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About James Kates

James Kates is a professor in the Department of Communication at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. He has worked as an editor at The Philadelphia Inquirer, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and other publications.

NBN Episodes hosted by James:

Media May 19, 2023

City of Newsmen

Public Lies and Professional Secrets in Cold War Washington

Kathryn J. McGarr

Hosted by James Kates

Kathryn McGarr’s City of Newsmen: Public Lies and Professional Secrets in Cold War Washington (U Chicago Press, 2022) explores foreign policy journalism in Washington during and after World War II—a …

Journalism April 4, 2017

Charles K. McClatchy and the Golden Era of American Journalism

Steven M. Avella

Hosted by James Kates

Charles K. (CK) McClatchy was a towering figure in the making of Sacramento and the inland empire he liked to call Superior California. As editor of the Sacramento Bee from …

Journalism November 12, 2016

How Journalists Use Twitter

The Changing Landscape of U.S. Newsrooms

Alecia Swasy

Hosted by James Kates

With messages limited to 140 characters, Twitter once drew skepticism, even scorn, from journalists who saw little role for the social-media platform in their work. But as Alecia Swasy demonstrates …

Journalism November 6, 2016

Media, Millennials, and Politics

The Coming of Age of the Next Political Generation

Alison N. Novak

Hosted by James Kates

The millennial generation (those born from 1980 through the beginning of the 21st century) now comprises the largest voting bloc in the American electorate. In Media, Millennials, and Politics: The …

Journalism October 14, 2016

Deciding What's True

The Rise of Political Fact-Checking in American Journalism

Lucas Graves

Hosted by James Kates

In a fragmented media world where anyone can speak, professional journalists are no longer the "gatekeepers" who decide what the public will see and hear. Instead, citizens are barraged with …