Policy & Issues Publications

Audio & Video, International Affairs, Past Events, Policy & Issues,
Iraq is 'shedding its diversity,' says NPR's Deborah Amos
February 16, 2010
Deborah Amos and Shorenstein Center director Alex S. Jones. February 16, 2010 — Deborah Amos, Goldsmith Fellow at the Shorenstein Center and foreign correspondent...
Audio & Video, International Affairs, Past Events, Policy & Issues, War, Defense & Security,
David Rohde says security is needed for progress in Pakistan
February 5, 2010
David Rohde and Shorenstein Center director Alex S. Jones. February 5, 2010 — David Rohde, two-time Pulitzer Prize–winning reporter for The New York Times...
Audio & Video, Environment, Health & Science, Past Events, Policy & Issues,
Revkin: Climate change information must come from outside journalism
February 4, 2010
Cristine Russell and Andrew Revkin. February 4, 2010 — The first of three Shorenstein Center/Belfer Center seminars on news coverage of climate change,...
International Affairs, Media Business, News Business & Practice, Papers, Policy & Issues, Publications,
The Power of TV News: An Insider's Perspective on the Launch of BBC Persian TV in the Year of the Iranian Uprising
February 1, 2010
Stephen Williams Shorenstein Center Fellow, Fall 2009 Executive Editor, Asia Pacific Region, BBC Read the full paper (PDF). Excerpt Introduction “Well,...
Audio & Video, Government Institutions, Past Events, Policy & Issues, Politics & Government, Prizes & Lectures, Race & Gender,
Taylor Branch: Journalism allowed trivialization of public debate
November 12, 2009
Alex S. Jones and Taylor Branch. November 12, 2009 — In introducing Taylor Branch, the 2009 T.H. White Lecturer, Shorenstein Center director Alex S. Jones...
Environment, Health & Science, Papers, Policy & Issues, Publications,
The American Public and the Next Phase of the Health Care Reform Debate
November 4, 2009
A paper by Robert J. Blendon, Sc.D., Shorenstein Center faculty affiliate, and John M. Benson, M.A. analyzes public opinion about the Affordable Care Act,...
Audio & Video, Environment, Health & Science, Past Events, Policy & Issues,
Shorenstein Center hosts briefing on health care reform
September 30, 2009
David Broder, Linda Douglass, Dr. Timothy Johnson and Alex S. Jones. September 30, 2009 — The Shorenstein Center sponsored a briefing for journalists on...
Environment, Health & Science, Papers, Policy & Issues, Publications,
Getting it for Free: When Foundations Provide the News on Health
June 1, 2009
A paper by Maralee Schwartz, spring 2009 fellow, analyzes the implications of using health news provided by non-profit organizations. Departure of experienced...
International Affairs, News Business & Practice, Papers, Policy & Issues, Press Freedom, Publications,
Mugabe’s Media War: How New Media Help Zimbabwean Journalists Tell Their Story
February 1, 2009
A paper by Sandra Nyaira, fall 2008 fellow, analyzes efforts to keep Zimbabweans informed in the wake of the collapse of the country’s media landscape...
Business & Economics, Environment, Health & Science, Papers, Policy & Issues, Publications,
How Much Would You Pay to Save the Planet? The American Press and the Economics of Climate Change
January 1, 2009
A paper by Eric Pooley, fall 2008 fellow, examines how the media has covered the economics of climate change. This paper follows coverage of the economic...