April 1, 2014 – Nachman Shai, a former journalist who currently serves as a member of the Knesset, spoke to the Shorenstein Center about the rise of “soft power” as the dominant force in “asymmetric confrontations” between strong and weak powers.
March 11, 2014 – What started as an experiment with 200 postcards turned into a life-changing project for Michele Norris, host and special correspondent for NPR. She started the Race Card Project as a way to begin a new conversation about race and cultural identity, and now thousands of submissions from postcards, the web and Twitter all make up a large database of thoughts, ideas and voices.
In Six Words, The Race Card Project Has Begun a Different Conversation about Race Read More »
March 6, 2014 – Partisan Media Seminar Series with Kevin Arceneaux, Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, Temple University; and Talia Stroud, Associate Professor, Department of Communication Studies, University of Texas at Austin. Moderator: Matthew Baum, Marvin Kalb Professor of Global Communications, Harvard Kennedy School.
Do Partisan Media Matter for Democracy Today? Read More »
March 6, 2014 – Goldsmith Seminar panel discussion with the winners and finalists of the Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting. Read the transcript (PDF). Watch the video: If the story below doesn’t load properly, click here to view in Storify. http://storify.com/shorensteinctr/2014goldsmith-seminar-on-investigative-reporting
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March 5, 2014 – The Goldsmith Awards honored the best in investigative journalism and awarded the Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting, the Book Prize and the Career Award for Excellence in Journalism. The keynote address was delivered by Candy Crowley of CNN.
March 4, 2014 – Exercising patience in the midst of a 24/7 news cycle is crucial in building and maintaining an audience, said Dafna Linzer, managing editor for MSNBC.com. She spoke to the Shorenstein Center on Tuesday about how difficult but crucial it is not to get swept up in the Twitter mindset of “instant gratification.” Instead, she argued, the focus of good journalism should be to stick with stories and develop them over time.
March 3, 2014 – “Afghanistan 2014: The Way Forward.” Herbert C. Kelman Seminar on International Conflict Analysis and Resolution with Katherine Hunter, Weatherhead Center Fellow and former Senior Deputy Country Representative, Asia Foundation in Afghanistan; and Sangar Rahimi, Afghan journalist and a 2014 Nieman Fellow. Co-sponsored by the Program on Negotiation; the Nieman Foundation for Journalism; the Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics
Afghanistan 2014: The Way Forward Read More »
February 28, 2014 – The Shorenstein Center hosts a weekly speaker series throughout the academic year. The events feature a wide variety of journalists and media thinkers — from David Carr and Bart Gellman to Andrea Mitchell and Ben Smith. Topics of discussion have ranged from the nature of new platforms and cutting-edge digital approaches to
February 25, 2014 – Speaker Series with Anne Gearan, Diplomatic Correspondent at The Washington Post. Co-sponsored with the Future of Diplomacy Project and the Women and Public Policy Program.
Speaker Series with Anne Gearan Read More »
February 25, 2014 – The Shorenstein Center welcomed Ben Smith, editor-in-chief of BuzzFeed, to share his insights on news models, and what works in today’s media ecosystem. Smith emphasized the value of shared content over number of clicks, and how crucial editors are in any newsroom. Investigative reporting is alive and well on the Internet, he added.
BuzzFeed: The New Newsroom…Is It the Future? Read More »
Fall 2013 Fellow Michael Copps, former Federal Communications Commissioner, shares concerns and offers advice regarding government regulation of corporate media.
A Letter to Journalists from a Former FCC Commissioner Read More »
Fall 2013 Fellow Lee Aitken examines the lack of transparency in campaign financing.
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