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 / Special to IBJ
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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.
JIM SHELLA: Donald Trump might change use of anonymous sources
Not all anonymous sources share their information in sinister conversations in back hallways.
Jim Shella: Indiana Debate Commission can, must do better
The candidates need to be asked tougher questions and then they need to be forced to answer them.
JIM SHELLA: Sinclair station actions are cringe-worthy
I’ve already seen the arguments about how journalists wouldn’t complain if the Sinclair message came from the left. Wrong.
SHELLA: Time for a balanced approach to gun debate
I know guns are not the sole factor in the recent flurry of mass killings in America, but they are a factor.
SHELLA: Oprah exposes Democrats’ struggle to ID candidates
The search is on for the next Barack Obama.
SHELLA: Indiana’s Statehouse as a soap opera set
All these incidents at the Statehouse involve consensual behavior, as far as I know.
Shella: Forcing Republicans, Democrats to work together
Lawmakers in safe districts, be they in Congress or in the Indiana General Assembly, don’t need to cooperate with others because they have no fear of losing the next election.