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Opinions

Trump threatens freedom of press after feelings hurt

By Shivani Gosai | Opinions Editor 10/19/2017 President Donald Trump seems to have more energy for disliking the press than he does for absolutely anything else. Since he began to run for president, Trump has attacked multiple news organizations and journalists, calling them the “most dishonest people.” “The FAKE NEWS media (failing @nytimes, @NBCNews, @ABC, @CBS, @CNN) is not my enemy, it is the enemy … Continue reading Trump threatens freedom of press after feelings hurt

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Arts & Entertainment

Lawsuit against famed video game critic resolves

By Zachary Landau | Asst. A&E Editor Last Tuesday Feb. 21, a year-long lawsuit against video game journalist Jim Sterling finally ended. Romine v. Stanton was dismissed with prejudice after both parties agreed to not continue with the case. As a brief primer, Stanton, better known as Jim Sterling, covered one of Romine’s games back in 2014 by producing a first impressions video for his … Continue reading Lawsuit against famed video game critic resolves

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Students should support real news

By Duke Staff Just as Hollywood loves La La Land because it’s about Hollywood, journalists, consciously or unconsciously, dwell on journalistic issues. We ask that you, The Duke’s reading public, bear with us as we talk about a journalist problem (that could soon become your problem, too). The United States loves to pride itself on its freedoms. The Bill of Rights even enumerates some of … Continue reading Students should support real news

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Ifill’s resilience, intelligence remembered

By Duke Staff The ugly side of America has been thrown in our faces for the last few months. Issues that some of us preferred to pretend were things of the past — racism, sexism, class conflict — are now front and center. Regardless of your political stance, it is easy to look at the struggles still facing the United States and wonder, why bother? … Continue reading Ifill’s resilience, intelligence remembered

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Features

Podcast Palooza: Long-form audio shows growth in fanbase

By Elsa Buehler | Staff Writer In a time where entertainment of all kinds is so easily and instantly ingestible, it’s interesting that podcasts are making a comeback. Podcasts are a sort of audio show that users can subscribe to, typically as a series. Covering a wide variety of topics and interests, podcasts are just as versatile as YouTube channels, with more of a radio … Continue reading Podcast Palooza: Long-form audio shows growth in fanbase

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Carie Cunningham on journalism and the move to academia

By Seth Culp-Ressler | Features Editor Professor Carie Cunningham joined Duquesne this year as the newest member of the Journalism and Multimedia Arts faculty. Cunningham brings a wealth of broadcast experience to the department and will be teaching a number of classes to translate her work in the field into a practical education for her students. We sat down with her to talk journalism, the … Continue reading Carie Cunningham on journalism and the move to academia

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News

The Duke, Off the Bluff win 2016 Mark of Excellence awards

For the first time in several years, the staff of The Duquesne Duke took home multiple Mark of Excellence awards from the Society of Professional Journalists. The awards recognize the best in student journalism by geographic region; Duquesne publications competed in Region 1, comprised of schools in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Vermont. Judges in the competition were … Continue reading The Duke, Off the Bluff win 2016 Mark of Excellence awards

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Broadwater named first assistant dean

By Jen Cardone | The Duquesne Duke The McAnulty College and Graduate School of Liberal Arts named Jason Broadwater its first assistant dean last week. Broadwater was a director of student and enrollment services at Penn State University’s Fayette Campus. He also worked as an admissions counselor, then as a student services coordinator for the P.I. Reed School of Journalism at West Virginia University. Broadwater … Continue reading Broadwater named first assistant dean

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