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Jill Abramson – Election 2016: Is There Enough Quality Campaign Coverage?

Audio & Video, Campaigns, Elections & Parties, Events, Journalistic Practice, Past Events, Politics & Government / By Bailey

February 17, 2016 — Jill Abramson, lecturer at Harvard and former executive editor of The New York Times, discussed the 2016 election and its coverage in the media – both problematic and promising. Abramson, who has covered politics since 1976, said she developed her approach to political reporting at The Wall Street Journal. It was […]

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CNN’s Sam Feist: Coverage of Election 2016

Audio & Video, Events, Past Events, Politics & Government / By Bailey

February 16, 2016 — Sam Feist, who leads the production of CNN’s campaign coverage and debates as Washington bureau chief and senior vice president, discussed the network’s coverage of the 2016 election. Feist opened his talk with what he called a “defense of the mainstream media.” Even though the public often holds an unfavorable opinion

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Controversy! A Reporter’s Perspective On Global Climate & Energy Debates with Coral Davenport

Audio & Video, Environment, Health & Science, Events, Past Events, Policy & Issues / By Bailey

February 9, 2016 — Coral Davenport, energy and environment correspondent for The New York Times, discussed her coverage of climate change policy, how the beat is changing, and how to make the subject matter interesting and relatable to readers. Davenport described how the story about climate change has shifted in recent years. After events such

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Walter V. Robinson: Spotlight on Investigative Reporting

Audio & Video, Domestic Affairs, Events, Journalistic Practice, Media Business, News Business & Practice, Past Events, Policy & Issues / By Bailey

February 9, 2016 — Walter V. Robinson, editor at large for The Boston Globe, discussed the Globe’s investigation into the Catholic Church sexual abuse scandal, the Oscar-nominated film “Spotlight,” and the future of investigative reporting. Robinson, played by Michael Keaton in the film, said it was a “small miracle” that “Spotlight” was ever made. “None

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Bob Schieffer: The Iowa Caucuses, the New Hampshire Primaries and Beyond

Audio & Video, Campaigns, Elections & Parties, Events, Past Events, Politics & Government / By Bailey

February 3, 2016 — Bob Schieffer, Walter Shorenstein Media and Democracy Fellow, veteran CBS reporter, and former moderator of “Face the Nation,” discussed this week’s Iowa Caucuses, and looked ahead to the upcoming primaries and general election. Establishment Republicans are beginning to realize that Donald Trump and Ted Cruz can no longer be “laughed off,”

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Kelman Seminar: War Changes Everyone

Events, Past Events / By Bailey

Herbert C. Kelman Seminar on International Conflict Analysis and Resolution featuring speakers: Anastasia Taylor-Lind, Photographer; 2016 Ruth Cowan Nash Nieman Fellow Susan Hackley, Managing Director, Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School; Project Founder, A Child’s Guide to War This series is sponsored by the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs; the Nieman Foundation for Journalism; Program

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Kelman Seminar: Turkey Under Siege – Inside and Out

Events, Past Events / By Bailey

Herbert C. Kelman Seminar on International Conflict Analysis and Resolution featuring speakers: Yavuz Baydar, Turkish journalist and former Joan Shorenstein Fellow (Fall 2014) Lenore Martin, Associate at the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs; Professor of Political Science, Department of Political Science, Emmanuel College This series is sponsored by the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs; the Nieman Foundation

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Joan Shorenstein Fellows Discuss Paris Terrorist Attacks, ISIS, and Soft Power

Audio & Video, Events, International Affairs, Past Events, Policy & Issues, War, Defense & Security / By Bailey

November 17, 2015 — The Shorenstein Center closed its fall semester event series with a conversation with the fall 2015 Joan Shorenstein Fellows: David Ensor, former director of Voice of America, Marie Sanz, Lima, Peru bureau chief, AFP, and Paul Wood, foreign correspondent, BBC. The panel discussion focused on the November 13 terrorist attacks in

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Rick Kaplan: Entertainment, News and Politics

Audio & Video, Campaigns, Elections & Parties, Events, Media Business, News Business & Practice, Past Events, Politics & Government / By Bailey

November 10, 2015 — Former fellow and TV news producer Richard N. Kaplan returned to the Shorenstein Center to discuss the 2016 election, including the debates and the role of the media, and the need for serious journalism. Kaplan has worked for CBS, ABC, CNN and MSNBC, and served as executive producer for Walter Cronkite,

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Marvin Kalb: Putin, Ukraine and the New Cold War

Audio & Video, Events, International Affairs, Past Events, Policy & Issues / By Bailey

November 4, 2015 — Marvin Kalb, Shorenstein Center founding director and former moderator of “Meet the Press,” discussed the current relationship between Russia, Ukraine, and the U.S., placing the situation within a larger historical context. Kalb was inspired to write his latest book, Imperial Gamble: Putin, Ukraine, and the New Cold War, after Russia’s 2014

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Maria Sacchetti: Reporting on the International Refugee Crisis

Audio & Video, Events, International Affairs, Past Events, Policy & Issues, War, Defense & Security / By Bailey

November 3, 2015 — Maria Sacchetti, who covers immigration for The Boston Globe, shared her experiences reporting on the international refugee crisis in Europe, and discussed the importance of local coverage of international stories. Without a foreign desk, the Globe had limited resources for international news coverage, said Sacchetti, but still decided to make covering

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Film: “Dateline – Saigon” featuring Q&A with director Tom Herman, Bob Schieffer and Tom Patterson

Events, Past Events / By Bailey

Film screening of Dateline – Saigon, followed by Q&A with Thomas D. Herman, film director; Bob Schieffer, Walter Shorenstein Media and Democracy Fellow, former CBS News anchor and host of “Face the Nation”, and first reporter from a Texas newspaper to visit Vietnam; and Tom Patterson, Acting Director of the Shorenstein Center and a Vietnam Veteran.

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