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April 19, 2016 — The Shorenstein Center hosted a conversation with its Spring 2016 Joan Shorenstein Fellows: Johanna Dunaway, associate professor of communication, Texas A&M University; Joanna Jolly, South Asia editor and feature writer, BBC; Dan Kennedy, associate professor of journalism, Northeastern University; and Marilyn Thompson, deputy editor, Politico. Each fellow gave a preview of […]
What are the particular challenges facing social democrats — or the millennial inheritors of the social democratic tradition—in the U.S., U.K. and beyond? Join this discussion on the evolving prospects for social democratic parties across Europe and farther afield. Panelists will explore emerging opportunities for experimentation within social democratic politics and the wider ecosystem which surrounds it,
Reinventing Social Democracy? Sanders, Corbyn and Beyond Read More »
April 12, 2016 — Shira T. Center, political editor for The Boston Globe, discussed media coverage of Donald Trump, as well as the relationship between Trump supporters and the press. Center described several factors that contributed to the media’s paradoxical coverage of Trump – characterized by an initial reluctance to view him as a serious
Shira T. Center – The Trump Factor: Covering Election 2016 Read More »
Herbert C. Kelman Seminar on International Conflict Analysis and Resolution featuring speakers: Jacqueline Bhabha, Professor of the Practice of Health and Human Rights, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health; Jeremiah Smith Jr. Lecturer, Harvard Law School; University Adviser on Human Rights Education, Director of Research, FXB Center; Carr Center for Human Rights Policy Dara
The Black Policy Conference is a policy driven conference that provides an opportunity for academics and practitioners to come together to find sustainable solutions for issues facing black communities. This year’s conference will feature panels on politics, mass incarceration, higher education access, healthcare and technology. View the full schedule and register to attend. Cosponsored by the Shorenstein Center.
Black Policy Conference – Power & Politics: Driving the Future of Black America Read More »
April 5, 2016 — Jo Becker, a Pulitzer Prize–winning investigative reporter for The New York Times, discussed Hillary Clinton’s role in the U.S. intervention in Libya, which she argues, ultimately contributed to destabilization in the region. Evaluating Clinton’s role as secretary of state is important since “it can tell you a little bit about how
Join us for a conversation with Marty Baron, editor of The Washington Post and former editor of The Boston Globe (2001-2012), moderated by Tom Ashbrook, journalist and host of the nationally-syndicated “On Point” on Boston’s WBUR. Baron, profiled in the movie “Spotlight” for his work to quickly mobilize Globe reporters investigating systemic child sex abuse charges in the Catholic Church, will speak to
Conversation with Marty Baron Read More »
A seminar with Robin Yassin-Kassab and Leila Al-Shami on themes raised in their new book Burning Country, about the complicated reality of life in present day Syria. Presented by the Middle East Initiative at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs. Co-sponsored by the Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy, the Nieman Foundation for
Burning Country: Syrians in Revolution and War Read More »
A panel discussion with: Michael Ignatieff, Edward R. Murrow Professor of the Practice of Politics and the Press, Shorenstein Center Peter Maurer, President, International Committee of the Red Cross Moderated by Jacqueline Bhabha, Harvard FXB Center for Health and Human Rights. Watch the video. Presented by the Belfer Center Middle East Initiative. Co-sponsored by the Shorenstein Center, Harvard
Humanitarian Intervention in Syria Read More »
March 29, 2016 — Sarah Kliff, deputy managing editor for visuals at Vox, discussed media coverage of the Affordable Care Act, what’s next for health care policy, and Vox’s approach to covering policy. Kliff, whose work has included coverage for Vox, The Washington Post, Politico, and Newsweek, began reporting on health care policy in April
Sarah Kliff: Health Care Policy in the Media Read More »
Erie Meyer is a co-founder of United States Digital Service, a new team working to transform how the federal government works for the American people. She serves on the headquarters team in the White House. The discussion will be moderated by Nick Sinai, HKS adjunct lecturer in public policy and former U.S. Deputy CTO. Before joining the United
Digital Government and Public Sector Startups with Erie Meyer of U.S. Digital Service Read More »
March 22, 2016 — Linda Greenhouse, longtime New York Times Supreme Court reporter, discussed the current polarization of the court, the nomination of Merrick Garland, and the legacy of the late Justice Antonin Scalia. Today’s politically divided Supreme Court is anomalous in U.S. history, said Greenhouse, who currently teaches at Yale Law School. She used
Linda Greenhouse: The Post-Scalia Supreme Court Read More »
Janine di Giovanni, conflict reporter and Middle East editor for Newsweek, will discuss her new book, Dispatches From Syria: The Morning They Came for Us, with Future of Diplomacy Project Executive Director, Cathryn Cluver. She will reflect on her experiences covering some of the world’s most harrowing conflicts, including the war in Bosnia. This event is part of the
Janine di Giovanni – Dispatches from Syria: The Morning They Came for Us Read More »
March 8, 2016 — Philip Bennett, former managing editor for The Washington Post and PBS’s FRONTLINE, explored how the promise of the digital revolution has fallen short for some aspects of media and civic engagement, and why news outlets should have an interest in improving the situation. Bennett, who is currently the Patterson Professor of
Philip Bennett – News and Democracy: The Missing Pieces Read More »
Herbert C. Kelman Seminar on International Conflict Analysis and Resolution featuring speaker Michael Ignatieff, Edward R. Murrow Professor of Press, Politics and Public Policy at Harvard Kennedy School. This series is sponsored by the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs; the Nieman Foundation for Journalism; Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School; and Shorenstein Center on Media,
The presentation of the Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting, the Goldsmith Book Prizes and the Goldsmith Career Award for Excellence in Journalism. The annual Goldsmith Investigative Reporting Prize honors journalism that promotes more effective and ethical conduct of government, the making of public policy, or the practice of politics. The $25,000 Goldsmith Prize for Investigative
2016 Goldsmith Awards in Political Journalism with Keynote by Walter Isaacson Read More »
HKS British and Irish Caucus presents “The World’s Newsroom: Inside BBC News” with Jonathan Munro, head of newsgathering, BBC. Jonathan Munro leads BBC Newsgathering – one of the world’s largest broadcast news gathering operations with more than 40 international bureaus and seven in the UK and Ireland. He is responsible for the department that provides live
“The World’s Newsroom: Inside BBC News” with Jonathan Munro Read More »
February 23, 2016 — E.J. Dionne, Jr., Washington Post op-ed columnist, discussed his new book, Why the Right Went Wrong: Conservatism from Goldwater to the Tea Party and Beyond, and the role of the media in the 2016 election. In looking for the roots of the Republican Party’s current predicament – which includes the rise
E.J. Dionne, Jr. – American Conservatism and the Republican Party Read More »
February 18, 2016 — Nicco Mele, author, digital strategist and Wallis Annenberg Chair in Journalism at the USC Annenberg School of Journalism, discussed the future and feasibility of various news outlet business models. Mele, who is also a former senior vice president and deputy publisher of the Los Angeles Times, and a Shorenstein Center board
Herbert C. Kelman Seminar on International Conflict Analysis and Resolution featuring speakers: Ali S. Asani, Professor of Indo-Muslim and Islamic Religion and Cultures and Director of Prince Alwaleed bin Talal Program in Islamic Studies at Harvard Jeff Seul, Lecturer on the Practice of Peace at Harvard Divinity School and Chairman of the Peace Appeal Foundation
Kelman Seminar: Beyond the Headlines – Understanding and Misunderstanding Islam Read More »
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