A paper by Fall 2013 Fellow Stefan Theil looks at the systematic mistakes that editors and reporters repeatedly make when they cover the economy.
Michael Ignatieff, Edward R. Murrow Professor of Press, Politics and Public Policy, delivered the 50th Annual Lecture at the Ditchley Foundation: The Post-Ukraine World Order.
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Former Fellow Deborah Amos, author of Eclipse of the Sunnis, talks to NPR’s Melissa Block about the extremist vision for establishing a new Sunni caliphate, as well as what it might look like if a group like ISIS managed to do so: The Shape Of Extremist Ambitions In Iraq And Beyond
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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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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
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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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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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.
A new report from the Digital Media Law Project and Journalist’s Resource explores media credentialing practices in the United States through a nationwide survey of more than 1,300 newsgatherers.
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May 21, 2014 – Discussion with Aneesh Chopra, former (and first) U.S. Chief Technology Officer. Co-sponsored with the Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business & Government.
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