Editorial credit: Viktollio / Shutterstock.com By Linda Nwoke The media industry is undergoing significant transformation due to the impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI), which is reshaping both production and consumption dynamics. AI technologies, such as OpenAI’s GPT-3, are revolutionizing content creation by automating article writing and report generation and assisting in scriptwriting for movies and […]
Hakeem Jeffries. Editorial credit: lev radin / Shutterstock.com By Jeff Coltin | Politico NEW YORK — Hakeem Jeffries dealt the socialists in his backyard another loss Tuesday night, as the Democratic House minority leader’s favored Assembly candidate defeated a reelection challenger backed by the Democratic Socialists of America. Assemblymember Stefani Zinerman, whose campaign Jeffries was […]
Editorial credit: Johnny Silvercloud / Shutterstock.com By Pearl Phillip Listen to the interview with Dr. Kareem Crayton here: The right to vote, particularly for Black voters in the U.S., has been bought with blood, sweat, and tears. Voting is a fundamental right in a democratic society, yet the journey to secure this right has been […]
Photo: State Sen. Zellnor Myrie and former Comptroller Scott Stringer are challenging Mayor Eric Adams during his 2025 reelection campaign. Credit: Ben Fractenberg/The CITY By Ashley Borja, Katie Honan, and Rachel Holliday Smith With Mayor Eric Adams’ 2021 campaign facing federal investigation and dismal polling numbers with high disapproval from New Yorkers, it’s no surprise that candidates have already raised their […]
Editorial credit: elbud / Shutterstock.com By Mary Cunningham, City Limits With this year’s presidential election expected to be a neck and neck competition between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump, every vote will matter. Mike John, who is voting for the first time, is proud that he’ll be able to weigh in. During the […]
Editorial credit: Johnny Silvercloud / Shutterstock.com By Pearl Phillip The intricate concepts of redistricting and gerrymandering can uphold and challenge the very essence of democracy, and this election year is a prime example of that as New York deals with its new district lines. Gerrymandering and redistricting, which occurs every ten years in New York […]
Photo: An early-voting site was open at the Queens Borough Community College for the Congressional District 3 special election, Feb. 9. 2024. Credit: Alex Krales/THE CITY By Melanie Marich and Allison Dikanovic This article is adapted from a previous version published by THE CITY in 2021. Primary Day is two weeks away, on June 25. And early voting starts this […]
By Elena Moore | NPR Millions of Americans can vote for the first time in the general election this fall, and while the majority of those will be voters just aging into eligibility – it’s a group that also includes new U.S. citizens spanning across generations. An estimated 3.5 million adults of voting age have been naturalized in the […]
Editorial credit: Jonah Elkowitz / Shutterstock.com By Amy Sherman | Poynter Former President Donald Trump can still run for the White House if he is convicted of a felony in New York. But as a Floridian, could he still vote for himself? Trump is charged with 34 counts of falsifying business records in an alleged scheme to […]
By Rogelio Sáenz and Selene M. Gomez | The Conversation Five of the seven states widely expected to be political battlegrounds in the 2024 presidential election have populations very much like that of the U.S. overall, in a range of demographic and socioeconomic measures. For decades, the presidential selection season has begun with the Iowa […]