Nilagia McCoy

Spring Semester Highlights: Election 2016, Health Care, Supreme Court, Foreign Policy

With the spring semester coming to a close, we look back at the perspectives shared by prominent journalists and practitioners who recently visited the Shorenstein Center to discuss some of today’s most pressing topics. Find audio and video for more events in our archive, subscribe to our iTunes podcast, and check back in September for […]

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Michael Ignatieff

The United States and the European Refugee Crisis: Standing with Allies

Executive Summary The US-European relationship remains a cornerstone of American security and prosperity. It is never in America’s interest to remain a bystander when Europe’s cohesion is under threat. The refugee crisis in Europe is such a threat. This report outlines a strategy for American leadership to help Europe turn this crisis into an opportunity

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Dan Kennedy

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

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.

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Pippa Norris

Pippa Norris: Shot or Poisoned? Does the Choice of Trump or Cruz Really Matter?

April 29, 2016 — Pippa Norris, Paul F. McGuire Lecturer in Comparative Politics, argues that despite Senator Lindsey Graham’s remarks, the choice between Trump and Cruz does matter for the Republican Party. She also examines the ideological, economic, and cultural positions of the Republican and Democratic candidates. Read more on The Conversation. 

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Jelani Cobb

Beyond Ideology: A Conversation on Race, Violence and Justice

Jelani Cobb, Professor of History and Director of the Institute for African American Studies at the University of Connecticut, contributor to The New Yorker, and recipient of the 2016 Jay College of Criminal Justice Trailblazer award, along with Thomas Abt, Senior Research Fellow and Adjunct Lecturer with the Harvard Kennedy School and former Deputy Secretary

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Nicco Mele

Nicco Mele Named as New Director of the Shorenstein Center at Harvard Kennedy School

CAMBRIDGE, MA – Nicco Mele, Wallis Annenberg Chair in Journalism at the University of Southern California and former Senior Vice President and Deputy Publisher of the Los Angeles Times, has been named the new director of the Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy at Harvard’s John F. Kennedy School of Government, Dean Douglas

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Spring 2016 fellows

Media & Politics Must Reads, April 22, 2016

Our weekly roundup of news found at the intersection of media, politics, policy and technology, from the Shorenstein Center and from around the web. This Week at the Shorenstein Center Media and Politics: What’s Next? A Conversation with the Spring 2016 Joan Shorenstein Fellows. The Shorenstein Center hosted a conversation with its fellows Johanna Dunaway, associate

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