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The Obama Impact: The Presidency, Campaigns and News in 21st-Century America

Barack Obama burst into the national spotlight in summer 2004 with a dramatic speech at the Democratic National Convention. At the time, he was a state legislator in Illinois. Four years later he was President of the United States, and in 2016 he completed a two-term presidency. Time will tell about the long-term policy implications of Obama's time in the White House. But significant impacts are crystal clear in two vital areas of U.S. public life: presidential campaigning and news coverage. Obama's rise and presidency produced responses and catalyzed trends in these areas that defined the 2016 presidential campaign and stand as key challenges for American democracy in the 21st century. This lecture series will address these new realities in the U.S. political arena.

Speaker: David Domke

Lecture 1: April 4, 715 pm
Communication, Truth, and the Presidency

Lecture 2: April 18, 715 pm
Campaigns and the Visual

Lecture 3: May 2, 715 pm
News and a Free Press

Lecture 4: May 16, 715 pm
Technological Silos

Lecture 5: May 30, 715 pm
Talking American in the 21st Century