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What will it take to stand up again together? Start with accountability

In the News, News / By

The United States succumbed to a “cascade of crises” in the spring and summer of 2020, as the nation simultaneously grappled with a pandemic, a recession, and racial tensions. The aftermath left the country disjointed, aggrieved, and pained. In this article, Shorenstein Center Director Nancy Gibbs explores how our country lacks personal, political, and economic […]

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India’s TikTok Ban Dispels the Myth of the “China Bogeyman”

In the News, News / By

US tech giants like Mark Zuckerberg have long warned that heavy regulation on data collection for social media platforms like Facebook will strengthen the positions of Chinese companies. This argument resonated with Congress in 2018, as Zuckerberg defended his company amid the Cambridge-Analytica scandal. India’s recent ban on the Chinese app TikTok, however, erodes the

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Why words aren’t enough from companies claiming to support Black Lives Matter

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As the country erupted into protests following the murder of George Floyd, companies across the spectrum issued their respective statements of solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement. These external displays of support for Black people appear as empty gestures, however, as these same companies continue to fail their Black employees. In this article, HKS

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You Purged Racists From Your Website? Great, Now Get to Work

In the News, News, Public Interest Technology / By

The comment sections of social media platforms hold some of the most vitriolic outbursts of hate on the internet. Despite this, US tech giants remain reluctant to censor comments and content on their respective platforms to protect their users’ First Amendment right. Amid two public health crises — COVID-19 and systemic racism — social media

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Protest misinformation is riding on the success of pandemic hoaxes

Disinformation, In the News, News / By

All it takes is a chain of misinformed retweets, reposts, or shares to start a conspiracy. While this might seem far-fetched, this habit of spreading misinformation on social media birthed a group of coronavirus deniers at the onset of the pandemic in the United States. Though born out of social media conspiracies, coronavirus deniers have

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Even now, Trump still have approval ratings far higher than George Bush. Here’s Why

News / By

Turning on the news or scrolling down a social media feed reveals a litany of headlines detailing the President’s latest snafu. Despite this, Trump boasts higher approval ratings than his less controversial Republican predecessors, including former President George Bush. HKS Professor Matthew Baum explores how and why Trump’s popularity has been able to weather a

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Platform Accountability and Contemporary Competition Law: Practical Considerations

Business & Economics, Government Institutions, Papers, Policy & Issues, Politics & Government, Publications, Technology / By

Introduction “As you know, many people think it is a very antitrust situation, the three of them. But I just, I won’t comment on that.”  President Donald Trump with respect to Google, Facebook, and Amazon, interview with Bloomberg News, August 30, 2018 Digital platforms that enable two-sided markets—Google, Facebook, Amazon, and Twitter, among others—are, to understate

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The Root of the Matter: Data and Duty

Domestic Affairs, Government Institutions, Papers, Policy & Issues, Politics & Government, Publications, Technology / By

Rules for the New Digital Economy Should Look to Old Common Law Traditions There are 39 million books in the Library of Congress. This impressive analog measurement pales in comparison, however, with the realities of the digital world. Every day connected computers create the data equivalent of three million Libraries of Congress! This startling fact

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Digital Deceit II: A Policy Agenda to Fight Disinformation on the Internet

Business & Economics, Papers, Policy & Issues, Publications, Technology / By

The views expressed in Shorenstein Center Discussion Papers are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect those of Harvard Kennedy School or of Harvard University. Discussion Papers have not undergone formal review and approval. Such papers are included in this series to elicit feedback and to encourage debate on important issues and challenges in

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Jeffrey Goldberg of the Atlantic: The Challenges of Reporting on the Middle East

Audio & Video, International Affairs, Past Events, Policy & Issues, War, Defense & Security / By

November 18, 2014 — Jeffrey Goldberg, national correspondent for the Atlantic, discussed the increasing dangers of reporting on the Middle East and provided candid guidance for those who aspire to cover the region.

