This week it’s been the 50th anniversary of President Kennedy‘s Civil Rights address from the Oval Office in June 11th, 1963. The US south -mainly Democratic- was a huge stumbling block to overcome in the Civll Rights movement’s struggle: People, Communities and Government’s heart barriers. An example of the institutional front was Alabama’s Governor [...]
Last 5th of June, we remembered the 45th anniversary of RFK‘s assassination, at the Hotel Ambassador in LA, celebrating the California Democratic Primary victory, foreseeing the 1968 US Presidential Election. Each year on this day we dedicate it a especial thought. Almost 2 years before, during a South Africa trip, on June the 6th [...]
It wasn’t the first time Oprah was the keynote speaker at Harvard to join and encourage the recent graduate students and their families in the new post-graduate season. But this time the speech robustly outlined her TV soul key elements: irony, human and hearted stories proving the American dream, also persistence and inspiring vital lessons. [...]
The most Republican issue ever; the debate where Democrats usually speak with fear; the growing pressure of the Civil Rights movement with a more energized voice – paradoxically inside the GOP: Security and Defense. After the difficult -scandals- week (Benghazi’s resurrection, the AP journalists wire and the IRS activities), and the Department of Justice release [...]
A week ago it was commemorated the 63th anniversary of the first speech of Winston Churchill as a new UK Prime Minister. In that session at the House of Commons, the outgoing PM, conservative Neville Chamberlain, was cheered with several ovations, Mr. Churchill was received with indifference. 8 monts after the beginning of the [...]
We can establish an analogy between the US Presidential State of the Union (#SOTU) address and the British “State Opening of Parliament” Crown speech. Downing Street prepares the Speech, positioning the next year’s Government agenda. More important than the speech itself is its Historical symbology: Staged on the House of Lords; it’s the only ocasion [...]
On April the 23rd, 1910, Paris still was recovering from the floods that two months ago inflicted the city and 26th US president, Theodore Roosevelt was invited by the Sorbonne University. There he addressed the “Citizens in a Republic” speech, which is going to transcend by the “Man in the Arena” paragraph, a tribute of the daily common [...]
Professor David Miró invited us to share a session with his “Political Journalism” class at the Pompeu Fabra Univeristy (Barcelona). The plan was to explore ideas and thoughts about our job, the present time and the navigation road map of Political Communication. It was an intense, enthusiastic, enriching and fantastic conversation. The presentation of the [...]
Last Saturday was the day when Washington most laugh at self-laughes. Political, Economic and Media leaders, and every time more Cinema & TV star system celebrities, joined for an exceptional event. After the inaugural address of the WHCA president, the first surprise of the night: 1. #HouseofNerds: The return -until 2nd Season premiere- of shakespearian [...]
Last stop before this year’s #WHCD. We flashback until 1986, which also was an intense year at the White House: Immigration reform; the beginning of the last period of the Cold War; the Iran-contra affair; Nicaragua… Despite that president Reagan performed a short speech, maybe not in the best physical and emotional state of mind, [...]
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