‘Action Tanks’ needed to bridge public policy and service, says City Year co-founder

‘Action Tanks’ needed to bridge public policy and service, says City Year co-founder

After Monday’s tragic events at the Boston Marathon, the Kennedy School’s annual Public Service Week began on a somber note. Yet as the Shorenstein Center welcomed Alan Khazei, founder and chief executive officer of Be the Change, Inc., co-founder of City Year and HKS adjunct lecturer, the focus on service and policy seemed timely. More »

Internet has made Chinese government more accountable, public opinion more valuable, says Richburg

Keith Richburg, Fellow at the Institute of Politics and former China correspondent for The Washington Post, said that in China, "the Internet has really changed everything, particularly the relationship between the Chinese government and the Chinese people." More »

Covering Congress in a Challenging Political Landscape

Dana Bash, chief congressional correspondent for CNN, offered the Shorenstein Center an up-close view of Congress, and said that in reality, the notorious dysfunction and polarization is “much worse” than it appears on the news. More »

Shorenstein Center Director Alex S. Jones discusses the AP probe on WBZ Boston
The Shorenstein Center awarded HKS student Alexandra Raphel with a special summer internship in Pakistan. Follow her reporting here.
Fall 2011 Fellow Vivek Kundra featured in Forbes' "The Beyond CIO Series": From First Ever Federal CIO To Business Development Executive
In The New York Times, former Fellow David RohdeStart-Up Diplomacy
Tara McKelvey in BBC News: When people disappear, investigators scramble for clues
HKS Lecturer Jeffrey Seglin in The Los Angeles TimesSigns of our times
Former Fellow Bill Mitchell in WBUR's Cognoscenti: After the Marathon Bombings, Getting Back to 'OK'
 
Media Problems and the Public Interest. In this knowledge journalism video series, Tom Patterson discusses the strategy behind Journalist's Resource.

Spring 2013 Newsletter

Spring 2013 Newsletter

The most recent issue, published in April 2013, reported on the Goldsmith Awards, a discussion with Chris Hughes, the Spring Speaker Series, Spring Fellows, Journalist's Resource, and more. More »

Nature’s Prophet: Bill McKibben as Journalist, Public Intellectual and Activist

New paper by Fall 2012 Fellow Matthew C. Nisbet examines the impact of "knowledge journalism" on the climate change debate. More »

Media Coverage of the Drone Program

In her Shorenstein Center paper, Fall 2012 Fellow Tara McKelvey examines the media coverage of the U.S. drone program in five major news outlets. More »

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