Media, Campaigns, and 2016 with Jill Abramson, Kristen Soltis Anderson, Mark Halperin, John Heilemann, David Rogers, and Alex S. Jones. December 2, 2014, 9:00am.
Theodore H. White Seminar on Press and Politics Read More »
November 22, 2014 — Michael Ignatieff, Edward R. Murrow Professor of Practice at Harvard Kennedy School, writes about the importance of authenticity in politics in the New Republic. Read more…
Michael Ignatieff: I Wish Someone Had Told Me This Before I Became a Politician Read More »
Optimism for a Change: Media, Campaigns, and 2016 with Mark Halperin and John Heilemann
Theodore H. White Lecture with Mark Halperin and John Heilemann Read More »
November 18, 2014 — Susan Crawford, former Shorenstein Center visiting professor and current Harvard Law School professor, and Stephen Goldsmith, professor at Harvard Kennedy School, write about the possibilities of using big data to improve public services in the Boston Globe. Read more…
Susan Crawford: Good data make better cities Read More »
November 20, 2014 — Jeff Madrick, editor of Challenge magazine, contributing editor at Harper’ s, and former Shorenstein fellow, discussed the widely-adopted yet, in his view, faulty ideas that have dominated U.S. economic policy in recent decades. Drawing on his recent book, Seven Bad Economic Ideas and How They’ve Hurt Us All, Madrick argued that
Jeff Madrick: “Seven Bad Economic Ideas and How They’ve Hurt Us All” Read More »
November 19, 2014 — Frederick W. Mayer, professor of public policy, political science and environment at Duke University, discussed how storytelling plays a vital role in political and civic engagement.
Frederick W. Mayer: Narrative Politics: The Medium is the Story Read More »
November 18, 2014 — Jeffrey Goldberg, national correspondent for the Atlantic, discussed the increasing dangers of reporting on the Middle East and provided candid guidance for those who aspire to cover the region.
Jeffrey Goldberg of the Atlantic: The Challenges of Reporting on the Middle East Read More »
November 18, 2014 — Nicco Mele came to the Shorenstein Center as a visiting Murrow Lecturer in the spring of 2009. He continued teaching at HKS/Shorenstein Center as an adjunct lecturer and has been a vital part of the Center, teaching and advising on digital media strategy and politics. Today, he was named the new
Nicco Mele named deputy publisher of L.A. Times Read More »
Richard S. Salant Lecture on Freedom of the Press with Margaret H. Marshall November 13, 2014 – Margaret Marshall, former chief justice of the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, delivered the annual Salant Lecture on Freedom of the Press, where she expressed her concerns about the Supreme Court’s interpretation of the First Amendment, and its
Margaret H. Marshall: “Democracy v. the First Amendment? New Tensions in a New Age” Read More »
November 10, 2014 — Current Fellow Yavuz Baydar examines threats to freedom of the press in Turkey on Huffington Post. Read more…
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