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 Bob Schieffer Discusses Money in Politics and the 2016 Presidential Candidates Bob Schieffer, Walter Shorenstein Media and Democracy Fellow, veteran CBS reporter and former moderator […]
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September 17, 2015 — Renée Loth, Boston Globe columnist and Joan Shorenstein Fellow (fall 2011), argues that Massachusetts’ solitary confinement policies are outdated, inhumane and in need of reform. Read more in The Boston Globe…
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A discussion with: Maziar Bahari, journalist, filmmaker and human rights activist, whose imprisonment in Iran was depicted in the Jon Stewart-directed film Rosewater. Tim Greenberg, executive producer, “The Daily Show” Candy Crowley, Fall 2015 IOP Resident Fellow Former Chief Political Correspondent and host, “State of the Union with Candy Crowley,” on CNN (moderator) Open to
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September 16, 2015 — Nick Sinai, HKS Adjunct Lecturer in Public Policy and Walter Shorenstein Fellow (spring 2015), provides a recap of this month’s “Bringing Silicon Valley to Government?” panel, which featured tech guru Tim O’Reilly, White House U.S. Digital Service co-founder Haley Van Dyck, and VA Chief Technology Officer Marina Martin. The panel discussed the importance
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September 16, 2015 — Nicco Mele, Shorenstein Center advisory board member and former lecturer at the Center, has been named a senior fellow at the USC Annenberg Center on Communication Leadership & Policy. Read more…
September 14, 2015 — Yavuz Baydar, journalist and Joan Shorenstein Fellow (fall 2014), received Italy’s Caravella Meditterraneo/Mare Nostrum award, for his work on press freedom and media independence in Turkey. The Caravella awards are given to important academic and diplomatic figures and to journalists in the Mediterranean region. He reflects on the award ceremony, the challenges facing the Mediterranean
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A conversation about remaking government with simpler, user-centric digital services. Panelists: Tim O’Reilly, Founder, O’Reilly Media Haley Van Dyck, Co-founder, U.S. Digital Service Marina Martin, Chief Technology Officer, U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs Nick Sinai, Adjunct Lecturer in Public Policy, HKS, former U.S. Deputy Chief Technology Officer (moderator) Schedule: 9:30am – 10:00am: Casual breakfast and networking 10:00am – 12:00pm:
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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 Migration Patterns: Are More People Immigrating? From Journalist’s Resource. News from Our Faculty & Fellows The Refugee Crisis Isn’t a “European Problem.” Michael Ignatieff, Edward
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September 10, 2015 — Melinda Henneberger, spring 2013 fellow and senior writer for Bloomberg Politics, writes about Vice President Biden’s recent and emotional “Late Show” appearance. Read more on Bloomberg Politics…
September 9, 2015 — Micah L. Sifry, former Visiting Murrow Lecturer of the Practice of Press and Public Policy, writes in a New York Times op-ed that third parties have historically “pushed new ideas into the mainstream,” and that American voters would be better off with more choices. Read more…
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September 9, 2015 — Steve Jarding, Lecturer in Public Policy and David Gergen, Public Service Professor of Public Leadership and Co-Director of the Center for Public Leadership, discuss the art of apology, on the heels of Hillary Clinton’s, on WGBH’s “Greater Boston.”
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September 5, 2015 — Michael Ignatieff, Edward R. Murrow Professor of Press, Politics and Public Policy, argues in The New York Times that the United States, Canada, and rich nations in the Middle East, such as Saudi Arabia, need to do far more to aid refugees, as the crisis requires a “global response.” Read more…
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