Spring 2013 Newsletter
The most recent issue, published in April 2013, reported on the Goldsmith Awards, a discussion with Chris Hughes, the Spring Speaker Series, Spring Fellows, Journalist’s Resource, and more.
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Beatrice Mtetwa and the Rule of Law
April 17, 2013 – Screening of Beatrice Mtetwa and the Rule of Law, a documentary film featuring Beatrice Mtetwa, a human rights lawyer in Zimbabwe, by filmmaker Lorie Conway.
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‘Action Tanks’ needed to bridge public policy and service, says City Year co-founder
April 16, 2013 – After the tragic events at the Boston Marathon, the Kennedy School’s annual Public Service Week began on a somber note. Yet as the Shorenstein Center welcomed Alan Khazei, founder and chief executive officer of Be the Change, Inc., co-founder of City Year and HKS adjunct lecturer, the focus on service and policy seemed timely.
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Internet has made Chinese government more accountable, public opinion more valuable, says Richburg
April 9, 2013 – Keith Richburg, Fellow at the Institute of Politics and former China correspondent for The Washington Post, said that in China, “the Internet has really changed everything, particularly the relationship between the Chinese government and the Chinese people.”
The MoveOn Effect: The Unexpected Transformation of American Political Advocacy
April 3, 2013 – “The MoveOn Effect: The Unexpected Transformation of American Political Advocacy.” Discussion with David Karpf, School of Media and Public Affairs, George Washington University. Co-sponsored by the Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation.
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Covering Congress in a Challenging Political Landscape
April 2, 2013 – Dana Bash, chief congressional correspondent for CNN, offered the Shorenstein Center an up-close view of Congress, and said that in reality, the notorious dysfunction and polarization is “much worse” than it appears on the news.
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What Can Neuroscience Tell Us About Conflict and its Resolution?
April 1, 2013 – “What Can Neuroscience Tell Us About Conflict and its Resolution?” Herbert C. Kelman Seminar on International Conflict Analysis and Resolution with Emile Bruneau, Research Scientist, Brain and Cognitive Sciences Department, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Tim Phillips, Founder and Chairman of the Board, The Project on Justice in Times of Transition. Co-sponsored
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Discussion with Jim O’Sullivan
March 27, 2013 – Discussion with Jim O’Sullivan, The Boston Globe’s online politics editor. Co-sponsored by the Rappaport Institute for Greater Boston, the Institute of Politics, and the Joan Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics and Public Policy. Jim O’Sullivan is the Boston Globe’s incoming online politics editor and writes the Political Intelligence blog. He is the
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ProPublica’s Paul Steiger says smaller news outlets have advantage in changing industry
March 26, 2013 – Paul E. Steiger, executive chairman of ProPublica’s board of directors, spoke to the Shorenstein Center about the past and present of the journalism industry, and ProPublica’s role in its future.
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Growing safety net and increased workforce are keys to reducing deficit, says Economist’s Greg Ip
March 12, 2013 – At a Shorenstein Center event on Tuesday, Greg Ip, U.S. economics editor for The Economist and author of The Little Book of Economics: How the Economy Works in the Real World, made the “liberal case for deficit reduction.” He explained that “deficit hawks” are “made, not born” as a result of
