Leading journalists and political experts visited the Shorenstein Center this year to offer insight on some of today’s most pressing national security and foreign policy issues – from ISIS to cyberwar to disaster response. Hear audio and read highlights below: Farnaz Fassihi, The Wall Street Journal: The changing nature of reporting from the Middle East, […]
Events Recap 2014-2015: Foreign Policy and National Security Read More »
May 6, 2015 — The latest installment of NPR’s “The Race Card Project” explores the impact of names. From Michele Norris, current Joan Shorenstein Fellow. Read more.
Six Words: “My Name is Jamaal … I’m White.” Read More »
May 6, 2015 — Nick Sinai, Walter Shorenstein Media & Democracy Fellow, was interviewed by TechRepublic about the rise of CDO roles at major government agencies and departments. Read more.
Chief data officer: Insight into a crucial role for the exabyte age Read More »
May 6, 2015 — Aneesh Chopra, Walter Shorenstein Media & Democracy Fellow, was interviewed by Vice News about the possibilities for public and private collaboration to better match job seekers with jobs. Read more.
How Big Data Could Reshape the American Workforce Read More »
This session is part of the study group series, How Shifts in Race and Cultural Identity Influence Politics, Policy and Pop Culture, led by Michele Norris. Seminars are for Harvard students only (graduate and undergraduate), and are not-for-credit. Description: Over the course of this series there have been many rich discussions examining issues and case studies from
May 3, 2015 — Peter Hamby, CNN political reporter and Shorenstein Fellow in spring 2013, has been hired by Snapchat to lead its news division. Read more in The New York Times.
Campaign Coverage via Snapchat Could Shake Up the 2016 Elections Read More »
April 30, 2015 — John Wihbey, Assistant Director for Journalist’s Resource, shared his thoughts about social media and uprisings in an article in The Globe and Mail. Read more.
Baltimore live streams riots with Periscope app Read More »
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 Joan Shorenstein Fellows. William E. Buzenberg, former executive director of The Center for Public Integrity, Jackie Calmes,
Media & Politics Must Reads, April 24, 2015 Read More »
April 22, 2015 — Jennifer Berry Hawes and Doug Pardue of The Post and Courier and John Carreyrou and Christopher Stewart of The Wall Street Journal discussed the making of their stories “Till Death Do Us Part” and “Medicare Unmasked,” at the Goldsmith Seminar on Investigative Reporting in March 2015. The Post and Courier’s “Till Death
Goldsmith Prize Finalists, Now Pulitzer Prize Winners, Discuss Their Stories Read More »
April 20, 2015 — William Powers, Joan Shorenstein Fellow, Fall 2006, writes about the Spanish town of Jun, which has been using Twitter as its principal medium for citizen-government communication. Read more on the Huffington Post.
William Powers: The Incredible Jun: A Town that Runs on Social Media Read More »
April 20, 2015 — Robert Lenzner, Joan Shorenstein Fellow, Spring 2014, writes in Financial Times that seven years after the financial crisis, regulators still know very little about the true level of risk that big banks are exposed to. Read more…
Robert Lenzner: Hidden dangers that banking regulators fail to chart Read More »
April 16, 2015 — Renée Loth, Joan Shorenstein Fellow, Fall 2011, writes about Rand Paul being the first presidential candidate to accept Bitcoin donations — and why use of the currency is raising concerns among some federal elections officials. Read more on WBUR…
Renée Loth: Rand Paul, Bitcoin And A New Frontier In Campaign Finance Loopholes Read More »
This session is part of the five-week study group series, How Shifts in Race and Cultural Identity Influence Politics, Policy and Pop Culture, led by Michele Norris. Seminars are for Harvard students only (graduate and undergraduate), and are not-for-credit. Please register below to reserve your space. Description: Why and how do stereotypes take root? What is the
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 David Skok: Managing Digital Disruption in a Traditional Newsroom: Putting Theory into Practice. David Skok, newly-promoted managing editor for digital of The Boston Globe, discussed
Media & Politics Must Reads, April 17, 2015 Read More »
April 16, 2015 — Trudy Lieberman, Joan Shorenstein Fellow, Spring 2001, provides tips for how the media can better report on the emerging Social Security debate on Columbia Journalism Review. Read more…
Trudy Lieberman: How to bring clarity and urgency to Social Security reporting Read More »
A paper by John M. Geddes, Joan Shorenstein Fellow (Fall 2014) and former managing editor of The New York Times explores the disruption of the news industry through the lens of technology reporters. A transformative wave washed over the world economy this past quarter-century and technology journalists were its chroniclers and front-row witnesses. Many, among
With Jorge Ramos, journalist, author, and television anchor for Univision and Fusion. Presented by the Harvard Institute of Politics. Co-sponsored by the Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy.
America 2050: The Future of News & Latinos Read More »
This session is part of the 10-week seminar series, Data, Technology and Innovation in Government, led by Nick Sinai. Seminars are for students only (graduate and undergraduate) and are not-for-credit. Please register below to reserve your space. Description: From the EPA’s release of the toxic chemicals data to the FCC’s current net neutrality debate, transparency/disclosure can be an
Regulatory Modernization Seminar Read More »
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 Phillip Martin: Reporting on Race and Poverty. Phillip Martin, senior investigative reporter at WGBH, discussed how his reporting on race and poverty has been shaped
Media and Politics Must Reads, April 10, 2015 Read More »
This session is part of the five-week study group series, How Shifts in Race and Cultural Identity Influence Politics, Policy and Pop Culture, led by Michele Norris. Seminars are for Harvard students only (graduate and undergraduate), and are not-for-credit. Please register below to reserve your space. Description: This study group will look at the intersection between personal identity
Study Group: “Not what you think I am” On the question of identity — who gets to choose? Read More »
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