Virginia Tech media expert Megan Duncan provides context for the dramatic resignation of CNN CEO Chris Licht after 13 months as head of the cable news network.
Former U.S. vice president and Indiana governor Mike Pence is expected to announce an historic presidential run Wednesday — historic because he’ll be vying against his one-time boss, former President Donald Trump, for the Republican nomination in 2024.
Ashley Koning, an assistant research professor and director of Rutgers’ Eagleton Center for Public Interest Polling, discusses what Chris Christie's candidacy could mean in an increasingly crowded contest.
Many types of preventive care have been available for years with no cost to the patient. But that provision now hangs in the balance, because of a court case. Two professors explain what's at stake and why.
Cardiothoracic surgeon Timothy W. Mullett, MD, MBA, FACS, chair of the American College of Surgeons (ACS) Commission on Cancer (CoC), will participate today in a forum hosted by the White House focused on expanding equitable access to smoking cessation programs.
Rutgers expert available for interview on Thursday U.S. Supreme Court decision on EPA and wetlands
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis plans to launch his presidential campaign through Elon Musk's social media platform Twitter, an unusual, attention-grabbing move with potential rewards and risks for candidates and voters. Virginia Tech media expert Megan Duncan discusses the implications DeSantis' choice has for democracy.
Mike Horning, an associate professor of multimedia journalism at Virginia Tech’s School of Communication, discusses Montana's ban of TikTok, Twitter's newly-appointed CEO, and what these developments could mean for these embattled yet still highly influential social media platforms.
In testimony before the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology and the Law on Tuesday (May 16), OpenAI CEO Sam Altman proposed the formation of a U.S. or global agency that would license the most powerful AI systems and have the authority to “take that license away and ensure compliance with safety standards.”
Experts from Indiana University are available to comment on trending news topics for the week of May 15, including the national debt ceiling, the end of Title 42, Disney's feud with Florida governor Ron DeSantis, and layoffs in the medical industry.
While President Joe Biden says that he is confident he can reach a deal with Republicans over the debt ceiling, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is warning of “economic chaos” should that not come to fruition. Virginia Tech economist Jadrian Wooten says if a deal is not reached by June 1, the impact on the U.S. and globally would be significant.
The horrific frequency of mass shootings (almost 300 in the first six months of 2022, according to the Gun Violence Archive), the tragic daily toll of firearm-related deaths (124 per day on average, according to the CDC), and the inability of politicians to implement effective gun control measures have had devastating personal consequences for individuals and families and pose a significant public health challenge for the nation.
Experts from Indiana University are available to comment on trending topics for the week of May 8, including the Writer's Guild of America strike, the ongoing investigation into the leak of classified military documents on Discord, and the role of climate change in an early allergy season.
Finance professor Albert “Pete” Kyle describes how the SVB-fueled banking crisis has created the conditions for a severe recession rather than the mild recession that Federal Reserve economists have predicted.
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