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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: September 12, 700 pm
Communication, Truth, and the Presidency

Lecture 2: September 14, 700 pm
The Visual Revolution

Lecture 3: September 26, 700 pm
The Social Revolution

Lecture 4: October 3, 700 pm
News and a Free Press

Lecture 5: October 10, 700 pm
Talking American in the 21st Century