"Remember New Coke? Remember how much money Coca-Cola spent to promote it? Did it work?
No, because no one liked New Coke. And most of these self-financed candidates are like New Coke."  

Jennifer Steen in the Star-Ledger
November 4, 2002

Buffalo News reports on eight potential self-financers in New York's 26th C.D. (March 31, 2008). Jennifer Steen explains why the un-rich guy might be the winner.

National Public Radio considers whether self-financing helps or hurts candidates; Jennifer Steen says it's a wash.  February 7, 2008.

The Tolucan Times (Riverside Co., California) gives a thumbs-up review to "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" and praises the "expressive, heartfelt performance" of Amy Steen Bloom as Esmeralda,  January 23, 2008.

How might self-financing affect a Bloomberg run for president?  Jennifer Steen discusses what happens when candidates spend a "gazillion" dollars.  (Hey, that's a misquote!  I said "ka-jillion," not "gazillion"!)  Newsday (Long Island, NY), January 6, 2008.

Victory Briefs Daily, the newsletter for Lincoln-Douglas debate, reports on Jonathan Koppell's as-yet-unbroken record established during his 1988 run of the high school speech-and-debate circuit (November 28, 2007).

In 1996 the DSCC recruited "Kerrey's Millionaires," rich businessmen who had an unblemished record (no victories!) in their Senate races. In 2008 the NRCC hopes for better luck as they field a slate of self-financed challengers in competitive House districts.  Professor Steen comments in The Hill  (November 9, 2007).

After the 3rd quarter financial reports, several outlets cover Mitt Romney's personal investment in his presidential campaign.  Quotes from Jennifer Steen appear in the Washington Post (September 30, 2007), Boston Globe (October 2), USA Today (October 4), Associated Press (October 6), and Politico (October 25).

Carla Koppell urges more inclusiveness at the Darfur peace talks.  Her op-ed appears in the Christian Science Monitor, October 22, 2007

Alison French Steen interviewed on Marketplace about the economic impact of Idaho forest fires on the whitewater industry (August 15, 2007).

Carla Koppell appears on public radio's Tell Me More, discussing the detention of scholar Haleh Esfandiari in Iran, May 25, 2007

Jennifer Steen's book is highlighted in "Inquiring Minds" section of BC Magazine, Spring 2007

Jennifer Steen appears on Boston College's "On Topic" radio program, discussing campaign finance regulation, April 2007

Jonathan Koppell interviewed on Marketplace about the sale of Sallie Mae (April 16, 2007); Professor Koppell's sound bite introduced at :50.

Jonathan Koppell's photos of the debris of the imploded New Haven Coliseum (January 31, 2007) are featured on the web site of the New Haven Independent.

Op-ed in the (Harrisburg, PA) Patriot-News calls for matching funds for self-financers' opponents and invokes Jennifer Steen's research (January 28, 2007).

Senator Joe Lieberman criticizes his opponent for self-financing.  Will Connecticut voters care?  The Hartford Courant quotes Jennifer Steen and plugs her book, June 4, 2006.

Jennifer Steen on Katherine Harris's decision to drop $10 million into her flagging Senate bid:  "It looks like only one person thinks Katherine Harris is a good investment: Katherine Harris." The Tampa Tribune, March 17, 2006

Jennifer Steen comments on self-financers and the BCRA Millionaires' Amendment in the [Tucson] Arizona Daily Star, February 10, 2006

The Observer quotes Jennifer Steen on the most extreme of the extreme, Michael Bloomberg and Jon Corzine, October 3, 2005

The Washington Times quotes Jennifer Steen on the early departures of some self-financed U.S. senators, February 27, 2005

Jennifer Steen tells the BC Chronicle about her experience as a Fulbright lecturer in Shanghai, China, February 10, 2004.

Jennifer Steen quoted in article about John Edwards' staffers making contributions to the presidential campaign, The American Prospect, July 22, 2003.

A three-fer!  Research by the Steen-Koppells mentioned in Racine, Wisconsin, Journal Times article on name-order effects in local elections, March 23, 2003.  Father-in-law G. Oliver Koppell gets his name in there, too

Jennifer Steen on NPR's "Morning Edition," January 1, 2003

Alison Steen on Arizona Public Radio, January 7, 2003 (AFS not identified by name but hear her (1) on comm radio; (2) "if you were an action figure;" (3) cackle at end)

Jennifer Steen's research showcased in Roll Call , January 15, 2003!

Jennifer Steen's views on campaign finance reform featured in the Boston College Chronicle , October 3, 2002

Jennifer Steen on Idaho Public Television's "Gold Rush Days and Ghost Towns," filmed summer 2001

The New York Times reports on Steen/Koppell nuptials, May 27, 2001

Jennifer Steen's research featured in the National Journal, February 10, 2001

"No 'There' There" -- Jonathan Koppell in the Atlantic Monthly, August 2000 (Read more of Jonathan Koppell's columns)

"Maybe You Can Buy an Election, But Not With Your Own Money" -- Jennifer Steen's op-ed in the Washington Post, June 25, 2000

Jennifer Steen discusses her research on self-financed candidates on KTVU (San Francisco Bay Area Fox affiliate) 10 O'Clock News, February 1998 (sorry, this video file format cannot be viewed on many non-ancient computers because no codec is available beyond Windows 98)

The Contra Costa Times runs a photo of Jennifer Steen with its coverage of the real presidential election, held December 17, 1996.  The article isn't available but the photo is; the original caption read "Electoral college member Jennifer Steen of Oakland passes out ballots to two colleagues Monday in the state Capitol to cast California's ballots for president."

The Lemhi County, Idaho, Recorder-Herald reports on Daniel Morrison Steen's arrival in Lemhi County 100 years earlier, May 3, 1979.

Jennifer Steen's great-great grandfather, Warren Olney, featured in Sierra magazine, February/March 1978.

In 1849 Professor Steen's great-great-great grandfather, John Cotter Pelton, founded the public school system in San Francisco;  his role in introducing music to public education is discussed in a scholarly article by Robert Fowells (1963).  (Link works only for J-STOR subscribers.)

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