND FILM
Director
BLEIER CENTER FOR TELEVISION AND POPULAR CULTURE
- BOSTON PUBLIC RADIO: “‘Pretend It’s a City,’ ‘Wandavision,’ ‘Mr. Mayor’ and other topics, 1/18/21“
- BOSTON PUBLIC RADIO: “The future of late-night TV post-Trump and other topics, 1/26/21“
- BOSTON PUBLIC RADIO: “The life and career of Cicely Thompson and other topics, 2/1/21“
- CNBC: “‘Silence of the Lambs’ turns 30: How the horror masterpiece is still gripping Hollywood“
- ASSOCIATED PRESS: “A multimedia impeachment trial: Video takes center stage“
- NBC NEWS: “Conservative radio personality Rush Limbaugh has died at age 70.”
“I left the theater thinking I had seen a movie to be reckoned with, in a way I didn’t usually feel leaving the theater.”
Robert Thompson, CNBC: “‘Silence of the Lambs’ turns 30: How the horror masterpiece is still gripping Hollywood“
Assistant Professor
ADVERTISING
- SYRACUSE.COM: “We need to stand up to social networks. Here’s how to start” (Commentary)”
“It’s time for those who give social media companies life and revenue to hold them to account.”
Danielle Molta, Syracuse.com: We need to stand up to social networks. Here’s how to start (Commentary)
Assistant Professor
COMMUNICATIONS
- GEN: “The Case for Banning Politicians From Social Media“
- USA TODAY: “Facebook tentatively agrees to resume talks with Australia after banning country from posting news links“
- USA TODAY: “Policy, not personal insults: Biden uses Twitter to sell his agenda, with a few pooch pics thrown in“
- THE CONVERSATION: “Facebook’s news blockade in Australia shows how tech giants are swallowing the web“
“We have to go back to the basics and start to raise awareness around the propagandization effect of someone who is in office being able to reach a large base of the public in their country.”
JENNIFER GRYGIEL, GEN: “THE CASE FOR BANNING POLITICIANS FROM SOCIAL MEDIA“
Professor of Practice
PUBLIC RELATIONS
- SYRACUSE.COM: “After 2020, we all need a gap year “(Commentary)
“I’ve come to believe that our lives will not be measured by the titles we attain, the awards we collect or the wealth we accumulate, but rather by the moments of impact we achieve — the mark we leave on the people and world around us and, more important, the measure of our willingness to let them make a mark on us.“
Jim Olson, Syracuse.com: “After 2020, we all need a gap year “(Commentary)
Associate Professor
MAGAZINE, NEWS AND DIGITAL JOURNALISM
Associate Professor
COMMUNICATIONS
Director
TULLY CENTER FOR FREE SPEECH
- ASSOCIATED PRESS: “Fox hosts Dobbs, Bartiromo strike back in voting fraud suit“
- WSYR: “Newsmakers with Dan Cummings, 2/19/21“
- ASSOCIATED PRESS: “Lighter Days of Cuomo Brothers’ show long gone”
- CNN BUSINESS: “There is real teeth to this; Legal experts weigh in on Smartmatic’s $2.7 billion lawsuit against Fox News”
- THE WASHINGTON POST: “Smartmatic files $2.7 billion defamation suit against Fox News over election fraud claims”
- ASSOCIATED PRESS: “Voting company sues Fox, Giuliani over election fraud claims”
- REUTERS: “Giuliani faces tough test in Dominion’s $1.3B defamation suit – legal experts”
- ASAHI.COM: “Claims for compensation over “election fraud” coverage U.S. system company counterattacks“
- CBS RADIO: “What to do with law enforcement officials who stormed the capitol“
“Whether the broadcaster is liable for providing a forum for speakers and what responsibility they have for dealing with false factual statements will be central to the court’s decision.”
Roy Gutterman, Associated Press: “Fox hosts Dobbs, Bartiromo strike back in voting fraud suit“
- THE CONSUMER’S CHECKBOOK: “Black Dollar Index Shines a Light on Corporate Commitment to Diversity“
“People believe in what you do, not in what you say, so organizations that make this commitment [to social justice] and make some sort of progress, will ultimately reap a benefit in the marketplace.”
Tony D’Angelo, The Consumer’s Checkbook: “Black Dollar Index Shines a Light on Corporate Commitment to Diversity“
Director
GOLDRING ARTS JOURNALISM AND COMMUNICATIONS
- NEW YORK TIMES: “The Birth of ‘Rent,’ Its Creator’s Death and the 25 Years Since“
Shelvia Dancy
Professor of Practice
BROADCAST AND DIGITAL JOURNALISM
- WALL STREET JOURNAL: “Black News Channel Looks to Shake Up Cable-TV News Landscape” (subscription required)
“I think people of all stripes are hungry for this and a channel that could do this, rather than one person on a news team.”
Shelvia Dancy, The Wall STreet Journal: “Black News Channel Looks to Shake Up Cable-TV News Landscape“
Director of Program Review and Assessment
Assistant Professor
MAGAZINE, NEWS AND DIGITAL JOURNALISM
CNN: “Why your favorite magazines are morphing into books“
WWD: “Will Fashion Editors Flock to Substack in 2021?“
“We’re all still stuck in our houses and the only place we’re really going is the grocery store. It’s like, ‘Oh, here’s this thing that will entertain me for a little while that I will invest $10 in.'”
Aileen Gallagher, CNN: “Why your favorite magazines are morphing into books“