Dan Kennedy

Dan Kennedy is an associate professor of journalism at Northeastern University who writes for the Nieman Journalism Lab, WGBHNews.org and various other publications. His book The Wired City: Reimagining Journalism and Civic Life in the Post-Newspaper Age examines online local and regional journalism. Kennedy is also a former online columnist for The Guardian and was the media columnist for The Boston Phoenix. His blog, Media Nation, covers issues related to journalism, politics and culture. While at the Shorenstein Center, Kennedy wrote about strategies that could change the fortunes of the declining newspaper business.

Dan Kennedy

Dan Kennedy: The Debates Gave Donald Trump the Nomination, and It’s the Media’s Fault

July 12, 2016

Dan Kennedy, spring 2016 fellow and associate professor of journalism at Northeastern University, criticizes the Republican debates as “an exercise in faux democracy,” owing to their organization and presentation of the candidates. Read more in The Washington Post.

Dan Kennedy

The Bezos Effect: How Amazon’s Founder Is Reinventing The Washington Post – and What Lessons It Might Hold for the Beleaguered Newspaper Business

June 8, 2016

A new paper by Dan Kennedy, Joan Shorenstein Fellow (spring 2016) and associate professor in the School of Journalism at Northeastern University, provides insight into The Washington Post’s digital strategy and business model following its acquisition by Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos. Many of the strategies Bezos is pursuing are applicable to any newspaper,

Dan Kennedy

Dan Kennedy: Spectacle Reigns As Trump Triumphs: “The New Normal” Has Arrived

May 4, 2016

May 4, 2016 — Dan Kennedy, current Joan Shorenstein Fellow and associate professor of journalism at Northeastern University, considers what Trump’s victory in Indiana will mean for the Republican Party – and the media’s responsibility to not treat Trump as a “normal candidate.” Read more on WGBH News.

Dan Kennedy

Dan Kennedy: The Boston Globe’s Trump Parody: Brilliant Satire, Self-Indulgent Clickbait —Or Both?

April 11, 2016

April 11, 2016 — Dan Kennedy, current Joan Shorenstein Fellow and associate professor of journalism at Northeastern University, weighs in on The Boston Globe’s parody front page, which envisioned a Donald Trump presidency. Read more at WGBH News.

Dan Kennedy: Why New Hampshire Is A Big Media Moment For Michael Bloomberg And Joe Biden

February 9, 2016

February 9, 2016 — Dan Kennedy, current Joan Shorenstein Fellow and associate professor of journalism at Northeastern University, writes about the opportunities for an independent candidate, such as Bloomberg, in light of the results from the New Hampshire primary. Read more on WGBH News.

Dan Kennedy

Dan Kennedy: The Debates Gave Donald Trump the Nomination, and It’s the Media’s Fault

July 12, 2016

Dan Kennedy, spring 2016 fellow and associate professor of journalism at Northeastern University, criticizes the Republican debates as “an exercise in faux democracy,” owing to their organization and presentation of the candidates. Read more in The Washington Post.

Dan Kennedy

The Bezos Effect: How Amazon’s Founder Is Reinventing The Washington Post – and What Lessons It Might Hold for the Beleaguered Newspaper Business

June 8, 2016

A new paper by Dan Kennedy, Joan Shorenstein Fellow (spring 2016) and associate professor in the School of Journalism at Northeastern University, provides insight into The Washington Post’s digital strategy and business model following its acquisition by Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos. Many of the strategies Bezos is pursuing are applicable to any newspaper,

Dan Kennedy

Dan Kennedy: Spectacle Reigns As Trump Triumphs: “The New Normal” Has Arrived

May 4, 2016

May 4, 2016 — Dan Kennedy, current Joan Shorenstein Fellow and associate professor of journalism at Northeastern University, considers what Trump’s victory in Indiana will mean for the Republican Party – and the media’s responsibility to not treat Trump as a “normal candidate.” Read more on WGBH News.

Dan Kennedy

Dan Kennedy: The Boston Globe’s Trump Parody: Brilliant Satire, Self-Indulgent Clickbait —Or Both?

April 11, 2016

April 11, 2016 — Dan Kennedy, current Joan Shorenstein Fellow and associate professor of journalism at Northeastern University, weighs in on The Boston Globe’s parody front page, which envisioned a Donald Trump presidency. Read more at WGBH News.

Dan Kennedy: Why New Hampshire Is A Big Media Moment For Michael Bloomberg And Joe Biden

February 9, 2016

February 9, 2016 — Dan Kennedy, current Joan Shorenstein Fellow and associate professor of journalism at Northeastern University, writes about the opportunities for an independent candidate, such as Bloomberg, in light of the results from the New Hampshire primary. Read more on WGBH News.

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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