Papers

International Affairs, News Business & Practice, Papers, Policy & Issues, Press Freedom, Publications,
The Enemy Within: The Effect of “Private Censorship” on Press Freedom and How to Confront It: An Israeli Perspective
January 1, 1998
A paper by Moshe Negbi, fall 1997 fellow, explores the rise of “commercially-motivated censorship” in Israel’s media. Negbi argues that powerful private...
Campaigns, Elections & Parties, Papers, Politics & Government, Publications,
Communication Patterns in Presidential Primaries 1912–2000: Knowing the Rules of the Game
January 1, 1998
A paper by Kathleen E. Kendall, fall 1997 fellow, examines communication by candidates and the media in presidential primary elections. The presidential...
Campaigns, Elections & Parties, Papers, Politics & Government, Publications,
The Rise and Fall of the Televised Political Convention
January 1, 1998
A paper by Zachary Karabell, fall 1997 fellow, traces the history of the broadcast presidential conventions and builds a case for the proposition that...
Journalistic Practice, News Business & Practice, Papers, Politics & Government, Publications,
The Rise of the New News: A Case Study of Two Root Causes of the Modern Scandal Coverage
January 1, 1998
A paper by Marvin Kalb, former Shorenstein Center director and veteran reporter, analyzes the press coverage in the first few weeks of the Monica Lewinsky...
International Affairs, News Business & Practice, Papers, Policy & Issues, Press Freedom, Publications,
Pressing Concerns: Hong Kong’s Media in an Era of Transition
January 1, 1998
A paper by Stephen J. Hutcheon, fall 1997 fellow, traces the history of press freedom in Hong Kong under British rule up to the aftermath of China’s takeover...
International Affairs, Papers, Policy & Issues, Publications, War, Defense & Security,
Prepared for War, Ready for Peace?: Paramilitaries, Politics, and the Press in Northern Ireland
January 1, 1998
A paper by Tim Cooke, spring 1998 fellow, examines the role of the news media in societies affected by violent conflict, in particular, Northern Ireland....
Journalistic Practice, News Business & Practice, Papers, Publications,
The Business of Getting “The Get”: Nailing an Exclusive Interview in Prime Time
January 1, 1998
A paper by Connie Chung, spring 1997 fellow, provides an insider’s account of a driving force in modern television news: the celebrity interview. Securing...
Papers, Politics & Government, Publications, Technology,
Talking Politics on the Net
January 1, 1998
A paper by Sara Bentivegna, fall 1997 fellow, examines the concept of the public sphere within computer mediated communication. The particular focus is...
Papers, Policy & Issues, Publications, Race & Gender,
The Perpetuation of Prejudice in Reporting on Gays and Lesbians — Time and Newsweek: The First Fifty Years
January 1, 1998
A paper by Lisa Bennett, spring 1998 fellow, argues that although media coverage of gays and lesbians has improved in recent decades, coverage in the 1990s...
International Affairs, Papers, Policy & Issues, Publications, War, Defense & Security,
Spreading the Word: The KGB’s Image-Building Under Gorbachev
January 1, 1997
A paper by Jeff Trimble, fall 1991 fellow, analyzes how the Russian KGB dramatically transformed its image over time. The KGB, under different sets of...