Columns
Media Isn’t Perfect
“This show sucks.” I read about my favorite show, and my fingers already began typing a response as I keep reading. “It doesn’t respect its own female characters, and the plot has bad pacing!” I […]
media
Columns
Media misrepresentation has lasting effects
As popular culture in the form of media has grown throughout the decades, along with our ability to access it, the effects it has on our society and the way we view the world have […]
Columns
Opinion: You are what you watch
There is an expression for people in this modern age — we call ourselves “media consumers.” This idea that we watch things the same way we consume food has interesting implications — so what happens when we consume […]
Editorial
Opinion: Trump’s paradoxical feud with the press
I can say without reservation that not much of what came out of Donald Trump’s mouth resonated or even registered with me at the Iowa caucuses. The billionaire real estate mogul was his usual bombastic […]
Iowa Caucus Coverage
Iowa Caucus Coverage
Media Of All Ages and Agencies Cover Caucuses
Iowa is the center of the world. That’s how it might feel, at least, to a citizen of the agricultural state during January of an election year, when journalists from every major world news source […]
Iowa Caucus Coverage
Global media turn their sights to Iowa
The Iowa Caucuses play a significant role in the American political system as the beginning of the candidate nomination process, but interest in the caucuses transcends U.S. borders. Press from Sweden, Australia, Finland, Italy, Japan and […]
Campus
Truman students travel to the Iowa Caucuses
Truman State students and faculty members are traveling to Des Moines for the Iowa Caucuses this weekend. 28 students will travel across the state of Iowa Jan. 30 through Feb. 2, attending campaign events of […]