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AU in the News

Showcasing AU programs, professors, students and alumni in the news
Weeks of June 14 - 20

Reinventing Investigative Reporting
Charles Lewis and Wendell Cochran, professors in American University’s School of Communication, are launching the Investigative Reporting Workshop to fill the investigative journalism gap created by the new media landscape. The Workshop, which will include undergrad and graduate AU students, will produce hard-hitting long-term investigative news stories and test new methods and technologies for investigative reporting, reports Mark Glaser on his PBS blog MediaShift. “Newsrooms are being substantially shrunk,” Lewis said, pointing out journalists’ concerns for their careers. “Those newsrooms desperately need content, and the students would be thrilled to have those clips.” (6/18/08)

No Chance for McCain?
Though the general presidential election has just begun, many experts predict a defeat for Sen. John McCain in November based on historical comparisons, Politico reports. “This should be an overwhelming Democratic victory,” said Allan Lichtman, an American University. Lichtman’s model for election forecasting correctly predicted the popular vote winners for the past six election. (6/15/08)

Morals and Ethics
American University professor and Director of the Center for Congressional and Presidential Studies James Thurber was a guest on WAMU’s Kojo Nnamdi Show to discuss recent controversies and the personal ethics involving local elected leaders. (6/18/08)

Immigrant-related Burglaries
According to the Washington Examiner, the increases in burglaries across Washington have been attributed to the large number of illegal immigrants in the city, as a result of a declining economy. However, William Chambliss, a criminologist at American University, disagrees with the theory. “Its always easy and nice to say there’s a connection between illegal immigrants and crime, but theres little to no empirical evidence to show that,” he said. (6/16/08)

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