decline in the size and staffing of local newsrooms, says Michele Swers, a Georgetown University professor who specializes in Congress. And in part its because people have stopped caring nearly as much about politics of their states, as research by political scientist Jonathan Ladd has shown.
Date: Jan 14, 2017
Category: World
Source: Google
Bernie Sanders shares something with Republicans: Bashing the media
People on both sides of the political spectrum trust the press less than they used to, said Georgetown University public policy professor Jonathan Ladd, author of a book called Why Americans Hate the Media. But its something that resonates more with Republicans, because theyre used to hearing
Date: Dec 24, 2015
Category: U.S.
Source: Google
On immigration, Obama and Republicans agree — To express fake moral outrage
Complaints about procedure are largely uninteresting. As my recent exchange with Georgetown University's Jonathan Ladd highlighted, people largely don't care about procedural fights and the ones who do are always on the losing end.
Millions more chose a cable network Fox, MSNBC, and CNN - that fit their ideological predilections. The kind of people who watch conventions are the kind who self-select, said Jonathan Ladd, a Georgetown University expert on media. It makes it difficult for the campaigns to lure and persuade unc