Can journalistic theories explain foreign press criticism of the U.S. president?

C&J faculty and student researchers analyze foreign criticisms of U.S. leaders

David Weiss, the chair of the Communication and Journalism Department at The University of New Mexico, and his student, undergraduate Andrew Schumann, are currently researching foreign criticism of U.S. presidents. In particular, they are looking at foreign media’s criticism of the Trump administration in 2020 and the U.S. handling the COVID-19 crisis. With this research, the pair are using a framework of several existing academic theories and standards for journalists and exploring ways these standards may be challenged by recent journalistic criticism.