October 21, 2010 — Mark McKinnon, Republican political advisor, president of Maverick Media, and the vice-chairman of Public Strategies, Inc., joined the Shorenstein Center for an event discussing “The Hotter the Water, the Stronger the Tea Party.” McKinnon opened his talk with a video clip that showed highlights of the past few months in the […]
McKinnon predicts third party to rise from ‘poisonous’ system Read More »
October 21, 2010 — When Eric Pooley started writing The Climate War three years ago, he didn’t think the book was going to be a “whodunit.” At the time, he recalled, the climate-change debate was shifting from scientific questions to matters of politics and economics — “‘Is this real?’ to ‘What the heck are we
Pooley: States, corporations can lead the way on U.S. climate action Read More »
October 19, 2010 – Kelman Seminar with Robert Rotberg, World Peace Foundation, Program on Intrastate Conflict and Conflict Resolution, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs; and Gwen Thompkins, NPR. Co-sponsored by the Program on Negotiation; the Nieman Foundation for Journalism; the Shorenstein Center; the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs; and Boston area members of the Alliance
Can Ethnic Divisions Be Healed for the Good of All Kenyans? Read More »
October 19, 2010 – Tracy Kidder, A.M. Rosenthal Writer-in-Residence at the Shorenstein Center; author of The Soul of a New Machine, House, Among Schoolchildren, Old Friends, Hometown, Mountains Beyond Mountains, My Detachment and Strength in What Remains.
Aspects of the Story with Tracy Kidder Read More »
October 19, 2010 — Tracing the path of the Democratic Party from the sweep of the 2008 elections to the possible “tidal wave” facing the 2010 midterm elections, Ari Berman, political correspondent for The Nation, spoke to the Shorenstein Center about his new book, Herding Donkeys: The Fight to Rebuild the Democratic Party and Reshape
The Nation’s Ari Berman sees ‘tidal wave’ for Democrats Read More »
October 13, 2010 – A conversation with Tracy Kidder, A.M. Rosenthal Writer in Residence at the Shorenstein Center; author of the following books of narrative nonfiction: The Soul of a New Machine, House, Among Schoolchildren, Old Friends, Hometown, Mountains Beyond Mountains, My Detachment and Strength in What Remains. Moderated by Darcy Frey. Co-sponsored with Harvard Writers at Work.
Writing Literary Nonfiction Read More »
October 12, 2010 — Shorenstein Center Director Alex S. Jones introduced David Holtzman as “one of the most authoritative voices” in the area of digital privacy. Holtzman is the former CTO of Network Solutions and author of Privacy Lost: How Technology Is Endangering Your Privacy. Holtzman opened his Shorenstein Center talk by asking the audience
Holtzman says digital ‘impulsivity’ and ‘permanence’ threaten privacy Read More »
October 7, 2010 – Environmental Filmmaking Workshop with Chris Palmer, MPA ’79, Director, Center for Environmental Filmmaking.
Shooting in the Wild Read More »
October 7, 2010 — Twenty-six days out from the 2010 midterm elections, Peter D. Hart looked at whether Democrats should expect a “Category 3 or 5 Hurricane.” The chairman of Peter D. Hart Research Associates and one of the leading U.S. analysts of public opinion survey research spoke at a Shorenstein Center event co-sponsored with
Hart: Democrats will hold Senate, GOP will take House in midterms Read More »
October 6, 2010 — David L. Halberstam died doing what he loved, hunting down a story. The intrepid author, reporter, and Harvard graduate who won a Pulitzer Prize for his coverage of the Vietnam War, which called into question the American military strategy in the conflict, died in a 2007 car crash. He was 73,
Panel looks at legacy of David Halberstam, future of news Read More »
October 4, 2010 — Jaron Lanier, partner architect at Microsoft Research and innovator in residence at the Annenberg School of the University of Southern California, led a Shorenstein Center discussion about “Seeing Through the Fog of Digital Fads.” Lanier, author of You Are Not a Gadget … A Manifesto, explained that what is needed in
Microsoft’s Jaron Lanier sees need for online ‘middle class’ Read More »
September 28, 2010 — In his Shorenstein Center discussion, “Reinventing the News Story for the Internet Age,” Bill Adair, editor of PolitiFact and Washington bureau chief of The St. Petersburg Times, contradicted the idea that this is “a terrible time for journalism.” Adair is “optimistic about countless opportunities” for journalism, and believes we are on
Adair describes new form of accountability journalism Read More »
September 27, 2010 – Discussion with Nicholas Kristof, Pulitzer Prize–winner; columnist for The New York Times; author of Half the Sky: Turning Oppression Into Opportunity for Women Worldwide. Co-sponsored with the Future of Diplomacy Project, the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, the Women and Public Policy Program and the Joan Shorenstein Center on the Press,
Discussion with Nicholas Kristof, Pulitzer Prize–winner Read More »
September 23, 2010 – Panel discussion with Sheila Jasanoff, Pforzheimer Professor of Science and Technology Studies; Nicco Mele, Adjunct Lecturer in Public Policy; Clay Shirky, Visiting Murrow Lecturer; and Zephyr Teachout, Visiting Assistant Professor of Public Policy. Moderated by Tom Patterson, Bradlee Professor of Government and the Press. Part of the Belfer Center’s Technology and Governance 2.0 conference.
Democracy and New Media Read More »
September 21, 2010 – Kelman Seminar with Loch Adamson, London Bureau Chief of Institutional Investor and Nieman Fellow, and Richard Parker, Lecturer in Public Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School.
International Finance and How It Affects the Negotiation of Global Conflicts Read More »
September 14, 2010— Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist and nonfiction author of The Way of the World and The One Percent Doctrine, Ron Suskind spoke at a Shorenstein Center event about “Truth-telling versus Message Control: A Dilemma for Sources and Reporters.” There has been a shift in focus on the perception of the message rather than on
Suskind says good journalism affronts ‘message management’ Read More »
September 14, 2010 — Arianna Huffington‘s talk, “The New Media Landscape,” was a tour through a world that the founder of The Huffington Post herself reshaped. She launched the blog-centered Huffington Post in 2005 in part as a counterweight to aggregation sites such as the Drudge Report. “The question of where you go for your news
Huffington: Economic crisis is a threat to our democracy Read More »
August 30, 2010 — The Joan Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics and Public Policy at Harvard’s John F. Kennedy School of Government will be enriched by new Fellows, a Writer-in-Residence and visiting faculty this Fall. One of the most celebrated non-fiction writers of our time, Tracy Kidder, will be the first A.M. Rosenthal Writer-in-Residence. Kidder
Shorenstein Center announces Fall 2010 fellows, visiting faculty Read More »
June 24, 2010 — Walter H. Shorenstein died on Thursday, June 24, at the age of 95. Shorenstein was the principal donor to the Joan Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics and Public Policy, which was named after his daughter and founded in 1985. Mr. Shorenstein played an active role in the development of the
Walter H. Shorenstein, 1915-2010 Read More »
Gene Gibbons Shorenstein Center Goldsmith Fellow, Spring 2010 Former Executive Editor, Stateline.org Read the full paper (PDF). Excerpt Introduction I borrowed a wonderful quote from Ross Ramsey, managing editor of The Texas Tribune, for the title of this discussion paper. His is one of the more interesting Internet start-ups focusing on news coverage of state
Ants at the Picnic: A Status Report on News Coverage of State Government Read More »
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