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David B. Cohen

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Akron
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Covers:  American politics; White House; presidency; POTUS; Congress; Ohio politics

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David B. Cohen’s Biography

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Professor of Political Science and Director of the Applied Politics Program at The University of Akron. Teaches courses on the American Presidency, Congress, and Homeland Security. Currently co-authoring a book about the White House Office of the Chief of Staff and working on other projects related to the American presidency. Frequent media contributor on national and Ohio politics, as well as a guest speaker for civic organizations.

David B. Cohen’s Journalist Portfolio

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J.D. Vance wins prize of Donald Trump's endorsement; Josh Mandel worked hardest for it

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Congress Must Address Continuity of Government Operations

Congress Must Address Continuity of Government Operations

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Keeping Donald Trump in power was Mark Meadows' focus in short stint at White House

Keeping Donald Trump in power was Mark Meadows' focus in short stint at White House

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Delta Variant Presents New Threat to Continuity of Congress

Delta Variant Presents New Threat to Continuity of Congress

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Opinion: What Congress must do to protect itself

Opinion: What Congress must do to protect itself

Taylor J. Swift, David B. Cohen and Robert Alexander write that Covid-19 demonstrated the necessity to consid…

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Opinion: How Donald Trump could win the presidency -- and have Kamala Harris as his VP

Opinion: How Donald Trump could win the presidency -- and have Kamala Harris as his VP

In a contingency scenario, it is entirely possible that Donald Trump could win reelection and Kamala Harris w…

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Articles

How sports coaching transformed a Croydon pupil's life

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By David B. Cohen
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Fourteen-year-old Aakeeshen is a softly spoken slip of a boy, but his words carry a punch. “Sometimes uncontrollable thoughts come into my head that I can't do anything about,” he says. “I can't concentrate so I put my head down on the desk, but occasionally I start shouting and the teacher sends me out or gives me a detention for disengaging from lessons or for disruption.” As Aakeeshen talks, he stares at his feet and you can barely see his face beneath his long fringe.
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'Football saved our son — without it he would have been isolated'

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By David B. Cohen
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The date July 7, 2022 is seared in Alexia's memory. That was the day, aged 14, she first arrived at Bloomsbury Football Foundation to try out for its competitive squad. She remembers it as the day her life changed. Alexia was the fastest in her year over 100 metres, beating both all the girls and boys, and dreamed of becoming a serious footballer. But at school, female sport was patchy and she was criticised by the other girls as “always the try-hard” for taking sport too earnestly.
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'Without Greenhouse, I would have been an ordinary kid'

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By David B. Cohen
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Maryam started secondary school full of excitement, but the pace and volume of the work soon got to her and she began to skip lessons, and then to bunk off entire mornings. “I would leave home in my school uniform and go and hang out in a local park,” she says.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

I have never been employed as a jounalist

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes

How is social media changing news?

The amount of news has exploded exponentially. This can be great thing but very dangerous also.