ProfNet Experts Available on Fake News, Business Ethics, Dinosaur Discovery, More

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EXPERT ALERTS

• The Popularity of Fake News Sites
• Business Ethics and Lobbying
• Impact of Discovery of 99-Million-Year-Old Dinosaur Tail Preserved in Amber

EXPERT ROUNDUP

• Trump Presidency Predictions (continued)

MEDIA JOBS

• Editorial Writer – San Francisco Chronicle/SFGate
• Senior Market Editor – OPIS
• Reporter – Law360

OTHER NEWS & RESOURCES

• 10 Ways to Captivate Your Audience With Instagram Stories
• Blog Profiles: Food Blogs
• Say Goodbye to Bad Writing: Habits to Kick in 2017

EXPERT ALERTS:

The Popularity of Fake News Sites
Michael Longinow, Ph.D.
Professor of Journalism, Print Journalism Advisor
Biola University
"When a man from another state walks into a restaurant in Washington, D.C., with an automatic weapon based on a fake news story, we see in real time why fake news needs a remedy. The best journalists lament fake news reports because they know how hard real reporting really is -- the background research, comparative data analysis, chasing down authoritative sources for interviews. But deep down, thinking people know the difference. It's sort of like the difference between a greasy burger and a perfectly seasoned steak. Yes, they're both food. But they're not the same kind of meal."
With a Ph.D. in news-editorial journalism, Longinow is able to speak to the vetting and smoking out of fake news sites. During his early days as a reporter, Longinow freelanced for the Chicago Tribune and Sun-Times, as well as smaller weeklies in metro Chicago. As a full-time reporter for small dailies in Illinois and Georgia in the mid-1980s, Longinow covered the 1988 Democratic National Convention, the home district of U.S. Rep. Newt Gingrich, environmental issues, police news, the courts, civil rights, and urban planning. Longinow's reporting on racial inequities in one Georgia county's voting patterns helped change that government's structure.
Website: https://www.biola.edu/
Contact: Jenna Loumagne, [email protected]

Business Ethics and Lobbying
Nicholas W. Allard
President and Joseph Crea Dean and Professor of Law
Brooklyn Law School
"Business operates in a world of imperfect legal rules. Consider flaws and loopholes in U.S. tax laws and lobbying laws. Is it okay and even competitively imperative for business to take full advantage, to aggressively exploit legal loopholes?"
In addition to serving as president, dean, and professor of law at Brooklyn Law School, Allard also serves as senior counsel in the Public Policy and Regulation practice at Dentons, a global law firm with presence in more than 50 countries. Before joining the Law School in 2012, Allard served as chair of the Public Policy Department and co-chair of the Government Advocacy Practice Group at Patton Boggs in Washington, D.C. He was recognized as one of D.C.'s "Top Lobbyists" by The Hill from 2008 to 2011. He was most recently quoted in The New York Times about the president-elect's pick for White House Counsel (see http://tinyurl.com/h6ofjca).
Bio: https://www.brooklaw.edu/faculty/directory/facultymember/biography?id=nick.allard
Website: https://www.brooklaw.edu
Contact: John Mackin, [email protected]

Impact of Discovery of 99-Million-Year-Old Dinosaur Tail Preserved in Amber
Andrew Torrance
Earl B. Schurtz Research Professor
University of Kansas School of Law
Torrance is available to discuss the discovery of a 99-million-year-old dinosaur tail preserved in amber and the effects it can have on science, law, bioethics and de-extinction: "The science is advancing at an astonishing pace. Even faster, in some respects, than portrayed by Hollywood. Law, bioethics and policy must race to keep up, and, if possible, get ahead, so that the decisions humanity makes on reviving extinct species are wise and proactive, not rash, rushed and reactive."
Torrance is a professor of law who holds a doctorate in biology and law degree from Harvard University and has advised international bodies on de-extinction and synthetic biology.
Contact: Mike Krings, [email protected]

EXPERT ROUNDUP: Trump Presidency Predictions (continued)

Following are additional experts from the ProfNet network who are available to discuss various issues regarding what we can expect from a Trump presidency. To view the original roundup, visit http://prn.to/trumppredictions

Climate Change and Energy Policy
George Borovas
Partner, Project Development & Finance
Shearman & Sterling
Borovas is a partner in Shearman & Sterling's Project Development & Finance Group and the head of the firm's Global Nuclear Group. He concentrates his practice and advises lenders, governments and sponsors on the development of civilian nuclear power programs and the financing and construction of nuclear power plants. He has worked on projects and transactions in the U.K., the U.S., Russia, Europe, the Middle East, North Africa, Japan, South Korea, Southeast Asia, China, Australia and South Africa and has been named a Leading Lawyer in the IFLR1000 Guide to the World's Leading Financial Law Firms (2015-2017). He regularly negotiates contracts and advises clients on the establishment of global joint ventures relating to the nuclear industry as well as on transactions for the trading of fuel, equipment and services for nuclear power plants. He also advises companies on international nuclear liability and export compliance issues and has represented buyers in transactions involving the acquisition of nuclear power plants.
Contacts: Wendy Lee-McGuinness, [email protected], and Madison Malloch-Brown, [email protected]

Environment and Politics
David Konisky
Associate Professor
Indiana University's School of Public and Environmental Affairs
"The appointment of Scott Pruitt as the next EPA Administrator signals a monumental shift for U.S. environmental policy. As attorney general of Oklahoma, Pruitt has been a vocal critic of nearly all the EPA has done during the Obama administration, and he will likely look to rollback efforts to address climate change, strengthen air and water quality standards, and regulate fracking. As administrator of the EPA, Pruitt is likely to further shift responsibility for environmental protection from the EPA to the states. The lead contamination in Flint, Mich., is a good reminder that state governments are not always up to the job."
Konisky is a renowned environmental politics and policy expert whose research focuses on American politics and public policy, with particular emphasis on regulation, environmental politics and policy, state politics, and public opinion. Prior to joining IU, Konisky was an associate professor at the McCourt School of Public Policy at Georgetown University and an assistant professor at the Harry S. Truman School of Public Affairs at the University of Missouri.
Bio: https://spea.indiana.edu/faculty-research/directory/profiles/faculty/full-time/konisky-david.html
Website: https://spea.indiana.edu/
Contact: Kemba Neptune, [email protected]

Stock Market, Economic and Sector Growth
Todd Sheldon
Author, "Turbulent Money"
"There are three major things that have distorted sector performance in the business cycle: central banks, market manipulation, and corruption. I believe Trump will bring it back in line with sectors matching the late cycle."
Sheldon's expertise includes topics such as: various American ventures that will be unequivocally affected following Trump's rise to presidency; how Brexit and U.S. elections affect U.S. equity and foreign exchange markets; how higher home loan rates affect housing recuperation; healthcare issues -- we will lose advances in medicine if research companies are unable to recoup the nearly $1 billion an FDA post-approval costs.
Website: https://www.turbulentmoney.com/about/?v=7516fd43adaa
Contact: Adrienne Mazzone, [email protected]

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