Sasha Issenberg

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01 Mar 2025 Patch Work How John Jameson (MBA 1991) and Winning Connections harnessed the enduring political power of a phone call Re: John Jameson (MBA 1991); By: Sasha Issenberg; Illustrations by Dan Bejar Topics: Government, Politics, LawCommunication-Communication StrategyGovernance-Policy ShareBar The week before the November 2024 US elections was like so many that came before at Winning Connections, with John Jameson (MBA 1991) padding around his firm’s Capitol Hill town house in...

Oct 27, 2024 | politico.com | Sasha Issenberg

Amid billions of dollars spent trying to move opinions using traditional methods, it’s unlikely a deepfake attack on Trump or Harris would swing the presidential election. But the situation is far different as one moves down the ballot, where voters’ views of candidates are likely to be more susceptible to new information, whether or not it’s true.

Sep 23, 2024 | podcasts.apple.com | Sasha Issenberg

How does a fresh tuna get from Japan to Nebraska before it goes bad? And how does its journey show up in the price of your spicy tuna rolls? Zachary Crockett gets schooled. SOURCES:Sasha Issenberg, journalist and author. David Utterback, owner of Yoshitomo and Ota sushi restaurants. Nobu Yamanashi, president of Yama Seafood. RESOURCES:"Wild or Farmed? Pacific or Atlantic? Here’s What to Know About Bluefin Tuna," by Jean Trinh (Los Angeles Times, 2023).

Sep 22, 2024 | freakonomics.com | Zachary Crockett |Sasha Issenberg

Episode Transcript On a shopping strip along Nebraska’s Highway 64, you’ll find a Walgreens, a church, a couple dive bars — and, between a tattoo parlor and a cannabis dispensary, a restaurant you might not be expecting. UTTERBACK: We’ve got all the nigiri, sashimi, sushi rolls and all that. We’ve got items like our hama toast, which is essentially a yellowtail hamachi sushi bite that’s been kind of reworked. That’s David Utterback.

Jun 8, 2024 | iverifyu.com | Sasha Issenberg

Democrats Want Marriage Equality On the Ballot. Conservatives Aren’t Putting Up a Fight. This post was originally published on Politico