Jim Shella: How desperate for money is the Trump campaign?
What I don’t get is the desperate and misleading tone. Empty promises verging on threats.
Jim Shella / Special to IBJ
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Jim Shella: Town halls give voters nonbiased look at candidates
We were able to get the candidates on the record on important issues from the coronavirus response to immigration.
Jim Shella: We’re better off when TV news isn’t trying to be perfect
The moral to the story is not that TV is now flawed and substandard. It’s that content matters.
Jim Shella: Life change reveals how tech has made things easier
Most of the technological improvements that have benefited me in the last few months are recent developments. Five years ago, I would have been forced to rely entirely on family and friends to help with routine tasks.
Jim Shella: Churches still struggle with issues of inclusion
People who believe the Lord is on their side often act in less than godly ways.
Jim Shella: A former partisan is trying to make sure everyone votes
Moreau wants everyone who is eligible to get out and vote. The Indianapolis attorney is behind a large-scale effort to increase the number of Indiana voters in the 2020 election. It’s already underway.
Jim Shella: Effort to education electorate is noble, needs help
Les Zwirn has located a couple of foundations willing to fund efforts to increase political literacy but only when it’s disconnected from electoral politics. He calls that ironic.
Jim Shella: Scoops don’t wait for sentimental moments
TV stations used to sit on breaking news until the 6 p.m. newscast for optimum impact. No longer.
Jim Shella: Challenging authority doesn’t make you unpatriotic
Who loves America? And who doesn’t? And just what does it mean to love America?
Jim Shella: Trump is vulnerable but are Democrats ready?
Donald Trump is somebody. Most of the Democratic candidates are currently nobodies.
Jim Shella: Clubhouse is point of light for those with mental illness
It’s a rundown building in a rundown part of town. But what goes on there is uplifting.
Jim Shella: Allow cameras in Indiana’s county courtrooms
The public deserves to know what goes on in our courtrooms just as much as it deserves to know what goes on in the legislative branches of government.
Jim Shella: Daily newspapers need to offer more convenient options
Newspapers have failed to find a way to get enough people to pay for their product.
Jim Shella: Why I’m pulling for Democrat Pete Buttigieg
There is a show business element to presidential politics that causes serious proposals and serious candidates to get lost.
Jim Shella: George Bush, a guy who did things his own way
I can’t imagine any other politician handling it that way.
Jim Shella: Election coverage reflects lack of voter interest
The failures on election night are the result of a lack of coverage in the weeks and months leading up to it because of a fear that viewers will change the channel.
Jim Shella: News decisions shouldn’t be driven by clicks
Leadership sometimes requires turning a blind eye to analytics.
Jim Shella: Cacophony of negative campaign ads is here to stay
It’s much more difficult to get a political message to register when there are hundreds of TV channels. Negative ads get noticed.
Jim Shella: Attacks on media aren’t new—but this is different
It was a Jim Acosta moment, but I didn’t feel threatened. Times are different now.
Jim Shella: Trump’s rhetoric stokes danger for journalists
I was once amused by what I assume are Trump’s efforts to charge up his base and protect himself from negative coverage. I no longer find it amusing.