May 25, 2016 — Michael Slaby, spring 2013 fellow and founder of Timshel, a company that provides candidates with software to reach supporters and raise money, is featured in an article about the challenges of building a business around elections. Read more in The Wall Street Journal.
Profiting from Politics Proves Challenging for Startups Read More »
May 23, 2016 — Trudy Lieberman, spring 2001 fellow and press critic for Columbia Journalism Review, writes about the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette’s efforts to focus on issues of concern to elderly readers. Read more.
Trudy Lieberman: Why One Local Paper Launched an Online Section for Older Readers Read More »
May 20, 2016 — Michael Traugott, spring 2009 fellow and professor emeritus of communication studies and political science at the University of Michigan, remarks on the demographic trends and voter preferences that will force the Republican Party to change or become irrelevant – and the possibilities for the emergence of a third party. Read more
Trump Killed the GOP, but There’s a Silver Lining 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 Do Preregistration Laws Improve Voter Turnout among Young Adults? From Journalist’s Resource. News from Our Faculty & Fellows Trump’s People: Among the Fans in Florida,
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May 16, 2016 — Paul Wood, fall 2015 fellow and BBC foreign correspondent, profiles Donald Trump supporters in Florida, New Hampshire and Iowa, exploring what policy positions are important to them, and why they support the candidate. Read more in Harper’s Magazine.
Paul Wood: Trump’s People Read More »
May 16, 2016 — Judy Woodruff, fall 2005 fellow and PBS NewsHour anchor, leads a discussion with Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., and Rep. John Yarmuth, D-Ky., about what to expect post-primaries. Watch the video on PBS NewsHour.
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 The United States and the European Refugee Crisis: Standing with Allies. A new paper by a team led by Michael Ignatieff, Edward R. Murrow Professor
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Budapest, May 5, 2016 – Dr. Michael Ignatieff, Edward R. Murrow Professor of Practice of the Press, Politics, and Public Policy at Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government, international commentator on contemporary issues of democracy, human rights, and governance, and a Canadian citizen, has been elected Central European University’s fifth president and rector
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
Spring Semester Highlights: Election 2016, Health Care, Supreme Court, Foreign Policy Read More »
May 5, 2016 — Zephyr Teachout, a Visiting Assistant Professor of Public Policy at the Shorenstein Center in 2010, writes about the slippery slope that could result from a recent Supreme Court case on corruption and campaign finance. Read more in The Washington Post.
Zephyr Teachout: How the Supreme Court Gets Corruption Totally Wrong Read More »
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