Amanda Cronkhite, Ph.D.

amanda.cronkhite@armywarcollege.edu


Assistant Professor

US Army School of Advanced Military Studies

Year of PhD: 2018

Country: United States (Kansas)

Research Interests

Political Communication

Latin American And Caribbean Politics

Comparative Political Institutions

Political Participation

Foreign Policy

Publications:

Other:

(2019) Are Maduro's Actions Empowering Other Would-be Dictators in Latin America?, War Room

Blog post about potential follow-on effects of Maduro's staying in power in Latin America, specifically its impact in Bolivia & Nicaragua

Media Appearances:

Other:

(2018) A Better Peace (podcast)

A free and independent media is a hallmark of freedom and provides an important check against government power. Meanwhile, government leaders are invested in pursuing their agenda. This brings about natural tensions between political objectives and the objective truth, and therefore between governments and media. Unfortunately, these tensions can manifest in intimidation and violence against members of the press.

(2018) A Better Peace (podcast)

If you were a news editor, which story would you run first — a moderate earthquake in Italy or a larger earthquake in Sri Lanka? In the US, the Italian earthquake would be more likely due to the connections between the US and Italy at both national and societal levels. The newsworthiness of a story is often measured by factors unrelated to the story itself. For this podcast, the focus is on the story’s location and how it influences how long a story may run or whether the story will run at all (and where). To what extent does this affect the way people follow the news?