Third Week in the Valley of the Sun: Successful women, intriguing laws and the City of Phoenix

I want to dedicate my blog post to three issues: first, to all the amazing and successful women I have met during our third week in Phoenix; the insights into media law and the work of US media we gained…
Three women scholars chatting in the Arizona State Legislature

Women in Politics: SUSI Scholars Meet with Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs

Albert Einstein said, “time flies when you are having fun.” Today marks the 17th day since the 2023 SUSI Scholars journalism program began at Arizona State University’s Cronkite School of Journalism. In between the learning, practical sessions, networking and fun, one could…
The text of the U.S. First Amendment on a wall at the Cronkite School

Amendment

As the most important law protecting freedom of the press in the U.S., the name “First Amendment” seems quite strange to me at first glance.  Amendment? That means this clause was not included originally in the U.S. Constitution. Why not? After…