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Ivory Tower is a weekly round-table discussion that focuses on news and events from the perspective of academicians from across Central New York. Hosted by David Rubin, Professor and Dean Emeritus of the Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University.
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The panelists zero in on the key issues that will determine the outcome of Laurie Fine's promised libel suit against ESPN, particularly her status as either a private or public figure. Then the panelists look at the eyebrow-raising covers of Time and Newsweek this week and discuss whether it's just business as usual in the audience-building game for these declining brands, or something more.
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5/18 SHOW: THE LAURIE FINE LIBEL SUIT; DUELING MAGAZINE COVERS
On this week’s show the panelists zero in on the key issues that will determine the outcome of Laurie Fine’s promised libel suit against ESPN, particularly her status as either a private or public figure. Then the panelists look at the eyebrow-raising covers of Time and Newsweek this week and discuss whether it’s just business as usual in the audience-building game for ... -
5/11/12 SHOW: OBAMA EMBRACES GAY MARRIAGE; LUGAR BOOTED; EUROPE IN CRISIS
On this week’s show the panelists assess the why and wherefore of President Obama’s decision to publicly embrace gay marriage. Then the panelists examine Senator Richard Lugar’s defeat in the Republican primary in Indiana and offer reasons why the outcome may be particular to this race and its special circumstances. Finally the panelists look at the crisis in Europe and ... -
5/4/12 SHOW: CAN OBAMA RUN ON “HE KEPT AS SAFE?”; BALANCING HUMAN RIGHTS AND THE U.S.-CHINESE RELATIONSHIP; MORE ON SWANS AND WAL*MART
On this week’s show the Ivory Tower panelists examine Obama’s record as the war Commander-in-Chief and discuss whether he would be wise to run as the President who kept America safe with his aggressive military posture. Then the panelists turn to the delicate human rights drama played out in China just as Secretaries Clinton and Geithner were arriving in Beijing ... -
4/27/12 SHOW: WAL*MART IN MEXICO; SWAN ATTACK IN MANLIUS; THE EDWARDS TRIAL
On this week’s show the Ivory Tower panelists examine whether Wal*Mart should be prosecuted under the Corrupt Foreign Practices Act, and whose interests this act serves. Then the panelists discuss the destruction of the swan eggs at the Manlius Swan Pond and whether the story has received too much media attention in comparison to some other stories in town this ... -
4/20/12 SHOW: GOVERNMENT WORKERS BEHAVING BADLY; POLITICAL ADS ON PUBLIC TELEVISION; THE LIBRARY OF THE 21ST CENTURY
On this week’s show the Ivory Tower panelists assess the damage from the GSA and Secret Service scandals exciting Washington and the media this week. Then they react to the court decision that opens the way for public television and radio stations to accept political advertising this campaign season. Is this the right way for public broadcasting to proceed? Finally, ... -
4/13 SHOW: TALKING ABOUT FIDEL; TERM LIMITS FOR SUPREME COURT JUSTICES; ELIMINATING THE PENNY
On this week’s show the Ivory Tower panelists discuss why, 50 years after the Cuban Missile Crisis, Cuba and Fidel Castro are still such toxic topics. Given that the U.S. has mended fences with Vietnam, why not Cuba? Then the panelists examine whether term or age limits for Supreme Court justices makes sense; if they do, how would Congress go ... -
4/6/12 SHOW: OBAMA JOUSTS WITH THE FEDERAL COURTS; CAN SOCIAL MEDIA REALLY BRING ABOUT SOCIAL CHANGE?
On this week’s show the Ivory Tower panelists discuss President Obama’s shot across the bow of the Supreme Court on the subject of judicial activism and the fate of the health care mandate, along with the testy request from the Fifth Circuit for affirmation that the President believes in Marbury v. Madison. Then we look at the cases of Rush ... -
3/30/12 SHOW: THE SUPREME COURT TACKLES THE HEALTH CARE MANDATE
On this week’s show the Ivory Tower panelists reflect on the six hours of oral arguments during which the Justices revealed some of their thinking about the Interstate Commerce Clause and its application to the requirement that all Americans purchase health insurance. We start the discussion with the famous “broccoli” question, which is where to draw the line between economic ...
