Policy & Issues Publications

Audio & Video, International Affairs, Past Events, Policy & Issues,
Facts and Propaganda at War in Syria's Chaotic Media Landscape, says NPR's Deborah Amos
April 15, 2014
April 15, 2014 – Deborah Amos, Middle East correspondent for NPR, said that in Syria, “there are at least five different wars” going on simultaneously....
Audio & Video, Environment, Health & Science, Journalistic Practice, News Business & Practice, Past Events, Policy & Issues,
Digital Tools Can Help Journalists Cover Complexity of Climate Change, Says Andrew Revkin
April 9, 2014
April 9, 2014 – Reporting on the issue of climate change has posed many challenges to journalists such as Andrew Revkin, who writes the Dot Earth...
Audio & Video, International Affairs, Past Events, Policy & Issues,
Media plays large role in shift from hard to soft power, says Knesset member Nachman Shai
April 1, 2014
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...
Audio & Video, Past Events, Policy & Issues, Race & Gender,
In Six Words, The Race Card Project Has Begun a Different Conversation about Race
March 11, 2014
March 11, 2014 – What started as an experiment with 200 postcards turned into a life-changing project for Michele Norris, host and special correspondent...
Domestic Affairs, Media Business, News Business & Practice, Papers, Policy & Issues, Politics & Government, Publications, Technology,
A Letter to Journalists from a Former FCC Commissioner
February 20, 2014
Fall 2013 Fellow Michael Copps, former Federal Communications Commissioner, shares concerns and offers advice regarding government regulation of corporate...
Audio & Video, Business & Economics, Journalistic Practice, News Business & Practice, Past Events, Policy & Issues, Race & Gender,
Media Narratives Paint a False Picture of Gender Equality, Argue Authors Rivers and Barnett
February 18, 2014
Caryl Rivers Rosalind Barnett February 18, 2014 – In their book, The New Soft War on Women: How the Myth of Female Ascendance Is Hurting Women, Men—and...
Audio & Video, International Affairs, Past Events, Policy & Issues,
MSNBC’s Andrea Mitchell on Covering Foreign Affairs While Keeping the Facts Straight
February 12, 2014
February 12, 2014 – Andrea Mitchell, NBC News Chief Foreign Affairs Correspondent and host of MSNBC's "Andrea Mitchell Reports,” discussed the challenges...
Audio & Video, International Affairs, Past Events, Policy & Issues, War, Defense & Security,
Marvin Kalb warns against military strategy that inconsistently seeks approval of Congress
November 12, 2013
November 12, 2013 – The founding director of the Shorenstein Center and Edward R. Murrow Professor of Press and Public Policy at Harvard Kennedy School,...
Audio & Video, Campaigns, Elections & Parties, Past Events, Policy & Issues, Politics & Government, Race & Gender,
CNN’s Ana Navarro: “Something snapped” in Republican Party after government shutdown
November 5, 2013
November 5, 2013 – Ana Navarro, Institute of Politics Fellow and political contributor at CNN and CNN en Español, describes herself as a “Republican without...
Audio & Video, Past Events, Policy & Issues, War, Defense & Security,
RAND’s Linda Robinson unveils the secret world of special operations forces
October 17, 2013
Linda Robinson and Alex S. Jones October 17, 2013 – To shed some light on the secret world of special operations forces, the Shorenstein Center invited...
Audio & Video, Past Events, Policy & Issues, War, Defense & Security,
Snowden is a ‘polarizing force,’ says Post’s Barton Gellman
October 15, 2013
Barton Gellman and Alex S. Jones October 15, 2013 – As one of only three people with direct contact to Edward Snowden, the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist...
Audio & Video, Past Events, Policy & Issues, Race & Gender,
Ta-Nehisi Coates points to a history of systemic racism that has led to today’s dual society
October 8, 2013
Ta-Nehisis Coates and Alex S. Jones October 8, 2013 – Ta-Nehisi Coates, senior editor, writer and blogger for The Atlantic, shared with the Shorenstein...