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Robin Sproul

ABC’s Robin Sproul on Reporting ‘Bundled’ News in a Highly Competitive Market

September 9, 2014 – To kick off the Speaker Series for the fall semester, the Shorenstein Center invited Robin Sproul of ABC News to discuss the challenges of reporting news in a shifting media landscape. Sproul, who was recently promoted to Vice President of Public Affairs for ABC News, outlined several ways that the news industry […]

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Peter Hamby

First Look: HAMBYCAST!

CNN’s resident Boy on the Bus, Peter Hamby, former Joan Shorenstein Fellow, is taking viewers into the world of political campaigns through his own personal lens with the launch of [a weekly] Hambycast….In the debut episode, Hamby proves he has the best job in journalism as he cracks a beer with college football fans, like Texas Governor Rick Perry, while tailgating at the University of South Carolina. … [P]roduced in partnership by CNNPolitics and CNN Digital Studios. Continue reading…

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Foreign Correspondent by HDS Greenway

Book Review: “Foreign Correspondent” by H.D.S. Greenway

John Maxwell Hamilton reviews the new book Foreign Correspondent by former Shorenstein Fellow H.D.S. Greenway in The Boston Globe: “In 1940, Alfred Hitchcock released a film loosely based on ‘Personal Affairs,’ the autobiography of the brilliant and colorful journalist Vincent Sheean. The film’s opening dedication apotheosized the American foreign correspondent — ‘To those intrepid ones who went across the seas to be the eyes and ears of America.’ Now we have a memoir that takes the title of Hitchcock’s film and provides a thought-provoking counterpoint to it.” Continue reading…

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Alex Jones

Former Sun Editor Alex Jones Inducted Into Tennessee Journalism Hall Of Fame

MURFREESBORO — Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Alex S. Jones, a native of Greeneville and a former editor of The Greeneville Sun, was one of six veteran Tennessee journalists inducted Tuesday into the second class of the Tennessee Journalism Hall of Fame. Jones, the director of the Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy at Harvard

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The Philosopher King and the Creation of NPR

The Philosopher King and the Creation of NPR

A new paper by Steve Oney, author of And the Dead Shall Rise, tells the story of the creation of National Public Radio, and how its philosophy was shaped in its early days, with a unique focus on content quality over broadcasting techniques. The paper is an excerpt of a forthcoming book to be published by Simon & Schuster.

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Jeffrey Seglin receives Manuel C. Carballo Award for Excellence in Teaching

Jeffrey Seglin, Lecturer in Public Policy and Director of the HKS Communications Program, was awarded the Manuel C. Carballo Award for Excellence in Teaching. Voted by the Kennedy School student body, it recognizes the faculty member’s dedication to students, excellence in the professional field, and commitment to public service.

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Mid-summer Reading List: Viral news, press credentials, economic reporting, NPR beginnings

July 24, 2014 – Add to your summer reading list: Four new papers from Shorenstein Center Fellows and affiliates. Topics include how viral patterns affect the democratization of news, how press credentials are regulated, how reporters misrepresent economic information, and how NPR got its start. The Philosopher King and the Creation of NPR by Steve Oney, Joan

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Rebecca MacKinnon receives grant for “Ranking Digital Rights”

Former Fellow Rebecca MacKinnon has received a Knight News Challenge grant for her project “Ranking Digital Rights” with the New America Foundation. The grant will enable MacKinnon and her team to rank Internet companies on how well they protect the privacy of their users, and publish a global ranking to help encourage companies to improve their practices.

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Michael Ignatieff Named Edward R. Murrow Professor at Harvard Kennedy School

June 24, 2014 – Author, scholar, journalist, former politician and Professor of Practice Michael Ignatieff has been named to the Edward R. Murrow Chair of Press, Politics and Public Policy at Harvard Kennedy School (HKS). His full-time appointment begins July 1, and he will serve as a faculty affiliate at the School’s Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics

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The Challenges of Democratizing News and Information: Examining Data on Social Media, Viral Patterns and Digital Influence

A new paper by John Wihbey, Managing Editor of Journalist’s Resource, provides a new perspective on the promise that digital technologies and social networks hold for the further democratization of media.

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