Policy & Issues Publications

Audio & Video, International Affairs, News Business & Practice, Past Events, Policy & Issues, Press Freedom,
Masha Gessen on Russia and Trump, Media Coverage, and Conspiracies
March 28, 2017
March 28, 2017— Masha Gessen, author and New York Times contributing opinion writer, shared her views on Presidents Trump and Putin, and words of caution...
Business & Economics, Domestic Affairs, Past Events, Policy & Issues, Publications,
Dean Doug Elmendorf: Understanding the Congressional Budget Office
March 23, 2017
March 22, 2017— Doug Elmendorf, Dean of Harvard Kennedy School and former director of the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) from 2009-2015, discussed why...
Audio & Video, Business & Economics, Domestic Affairs, Past Events, Policy & Issues,
Dean Doug Elmendorf: Understanding the Congressional Budget Office
March 23, 2017
March 22, 2017— Doug Elmendorf, Dean of Harvard Kennedy School and former director of the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) from 2009-2015, discussed why...
Audio & Video, Business & Economics, Campaigns, Elections & Parties, Domestic Affairs, Past Events, Policy & Issues, Politics & Government, Race & Gender,
Farai Chideya and Zack Exley: Understanding the Electorate
March 7, 2017
March 7, 2017— Farai Chideya, Joan Shorenstein Fellow and senior writer at FiveThirtyEight, and Zack Exley, Joan Shorenstein Fellow and senior advisor...
Audio & Video, Campaigns, Elections & Parties, Citizen Action & Interest Groups, Past Events, Policy & Issues, Politics & Government, Race & Gender, Technology,
Leaders of "The Resistance"
February 28, 2017
A panel discussion with: Meighan Stone (moderator), Entrepreneurship Fellow, Spring 2017, The Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy...
Audio & Video, Campaigns, Elections & Parties, International Affairs, Past Events, Policy & Issues, Politics & Government,
Rick Stengel: Government and the Media
February 28, 2017
February 28, 2017—Rick Stengel, Walter Shorenstein Media and Democracy Fellow, discussed the differences between working in media and government, the Trump...
Audio & Video, Campaigns, Elections & Parties, International Affairs, Past Events, Policy & Issues, Politics & Government,
Helen Boaden and Ann Marie Lipinski: Media in the Age of Brexit and Trump
February 28, 2017
February 27, 2017— Helen Boaden, spring 2017 Joan Shorenstein Fellow and director of BBC Radio, and Ann Marie Lipinski, curator of the Nieman Foundation...
Audio & Video, Campaigns, Elections & Parties, Past Events, Policy & Issues, Politics & Government, Race & Gender,
Theodore H. White Lecture on Press and Politics with Larry Wilmore
November 15, 2016
This year’s Theodore H. White Lecture on Press and Politics was delivered by comedian, producer and writer Larry Wilmore. The David Nyhan Prize for Political...
Domestic Affairs, Past Events, Policy & Issues, Publications, Race & Gender,
Define American: Humanizing the Immigration Debate with Jose Antonio Vargas
October 25, 2016
Jose Antonio Vargas is a journalist and filmmaker, and serves as the CEO of Define American and #EmergingUS. Jose was part of The Washington Post team...
Audio & Video, Domestic Affairs, Past Events, Policy & Issues, Race & Gender,
Define American: Humanizing the Immigration Debate with Jose Antonio Vargas
October 24, 2016
Jose Antonio Vargas is a journalist and filmmaker, and serves as the CEO of Define American and #EmergingUS. Jose was part of The Washington Post team...
Campaigns, Elections & Parties, Past Events, Policy & Issues, Politics & Government, Publications, Race & Gender,
Joy-Ann Reid: How Race Impacts the 2016 Election
October 11, 2016
October 11, 2016 — Joy-Ann Reid, host of MSNBC’s “AM Joy” discussed the role of race within the Republican and Democratic parties, the Black Lives Matter...
International Affairs, Past Events, Policy & Issues, Politics & Government, Publications, Technology,
Zeynep Tufekci: Technology in Global Activism, Uprisings and Social Movements
October 4, 2016
October 4, 2016 — Zeynep Tufekci, a New York Times opinion writer who focuses on the social impact of technology, discussed the advantages and shortcomings...