Nick Smith Archive

To Make America Great Again – The Donald and Media Need Each Other

On Sunday, March 20, 2016, the New York Times did a story exploring presidential candidate Donald Trump and what they’ve described as the “disturbing symbiosis” between @realDonaldTrump and the news media. “There is always a mutually beneficial relationship between candidates and news organizations during presidential years,” writes Jim Rutenberg. “But it’s never seemed so singularly

“Can you imagine a situation where a celebrity sex tape would not be newsworthy?”

“Can you imagine a situation where a celebrity sex tape would not be newsworthy?” Someone, whom I follow on Twitter, asked this question.  It started me to thinking. What is the responsibility of news? It’s no secret that traditional news organizations are in competition with entertainment news, especially where tabloid reporting reigns. More often than

Selling Super Tuesday

Super Tuesday results usually predict who the presidential nominee will be for each party during an election year. Several U.S. states will host preliminary presidential elections this coming Tuesday. Thirteen states total will participate in today’s March 1 elections with one U.S. territory and Democrats abroad also casting votes. Donald Trump should be the big