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Dahlia Lithwick and Alex S. Jones (Shorenstein Center)

Slate‘s Dahlia Lithwick: Supreme Court increasingly wary of the media and Internet

Audio & Video, News Business & Practice, Past Events, Press Freedom / By

October 28, 2014 — Dahlia Lithwick, senior editor at Slate and a prominent legal analyst, expressed deep concerns about the relationship between the press and the U.S. Supreme Court, noting that the Justices have become “increasingly mistrustful” of news media. “They think we are a bunch of gossips,” Lithwick told a Shorenstein Center audience. “Universally,

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Charles M. Blow and Alex S. Jones

Charles M. Blow of The New York Times: “Equality for everyone is not only right but is a moral imperative”

Audio & Video, Journalistic Practice, News Business & Practice, Past Events, Policy & Issues, Race & Gender / By

October 21, 2014 — Journalist Charles M. Blow, author of the new memoir Fire Shut Up in My Bones, discussed his early career in journalism and the development of his distinctive, data-driven columns for The New York Times, which he said are motivated by “passion.” “I’m writing to make the case that equality for everyone

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Mark Halperin and John Heilemann to deliver 2014 Theodore H. White Lecture at the Shorenstein Center

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October 23, 2014 — The Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy, located at the Harvard Kennedy School (HKS), announced that this year’s Theodore H. White Lecture on Press and Politics will be jointly delivered by Mark Halperin and John Heilemann, managing editors of Bloomberg Politics. The lecture will take place Monday, December 1,

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Thomas E. Patterson (HKS)

Thomas E. Patterson: Why trustworthy and relevant information has become a scarce commodity

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October 27, 2014 — Thomas E. Patterson of the Shorenstein Center explores why misinformation is on the rise and what can be done. Part of a series of  essays marking the launch of the U.S. edition of The Conversation website, which features scholarly perspectives on news topics. Read more…

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Charles Lewis speaks at the Shorenstein Center

Investigative journalist Charles Lewis: Media-university partnerships needed to boost journalism — and civic integrity

Audio & Video, Journalistic Practice, News Business & Practice, Past Events / By

October 14, 2014 — Charles Lewis, a pioneering journalist who founded the Center for Public Integrity and who now serves as a faculty member at American University, said part of the future of investigative news involves  new “hybrid” models that pair universities and media outlets. “These worlds are merging, and we need to acknowledge it

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Michael Crowley, chief foreign affairs correspondent for Time magazine

Michael Crowley of Time magazine: Traveling the globe and witnessing America’s changing role

Audio & Video, International Affairs, Past Events, Policy & Issues / By

October 7, 2014 — Michael Crowley, chief foreign affairs correspondent for Time magazine, gave a sweeping tour of a life spent covering stories from the Middle East to Mexico, revealing the tensions inherent in trips with government officials as well as the challenges that America is facing globally. Most recently Crowley traveled with John Kerry to Iraq, Saudi

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Amy Walter, Cook Political Report, and Alex Jones, Shorenstein Center

Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report: Republicans likely to take U.S. Senate in 2014

Audio & Video, Campaigns, Elections & Parties, Past Events, Politics & Government / By

September 30, 2014 — Amy Walter, National Editor of the Cook Political Report, said that the outcomes of the 2014 midterm elections have the potential not only to shift control of the Senate, but also to give a strong indication of where the country is headed into the 2016 presidential election. Democrats knew they were

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Miriam Elder, 2014 (Shorenstein Center)

BuzzFeed’s Miriam Elder: Thinking of New Ways to Cover the World

Audio & Video, International Affairs, Journalistic Practice, News Business & Practice, Past Events, Policy & Issues / By

September 23, 2014 — Putting the “new” back in “news” is the goal of BuzzFeed’s growing coverage of global affairs, said Miriam Elder, foreign editor for the online media outlet. BuzzFeed World, which started in August 2013, has been hiring correspondents and “trying to think of new ways to cover the world,” Elder told a

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Hendrik “Rick” Hertzberg speaks at the Shorenstein Center (Nancy Palmer)

Hendrik Hertzberg of the New Yorker: Reform the Presidential Election System to Promote Greater Civic Health

Audio & Video, Campaigns, Elections & Parties, Government Institutions, Past Events, Politics & Government / By

September 16, 2014 — Hendrik “Rick” Hertzberg, senior editor at the New Yorker and longtime political commentator, returned to the Shorenstein Center to discuss reform of presidential elections, advocating revision of the Electoral College system through a new state “compact” that would honor the national popular vote. A former Shorenstein Fellow, Hertzberg said that, in

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The Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy is a Harvard Kennedy School research center dedicated to exploring and illuminating the intersection of press, politics and public policy in theory and practice. The Center strives to bridge the gap between journalists and scholars, and between them and the public.

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