Category: National News
Measuring the media agenda: How to research news coverage trends on topics
The amount of media coverage that different subjects receive can affect public knowledge and opinion on that issue, which in turn can influence policy makers and legislators, both in terms of setting the agenda and influencing its direction. Likewise, the more politicians and the public are concerned with certain subjects, the more likely they are to be covered in the […]
Clarion Ledger: Mississippi prof, who went to school with Brett Kavanaugh, sues HuffPost
A Mississippi man has filed a lawsuit against HuffPost alleging defamation. CLARION LEDGER: A Gulfport professor and advocate is suing the national news website HuffPost alleging defamation involving a September 2018 story on U.S. Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s days at Georgetown Prep school. Derrick Evans’ lawsuit was filed Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Gulfport […]
Why ‘herd immunity’ is a distraction
There has been a spectrum of actions taken by governments to address near-term prevention of the spread of COVID-19. The extremes have ranged from total lockdowns (e.g., Italy, Belgium and Spain); to legal enforcement of quarantines and contact tracing (e.g., Canada and Germany); to much lighter forms of restriction (e.g., Denmark and Norway); to even […]
Keep the Flame Lit for Investigative Journalism
Walter Robinson was playing to the crowd. Now famous as the investigative editor played by Michael Keaton in the movie “Spotlight,” Mr. Robinson and other real-life Boston Globe journalists were in Lower Manhattan a few weeks ago, telling war stories in ProPublica’s newsroom, just before the New York film premiere. Describing a moment in late […]
When Transplant Organs Go Missing in Transit
WHEN A HUMAN HEART was left behind by mistake on a Southwest Airlines plane in 2018, transplant officials downplayed the incident. They emphasized that the organ was used for valves and tissues, not to save the life of a waiting patient, so the delay was inconsequential. “It got to us on time, so that was the most important […]
Kathy Brandt, A Hospice Expert Who Invited The World Into Her Own Last Days With Cancer, Dies
Kathy Brandt, a hospice industry leader who turned her own terminal cancer diagnosis into a public conversation about choices at the end of life, died Aug. 4. She was 54. Brandt’s death was announced on social media by her wife and partner of 18 years, Kimberly Acquaviva, 47, a professor of nursing and author of […]
NRA Under Fire – Leadership Facing Fraud Charges
Photo Courtesy: Freelancers Union In a lawsuit filed on August 6th, New York’s Attorney General is pursuing the dissolution of the National Rifle Association. This claim comes from an 18-month investigation into the gun rights group, raising allegations of fraud and abuse. Due to a pervasive culture of corruption, Attorney General Letitia James advocates shutting […]
Why San Antonio has both high employment and high poverty
San Antonio doesn’t have an unemployment problem — people are working. But many of its jobs don’t pay enough to lift low-income families out of poverty. This is the opinion of the outgoing director of Project QUEST, San Antonio’s top workforce development nonprofit. Project QUEST “does not believe that low-paying jobs are good jobs,” said Sister […]
Illinois ranks 21st highest on state-by-state prosperity index
(The Center Square) – Illinois came in 21st highest in the second annual U.S. Prosperity Index from the Legatum Institute, based on growth, economic performance and quality-of-life indicators among the 50 states and the District of Columbia. The analysis ranks the states and Washington, D.C., using 11 pillars of prosperity, including “Inclusive Societies” and “Personal Freedom.” […]
U.S. Sens. Alexander, Scott key in growing push to include school choice in federal relief bill
(The Center Square) – As Congress remains at an impasse regarding the next round of COVID-19 relief, a measure that would create a permanent tax credit scholarship for students to attend schools of their choice could be included in the relief package. The School Choice Now Act, presented by U.S. Sens. Lamar Alexander, R-Tennessee, and Tim […]