July 14, 2015 — Hendrik Hertzberg, Joan Shorenstein Fellow (1987-1988) and senior editor and staff writer for The New Yorker, advocates for primary debates that include both Democrats and Republicans, to encourage a healthier debate of the issues and to draw a larger audience, in an op-ed in The New Yorker. Read more…
Hendrik Hertzberg: Interparty Debates? Yes, Please Read More »
A paper by David Weinberger, Joan Shorenstein Fellow (Spring 2015) and senior researcher at Harvard’s Berkman Center, explores the successes, challenges and opportunities for news organizations using APIs. An API (application programming interface) enables websites and applications to talk to each other and efficiently share data and functionality across sites and platforms. In 2008 The
July 9, 2015 — Judy Woodruff, PBS NewsHour anchor and visiting fellow at the Shorenstein Center in 2005, interviewed former President Jimmy Carter on the PBS Newshour about the Democratic candidates for the upcoming presidential race, race relations in America, and his new memoir. Watch the interview.
Judy Woodruff Interviews Former President Jimmy Carter Read More »
July 9, 2015 — Zachary Karabell, former Shorenstein Fellow (Fall 1997), contributing editor at Politico, and head of global strategy at Envestnet, writes about why China’s stock market is a “questionable” proxy for the real health of China’s economy. Read more on Politico.
Zachary Karabell: Don’t Worry About China 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. News from Our Faculty & Fellows Anatomy of a Global Investigation: Collaborative, Data-Driven, Without Borders. A new paper by William E. Buzenberg, Joan Shorenstein Fellow (Spring 2015) and former Executive Director of
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July 8, 2015 — Jackie Calmes, Joan Shorenstein Fellow (Spring 2015) and National Correspondent for The New York Times writes about Clinton’s objections to having a woman share the $10 dollar bill, rather than replacing Andrew Jackson on the $20 bill. Read more in The New York Times.
July 7, 2015 — Linda Douglas, Kalb Fellow (Spring 2007), will be joining Bloomberg Media Group as Global Head of Communications in September. Douglass will oversee communications strategy and press relations for Bloomberg Media’s global multi-platform products, including digital, print, television, video, radio, and live events. Read more on Bloomberg.
Linda Douglass to Join Bloomberg Media as Global Head of Communications Read More »
A paper by William E. Buzenberg, Joan Shorenstein Fellow (Spring 2015) and former Executive Director of the Center for Public Integrity, explores the need for and impact of international collaborations among news outlets. Buzenberg argues that although our world – and its resulting news stories – have become increasingly more globalized in nature, from finance to
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July 5, 2015 — Matthew Baum, Kalb Professor of Global Communication, and Philip B. K. Potter, assistant professor in the Woodrow Wilson Department of Politics at the University of Virginia, make the case for the importance of institutions other than elections in maintaining a functioning democracy – including information access. “When it flows freely, citizens can
Matthew Baum: No one talks about democratization any more. Is there a better policy? 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 Welcome Thomas E. Patterson, Acting Director. The Shorenstein Center bid farewell to Alex S. Jones, director of the Shorenstein Center for 15 years, on June
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July 1, 2015 — The Shorenstein Center bid farewell to Alex S. Jones, director of the Shorenstein Center for 15 years, on June 30. Today, the Center welcomes Bradlee Professor Thomas Patterson as acting director, who will also co-chair a search committee for the new director with HKS Acting Dean Archon Fung. Read Thomas Patterson’s welcome letter.
Welcome Thomas E. Patterson, Acting Director Read More »
June 27, 2015 — Michael Ignatieff, Edward R. Murrow Professor of Press, Politics and Public Policy, discusses David Cameron’s proposal to introduce a bill to limit the rights of British citizens to appeal to the European Court in an op-ed in The Guardian. Read more…
Michael Ignatieff: David Cameron is abusing Magna Carta in abolishing our rights Read More »
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