Author: Aaron S. Veenstra

Separating the forest from the trees in the age of Trump

by Aaron S. Veenstra Last year’s Academy Award-winner for best picture, Spotlight, received justifiably widespread acclaim for its portrayal of the indelible role of enterprise journalism in maintaining a society in which the weak may confront the strong. Specific to its dramatization of journalism, there are two key insights that are easy to lose track

Media bungle Steubenville rape trial verdict coverage

“You think you could tell a rapist to stop doing what he’s doing? Do you, really? And he’s going to listen to an ad campaign to stop?” At the end of a heated exchange over guns and personal safety for women on his Fox News program, Sean Hannity asked that of his guest, Democratic strategist

The hidden story of Citizens United

Aaron S. Veenstra, an assistant professor in the School of Journalism at Southern Illinois University, adds his perspective to a story written by William H. Freivogel titled "Election results show super PACs can't buy Republican victories."