2015 Richard S. Salant Lecture on Freedom of the Press This transcript has been lightly edited for clarity. Watch the video and listen to audio. Mr. Patterson: Good evening. I’m Tom Patterson. I’m the acting director of the Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy, and in a few minutes, you’re going to hear […]
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This event is restricted to students. Attendance capacity is 30 people. If we exceed capacity, we will take people on a first-come first-served basis. We will notify you either way by November 3 if you can attend. Please click here to register. David Ignatius writes a twice-a-week foreign affairs column for The Washington Post and
November 3, 2015 — Jackie Calmes, spring 2015 fellow and national correspondent for The New York Times, profiles talk radio host Steve Deace and examines his influence on the 2016 election. Read more in The New York Times Magazine. The article is an extension of the paper she wrote while at the Shorenstein Center, “They Don’t Give a Damn
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November 1, 2015 — Hendrik Hertzberg, former fellow (1987-1988) and senior editor and staff writer for The New Yorker, analyzes the performances of Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio in the October 28 Republican debate. Read more in The New Yorker.
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October 30, 2015 — Yavuz Baydar, journalist and fall 2014 fellow, writes about Turkey’s deteriorating press freedom, including the recent government seizure of TV stations and newspapers. Read more in the Huffington Post.
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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 Bob Schieffer Discusses the 2016 Debates, Candidates, and Role of the Media. Bob Schieffer, Walter Shorenstein Media and Democracy Fellow, veteran CBS reporter, and former
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October 28, 2015 — Bob Schieffer, Walter Shorenstein Media and Democracy Fellow, veteran CBS reporter, and former moderator of “Face the Nation,” discussed the nature of the presidential debates, the current field of presidential candidates, and political media in the second event in a series focusing on the 2016 election. Tom Patterson, Shorenstein Center acting
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October 26, 2015 — Renée Loth, Boston Globe columnist and fall 2011 fellow, argues that the Republican Party’s current turmoil is caused in part by years of anti-government rhetoric. Read more in The Boston Globe.
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Panelists: Brent Colburn, Fellow, Institute of Politics; former Assistant to the Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs); Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs, Department of Homeland Security Kimber Dowsett, Security Architect, 18F; Mission Information Specialist, NASA Jen Ellis, Vice President of Community and Public Affairs, Rapid7 Ari Schwartz, former Senior Director for Cybersecurity, U.S. National Security Council
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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 Garance Franke-Ruta: Women, the Media and Campaign 2016. Garance Franke-Ruta, editor in chief of Yahoo Politics and former Shorenstein Center Fellow, discussed the current state
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