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Alexandra Duszak
Delaware native Alexandra Duszak is a 2011 Honors graduate of the University of Delaware, where she was executive editor of The Review, the University’s student newspaper. She is currently participating in a fellowship at the Center for Public Integrity in Washington, DC.Millennials Breathe New Life into Journalism
The media world is undergoing a rapid and uneven evolution — that’s no surprise to anyone who’s watched the size of their daily paper shrink or its percentage of Associated Press content skyrocket. But even though newspapers are shuttering their doors with alarming speed, take it from a journalist: journalism…
By: Alexandra DuszakSuper PACs: Ethics and the Modern Campaign
For anyone living in Washington, D.C., it’s impossible to escape the political chatter that seems to touch every aspect of daily life. This is truer than ever in an election year; the city is already preoccupied with dissecting the merits and faults of each candidate. This, at a time when…
By: Alexandra DuszakThe Conversation Is Changing
The conversation is changing. Or rather, who directs it is changing. Much as we might love the experience of reading a newspaper, the use of a broadsheet as a primary news source these days is waning. Imagine someone reading a wide-open newspaper while walking through a busy subway station. Fumbling…
By: Alexandra DuszakBartending: More Than A Side Gig
On any given night in Newark—with the possible exception of Sunday—at least one of Main Street’s bars will be hopping. While the busyness of the college town’s various watering holes is to be expected, what may be less so is the seriousness with which its bartenders practice their craft. For…
By: Alexandra DuszakTSD Q&A: Debi Brooks
Delaware resident Debi Brooks is a co-founder of The Michael J. Fox Foundation, which funds research for Parkinson’s Disease treatments. Before becoming involved with the foundation in 2000, she worked on Wall Street for Goldman Sachs. She was the CEO of MJFF until 2007, when she became the executive vice…
By: Alexandra DuszakTSD Q&A: UD Athletic Director Bernard Muir
Bernard Muir has been the director of athletics at the University of Delaware since 2009 and was previously the athletic director at Georgetown University. With the football team’s January run for an NCAA Division I FBS championship still fresh in the minds of Blue Hens and the opening of a…
By: Alexandra DuszakChildren’s Hospital Program An Unfortunate Victim Of Budget Cuts
Delaware native Alexandra Duszak is a 2011 Honors graduate of the University of Delaware, where she was executive editor of The Review, the university’s student newspaper. She will begin a year-long fellowship at the Center for Public Integrity in Washington DC in July. The issue discussed here is especially important…
By: Alexandra DuszakDave Tiberi: From Boxing Champ To Delaware Fixture
New Castle native and legendary boxing champion Dave Tiberi is a fixture across the Delaware business, civic, non-profit, media and sports scenes. The founder of TNT Video, Dave and his wife Angela recently formed Emergency Response Protocol, a company that uses digital technology to help first responders gather critical location-based…
By: Alexandra DuszakCharles M. Elson: Delaware’s Corporate Prospects ‘Not Good’
Charles M. Elson is the Edgar S. Woolard, Jr., Chair in Corporate Governance and the Director of the John L. Weinberg Center for Corporate Governance at the University of Delaware. A nationally-recognized expert in corporate governance, Elson recently sat down to talk with Alexandra Duszak about threats to Delaware’s unique…
By: Alexandra DuszakTSD Q&A: Ralph Begleiter
Ralph Begleiter is a professor of political science and communication at the University of Delaware and is also the director of the university’s Center for Political Communication. He has a 30-year career in broadcast journalism and was CNN’s world affairs correspondent for two decades, during which time he traveled to…
By: Alexandra Duszak