2013

Media and Politics in Washington, D.C.

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September 10, 2013 – Chuck Todd, NBC News Chief White House Correspondent and Political Director, discussed the political system in the U.S. and the dysfunction of the two parties, and how Obama’s role has shifted. Listen to the audio on SoundCloud or iTunesU. If the story below doesn’t load properly, click here to view in Storify. http://storify.com/shorensteinctr/chuck-todd-media-and-politics-in-washington-d-c

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Riptide: Digital Disruption of the News Business

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September 9, 2013 – A panel discussion with Tim Armstrong, AOL; Caroline Little, Newspaper Association of America; Arthur Sulzberger Jr., The New York Times. Moderated by former Shorenstein Center Fellows John Huey, Martin Nisenholtz and Paul Sagan. Watch the video: About the Project: The Riptide project was conceived and executed at the Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics and Public Policy by three Shorenstein Center Fellows during the Spring 2013

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Peter Hamby

Did Twitter Kill the Boys on the Bus?
Searching for a better way to cover a campaign

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In a new paper released by the Shorenstein Center at Harvard University, Spring 2013 Fellow Peter Hamby, who covered the 2008 and 2012 presidential races for CNN, examines the challenges of reporting on a modern political race in today’s volatile online media ecosystem.

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Shorenstein Center Welcomes Leaders in Media and Political Journalism for Fall 2013

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August 28, 2013 – The Joan Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics and Public Policy, located at the Harvard Kennedy School, is pleased to announce its 2013 Fall Fellows and Visiting Faculty. “Our Fellows and Visiting Faculty for the fall semester range from one of the nation’s most respected political analysts to a crusading FCC commissioner,

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HKS alum and faculty speak at the 2013 Personal Democracy Forum

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June 6-7, 2013 – Harvard Kennedy School Adjunct Lecturer Nicco Mele spoke at the 10th annual Personal Democracy Forum in New York City about “The Unwritten Future of Personal Democracy.” HKS alums Kate Krontiris and Kathryn Peters spoke about “Reimagining the Future of American Elections,” and Steve Grove spoke on “How Hangouts Are Improving Public Conversations.” Click here to watch the videos.

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Google’s Richard Gingras encourages innovation in media outlets to fit technological environment

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April 30, 2013 – Google’s head of news and social products Richard Gingras spoke to the Shorenstein Center about the evolution of the news ecosystem, and how media institutions can stay relevant in a changing technological landscape.

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The Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy is a Harvard Kennedy School research center dedicated to exploring and illuminating the intersection of press, politics and public policy in theory and practice. The Center strives to bridge the gap between journalists and scholars, and between them and the public.

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