June
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May
After spending most of my life and professional career in New Jersey, I will be leaving in August to begin teaching journalism full-time at my alma mater, Saint Bonaventure University. More details
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I spoke about the role the Internet plays in government and politics during a popular culture conference in Canada on May 13.
My presentation, Can the Internet be as Effective for Governing as it has been for Campaigning?, was part of the Popular Culture Association of Canada’s inaugural conference in Niagara Falls, Ontario.
Among the topics I discussed were Governor Christie’s use of YouTube and the social networking tools employed by Newark Mayor Cory Booker.
My presentation at the three-day pop culture conference was part of a Politics and the Popular in the Digital Era panel.
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I moderated the legislators panel at the Garden State Coalition of Schools meeting.
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March
The Daily Kos referenced my redistricting column (Scroll down to NJ section to read) http://bit.ly/fUO35f
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I will be speaking at two conferences in March.
On Friday, March 11, I will be speaking at the New Jersey Political Science Association’s 2011 Annual Meeting at the Eagleton Institute for Politics in New Brunswick. I’ ll be on a panel discussing the impact of redistricting on the New Jersey Legislature and the state’s Congressional delegation.
Later in the month, I will take part in a panel presentation at Communication and 21st Century Technologies, the New Jersey Communication Association’s 15th annual conference. The event will take place at Bergen Community College in Paramus. I’ll be speaking about politics and internet use as part of a panel titled Examining Technology and Community in Scholarship.
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October
I will be speaking at two conferences in October.
On Friday, October 1, I will be speaking at the 2010 Midwest Popular Culture Association/Midwest American Culture Association Conference. I will be expanding upon my book chapter on the role of protest music during the Vietnam War era. The conference will take place at the Sheraton Bloomington Hotel in South Minneapolis.
Later in the month, I will take part in a panel presentation at the New York State Communication Association 68th Annual Conference at Honor’s Haven Resort and Spa in Ellenville, N.Y. My panel, scheduled for Saturday, October 23,will explore various facets of rhetoric.
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The Popular Culture Association of Canada has accepted my proposal for a presentation that will focus on Governor Christie’s use of the Internet. I will be making the presentation, Can the Internet be as Effective for Governing as it has been for Campaigning?, in May at the association’s inaugural conference in Niagara Falls, Ontario.
I hope to answer questions about the role of the Internet in government and politics, such as: Is it a more valuable tool for challengers than incumbents? Put another way, is the Internet less suited for governing than campaigning?
I believe Governor Christie’s actions may provide the answers to some of these questions. Since taking office, he has made effective use of the Internet, particularly YouTube, to not only maintain his popularity, but also to emerge as a national figure.
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April 30
- My proposal for the for the 2010 Midwest Popular Culture Association/Midwest American Culture Association Conference has been accepted. I will be expanding upon my book chapter on the role of protest music during the Vietnam War era. The conference will take place at the Sheraton Bloomington Hotel in South Minneapolis from October 1 to 3.
April 27
- I was quoted today in a story about Eliot Spitzer in the National Post, Canada’s national newspaper.
April 22
- I was part of How to Tell a Good Story, a communication arts panel at St. Thomas Aquinas College in Sparkhill, N.Y.
February 10
- I will be teaching a five-week Media and Elections course at John Cabot University in Rome, Italy, this summer. Read more
December 15
- Today’s News NJ, a non-partisan blog focusing on media reform, has named me its Writer of the Year. The awards ceremony was scheduled for Friday, January 29, at the New Jersey State House, but has been rescheduled to March 19. Photo
November 3&4
- I provided election analysis and commentary for WNBC and its new digital channel, New York Nonstop.
November 2
- My interview with WZBN aired today. The segment focused on my book chapter — Protest Music as Alternative Media During the Vietnam War Era.
October 24
- I was elected to the Executive Board of the New York State Communications Association. The NYSCA is s an organization of faculty, students, and professionals in communication who are dedicated to studying, improving, and applying the principles and practices of communication to all walks of life.
October 23
- I spoke about Politics and Internet Use during the New York State Communication Association’s 67th Annual Conference. I was one of speakers on the Examining Technology and Community Within Scholarship panel. The conference took place at Honor’s Haven Resort and Spa in Ellenville. N.Y.
October 8
- I moderated a panel on the role of the Lieutenant Governor in New Jersey during a forum preceding the Lieutenant Governor debate. The event took place at Monmouth University and was sponsored by a consortium led by Leadership New Jersey.
- My presentation at the Glory Days Symposium was featured on the front page of Rutgers Today.
October 1
- I served as one of the discussion leaders for Gannett NJ’s live chat during the October 1 gubernatorial debate among Governor Jon Corzine, Republican Chris Christie and independent Chris Daggett.
September 26
- I presented a paper, Bruce and New Jersey in the 21st Century, at the Glory Days Symposium at Monmouth University. The paper explored how Bruce Springsteen has managed to retain his connection with our state and its working class.
September 15
- War and the Media: Essays on News Reporting, Propaganda and Popular Culture, a new book published by McFarland & Company, has been published. The book begins with a chapter I authored on protest music. My chapter, Protest Music as Alternative Media During the Vietnam War Era, explains how protest music raised issues that were absent from mainstream media during the 1960s.
June 6:
- During the Trenton Book Fair, I had the opportunity to interview poet and playwright Amiri Baraka and lead a discussion about his life and work.
June 3:
- The video from the May 1 Newspaper Crisis conference at Princeton University is now online at http://wws.princeton.edu/webmedia/. I am the second speaker in the Newspaper Crisis in the Region segment.
June 1:
- Bruce and New Jersey in the 21st Century, my paper on how Springsteen has managed to retain his connection with our state and its working class, has been accepted for the Glory Days symposium at Monmouth University.
May 1:
- I will be one of the panelists at The Newspaper Crisis, a conference presented by the Policy Research Institute for the Region at Princeton University’s Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs. Details
April 24:
- I will take part in “A Fiscal Crisis is a Terrible Thing to Waste,” the Annual Symposium of the State Chapters of the Association of Government Accountants and American Society for Public Administration. I will be on a panel that will discuss “How the Media Crisis Affects the Government Crisis.”
March 28:
- I was a panelist at the New Jersey Communication Association Conference (March 28 at Kean University), discussing personal privacy on the internet.
March 19:
- I was a panelist during Leadership New Jersey’s Seminar on Politics and Government on March 19. I was on a Media Viewpoint panel with former Trenton Times reporter Jim Goodman.
March:
- A new book about the rock band Kiss includes a quote of mine on the back cover. I helped edit the book, which is titled I Wanna Rock’n'Roll All Night.
March 14:
- I presented my research essay on media coverage during the Vietnam War era at an academic conference in New York City on March 14 at Marymount Manhattan College.
February 27:
- The New Jersey Political Science Association conducted its annual meeting on Friday, February 27, at the Eagleton Institute at Rutgers University. I was one several speakers on the panel discussing New Jersey’s 2009 campaign for Governor.
January 20:
- I provided live commentary on Barack Obama’s inauguration for Times Now, a television news channel in India. I spoke about the atmosphere in America as Obama prepared to take the oath of office. View a short portion of the commentary.
