Mr. Patterson: Now, it’s my distinct pleasure to introduce the recipient of this year’s Goldsmith Career Award for Excellence in Journalism, Walter Isaacson. Walter Isaacson is president and CEO of the Aspen Institute, which he’s led for more than a decade. If you’re familiar with the outsized agenda that Walter has pursued at Aspen, there […]
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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 Nicco Mele – In Search of a Business Model: The Future of Journalism in an Age of Social Media and Dramatic Declines in Print Revenue.
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February 22, 2016 — Thomas Patterson, Shorenstein Center interim director, writes about how the 2016 election resembles the 1972 and 1976 presidential campaigns – the first to be waged under the reformed nominating system. Read more on Huffington Post.
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February 22, 2016 — Trudy Lieberman, spring 2001 fellow and press critic for Columbia Journalism Review, writes about the legislation that paved the way for pension cuts, and provides suggestions for covering such stories on a national level. Read more.
February 22, 2016 — Celestine Bohlen, columnist at The International New York Times and fall 2014 fellow, writes about relations between the U.S. and France regarding Syria. Read more.
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February 19, 2016 — Bob Schieffer, Walter Shorenstein Media & Democracy Fellow, discussed how the closeness of the nomination races is revealing the divide within political parties. Watch the video on CBS News.
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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 Jill Abramson – Election 2016: Is There Enough Quality Campaign Coverage? Jill Abramson, lecturer at Harvard and former executive editor of The New York Times,
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February 18, 2016 — Mark McKinnon, political strategist, former fellow and former visiting faculty member, explains how candidates use the art of storytelling to help swing elections. Read more and watch the video at The New York Times website.
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February 15, 2016 — Judy Woodruff, fall 2005 fellow and PBS NewsHour anchor, leads a discussion about the ramifications of Justice Antonin Scalia’s death on politics and the court. Watch the video.
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February 12, 2016 — The New York Times examines Snapchat’s approach to covering the 2016 election, led by Peter Hamby, spring 2014 fellow. Read more.
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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 Walter V. Robinson: Spotlight on Investigative Reporting. Walter V. Robinson, editor at large for The Boston Globe, discussed the Globe’s investigation into the Catholic Church sexual abuse
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Harvard Kennedy School Magazine covers the class “The Making of a Politician,” which teaches students the nuts and bolts of running for office, led by Steve Jarding, lecturer in public policy at the Shorenstein Center. Read more.
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