Emma Jenkins

KU | William Allen White School of Journalism | Strategic Communications

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I found it interesting to hear from Karl, who worked so closely with Trump’s media coverage and deciding what to report and what not to report. With the attack on Brzezinski for example, even though it would get people’s attention, he knew there were better things to report on.

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George W. Bush was president for some of modern America’s most tragic events, such as 9/11 and Hurricane Katrina. His initial responses nonetheless were considerate and calm, such as continuing to read for 7+ minutes on 9/11 to not scare any children. He truly was a comforter.

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I’m always inspired by women such as Nackey. Not only was she scrutinized for being a woman, but also for being in a wheelchair due to a car crash. Instead of letting these prejudices stop her from taking over the paper, it drove her to put herself out there even more.

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At times it is hard to believe how much positive media attention that presidents crave. A vacation to Georgia including a simple fishing trip led to Carter wanting courageous attention so badly that he conducted a fake story of a rabbit attack that instead just grew his mockery.

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Something I found interesting about Socolow’s thoughts on the televised debates was how he doesn’t believe that fact checking by journalists in the moment of the debate is helpful. I never thought about the importance of simply letting the candidates battle their false statements

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It is interesting to me how at times the media wants to just be seen as delivering unbiased info instead of actually working to do so. It is also interesting how much the news changes due to the popular politics of the time, such as switching from very republican to democratic.

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I find it extremely sad that Florence was repeatedly slandered not only for her husbands terrible actions, but for acting as a strong woman figure. At one point being called a “brittle hermaphrodite”, her legacy is shown as more of a possible killer than a first lady.

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At a time where press could be brutal and biased, I find it interesting how Harding focused his news stories on the people and townsfolk, and how the current events affected them. His ability to look at multiple sides of a narrative made him an exceptional young journalist.

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The fact that Theodore Roosevelt became the youngest president in history, yet the one who thus far handled the press the best, shows that age didn’t always mean intelligence like many may have believed. He knew the value of news and wanted it to his advantage rather than flaw.

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I found it interesting how calculated the efforts were to reach the American public. I believed today that our marketing tactics were a bit sneaky, but spreading messages through ways such as Sunday church sermon textbooks, the Four Minute Men, and Boy Scouts is much more sly.

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I find it interesting that up to Lincoln’s assassination he continued to control and repress press coverage, shown by the newspaper clippings found in his wallet after death. The first newspaper publisher to become president controlled public opinion more than any president.

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It’s hard to imagine how Mary Lincoln had to grieve the loss of her son and also husband. Her staying in the White House for six weeks before quietly leaving shows how much pain she was in. Stopping in cities on the way to the burial helped American’s, but couldn’t fix her grief.

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Due to turmoil in the USA and Europe, the Whigs badly wanted a change with their presidential candidate. When Tyler was picked as Harrison’s running mate, he was accused of crying after Clay wasn’t nominated, but ultimately Harrison was the best option to campaign against Buren.

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The symbols the presidential portraits hold, like the rainbow of Genesis after the flood in Washington’s, or JFK blending into the background of his portrait post his assassination, or the crumpled newspaper in Tyler’s, all show more about the president’s than just their looks.

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From Callender’s exposé on Sally, to Federalist papers, to The National Intelligencer, Jefferson dealt with more bad press than anyone before him, and his hatred for it only grew. Much of this was by own mistakes, but he made known his thoughts on the “putrid state” of the news.

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The involvement of enslaved people in the White House is overlooked. A conversation started by Michelle Obama led to the research of 307 people, all with difficult stories to find due to their lack of documentation. The goal = help everyone see themselves in the “people’s house”.

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@Realitty_Check Wrong

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@igmelcher @cbjour304 Yes, agreed!

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All Kansas adults can now receive the COVID booster shot. Will you guys be getting it or do you find it unnecessary? https://t.co/9YqNIMDLNT

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@EmilyRayee4 I love The Basil Leaf Cafe, 715, and Ta co. Lawrence. I've gone to all these places multiple times this year. For pizza, Limestone is amazing!