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 To Be Effective Legislators, Members of Congress Need Expert Resources of Their Own. A forthcoming study finds that as laws and issues grow more complex, […]
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May 11, 2015 — David Weinberger, Joan Shorenstein Fellow, writes about the potential uses of NPR’s API (application program interface) and why it’s of interest to not only developers, but also listeners. Read more on Slate.
NPR Initiates Phase Two of Plan to Become the Pandora of News Read More »
May 11, 2015 — Matthew C. Nisbet, Joan Shorenstein Fellow (Fall 2012), writes about the clash between environmentalists who call for the slowing of modernization to prevent climate change, and those who see it as an essential solution, in an op-ed for The Chronicle of Higher Education. 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 Deaths in Police Custody in the United States: Research Review. The case of Freddie Gray, a 25-year-old Baltimore man who died in police custody on
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Leading journalists and political experts visited the Shorenstein Center this year to offer insight on some of today’s most pressing national security and foreign policy issues – from ISIS to cyberwar to disaster response. Hear audio and read highlights below: Farnaz Fassihi, The Wall Street Journal: The changing nature of reporting from the Middle East,
Events Recap 2014-2015: Foreign Policy and National Security Read More »
May 6, 2015 — The latest installment of NPR’s “The Race Card Project” explores the impact of names. From Michele Norris, current Joan Shorenstein Fellow. Read more.
Six Words: “My Name is Jamaal … I’m White.” Read More »
May 6, 2015 — Nick Sinai, Walter Shorenstein Media & Democracy Fellow, was interviewed by TechRepublic about the rise of CDO roles at major government agencies and departments. Read more.
Chief data officer: Insight into a crucial role for the exabyte age Read More »
May 6, 2015 — Aneesh Chopra, Walter Shorenstein Media & Democracy Fellow, was interviewed by Vice News about the possibilities for public and private collaboration to better match job seekers with jobs. Read more.
How Big Data Could Reshape the American Workforce Read More »
This session is part of the study group series, How Shifts in Race and Cultural Identity Influence Politics, Policy and Pop Culture, led by Michele Norris. Seminars are for Harvard students only (graduate and undergraduate), and are not-for-credit. Description: Over the course of this series there have been many rich discussions examining issues and case studies from
May 3, 2015 — Peter Hamby, CNN political reporter and Shorenstein Fellow in spring 2013, has been hired by Snapchat to lead its news division. Read more in The New York Times.
Campaign Coverage via Snapchat Could Shake Up the 2016 Elections Read More »
April 30, 2015 — John Wihbey, Assistant Director for Journalist’s Resource, shared his thoughts about social media and uprisings in an article in The Globe and Mail. Read more.
Baltimore live streams riots with Periscope app 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 Media and Politics: What’s Next? A Conversation with the Joan Shorenstein Fellows. William E. Buzenberg, former executive director of The Center for Public Integrity, Jackie Calmes,
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