The Ithacan

Boo Hoo: Media gets offended at White House Correspondents’ Dinner

By Evan Popp • May 1, 2018

While masquerading as a celebration of the First Amendment, the event provides a platform for those in the media to cozy up to politicians they are supposed to hold accountable.

Behind the Illusion: The Story of Ithaca’s Magic Man

By Evan Popp, Senior Writer • April 18, 2018

Before he was Magic Man, before he stood outside on The Commons during the warmth of summer and the onslaught of winter, he was just Will Metro.

Snapshot: Bus Ride Blues

By Evan Popp, Staff Writer • April 4, 2018

The second to last bus of the night arrives, and the students spring toward it, scrambling on board as if they are lost at sea and have found their lifeboat.

Stop obsessing over 2020

By Evan Popp • April 4, 2018

Too much contemporary reporting focuses on horse race coverage — who’s winning and who’s losing on a given day or week.

Journalists and the Iraq War

By Evan Popp • March 20, 2018

But overall, this portrayal is based on the media’s massive oversimplification and exaggeration of many students’ views.

The NY Times is failing its readers

By Evan Popp • February 28, 2018

They too, under the edicts of intellectual diversity, should regularly get a chance to argue in publications like the Times.

Newsrooms should continue to report on their own organizations

By Evan Popp • February 13, 2018

These kinds of reports shouldn’t have journalists worried about losing their jobs and should be considered part of owning and operating a media organization.

Ithacan’s Shirley Collado story is a mixed bag

By Evan Popp • January 28, 2018

What is clear is that the article should be spurring thoughtful discussions about sexual abuse, power and journalistic ethics.

Nazis in the NY Times

By Evan Popp • November 29, 2017

How the media frames the issue of white nationalism is crucial because it impacts how people view the ideology. So far, the media’s framing has been problematic.

Providing context for sexual assault

By Evan Popp • November 8, 2017

But as journalists pursue more stories about powerful men and sexual misconduct, it’s important that they keep a wide lens.

Former IC professor sues the college for $1 million over termination

By Ana Borruto, Celisa Calacal, and Evan Popp • October 25, 2017

Michael Stuprich, a former professor in the Department of English, is suing the college, claiming that he was wrongfully terminated.

Media coverage of Las Vegas shooting counterproductive

By Evan Popp • October 25, 2017

Not taking these steps would be an abdication of responsible journalism, as well as a slap in the face to those whose lives have been forever changed by this horrific tragedy.