Media, Law & Policy
SU College of Law celebrates Reunion 2011, Sept. 23-24
Syracuse University College of Law welcomes all alumni back to the University for Reunion 2011, Sept. 23-24. This celebration includes the Law Annual Dinner on Friday, and a pre-game tailgate and the Syracuse vs. Toledo football game Saturday. Events are open…
Partnership with alumni-owned agency leads to establishment of Dubai Internship Program
A student and a recent graduate of Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications spent six weeks in Dubai this summer, interning at TBWA/RAAD, an advertising and public relations agency run by SU alumnus Reda Raad ’95. Emmelie De…
TRAC: Immigration continues to top federal prosecutions
According to an analysis of Department of Justice data by the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC), a total of 15,173 federal criminal prosecutions were recorded as being filed during April 2011. Immigration charges again took the top two spots for…
The NewsHouse: Singing as a family
Members of the Black Celestial Choral Ensemble reflect on the bonds they made over the years as they close out their 34th year of performances.
Syracuse University to receive Ted Koppel Collection
Ted Koppel, original anchor of the groundbreaking ABC News program “Nightline,” has agreed to make a donation of videotapes and other items he has prepared or received during his career in broadcast journalism to the Syracuse University Library. Koppel began…
TRAC: Rising immigration case backlog continues
According to an analysis of very timely court data by the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC), despite the hiring of 44 additional immigration judges during the past 12 months, the number of cases awaiting resolution before the Immigration Courts has…
Newhouse School announces winners in fifth annual Mirror Awards
Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications today presented seven awards at the fifth annual Mirror Awards luncheon honoring excellence in media industry reporting. The event, emceed by Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski, co-hosts of MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” was…
Kaplan named CPB ombudsman
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) has named Joel Kaplan as its new ombudsman, effective June 1. Kaplan is responsible for reinforcing objectivity, balance, fairness and transparency within public media.
The NewsHouse: Press freedom still a threatened commodity
With turmoil in the Middle East and recent news of another Pakistani reporter killed, a journalist honored at SU shares his personal story of torture and the challenges of freedom of information.
The NewsHouse: Syracuse Grows leads the way to ‘food justice’
Volunteer-driven grassroots organization works to promote access to fresh, locally-grown food across the city’s social strata.