Politics & Government Publications

Audio & Video, Campaigns, Elections & Parties, Journalistic Practice, News Business & Practice, Past Events, Politics & Government, Technology,
TIME’s Nancy Gibbs: The Disintermediation of Media and Politics
March 1, 2016
March 1, 2016 — Nancy Gibbs, editor of TIME, discussed the parallels between the disruption of the media industry and the upheaval of politics during the...
Audio & Video, Campaigns, Elections & Parties, Events, Past Events, Politics & Government,
E.J. Dionne, Jr. - American Conservatism and the Republican Party
February 23, 2016
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...
Audio & Video, Campaigns, Elections & Parties, Events, Journalistic Practice, Past Events, Politics & Government,
Jill Abramson – Election 2016: Is There Enough Quality Campaign Coverage?
February 17, 2016
February 17, 2016 — Jill Abramson, lecturer at Harvard and former executive editor of The New York Times, discussed the 2016 election and its coverage...
Audio & Video, Events, Past Events, Politics & Government,
CNN’s Sam Feist: Coverage of Election 2016
February 16, 2016
February 16, 2016 — Sam Feist, who leads the production of CNN’s campaign coverage and debates as Washington bureau chief and senior vice president, discussed...
Audio & Video, Campaigns, Elections & Parties, Events, Past Events, Politics & Government,
Bob Schieffer: The Iowa Caucuses, the New Hampshire Primaries and Beyond
February 3, 2016
February 3, 2016 — Bob Schieffer, Walter Shorenstein Media and Democracy Fellow, veteran CBS reporter, and former moderator of “Face the Nation,” discussed...
Audio & Video, Events, Government Institutions, Past Events, Policy & Issues, Race & Gender, Technology,
Criminal Justice in the Age of Big Data
November 13, 2015
“Our criminal justice system isn’t as smart as it should be.” — President Obama, July 15, 2015 This summer, President Obama addressed the 106th NAACP convention...
Audio & Video, Campaigns, Elections & Parties, Events, Media Business, News Business & Practice, Past Events, Politics & Government,
Rick Kaplan: Entertainment, News and Politics
November 10, 2015
November 10, 2015 — Former fellow and TV news producer Richard N. Kaplan returned to the Shorenstein Center to discuss the 2016 election, including the...
Audio & Video, Campaigns, Elections & Parties, Events, Past Events, Politics & Government, Prizes & Lectures,
2015 Theodore H. White Seminar on Press and Politics
November 6, 2015
November 6, 2015 — A panel of experts discussed the benefits and drawbacks of polling at the Shorenstein Center, continuing the conversation sparked by...
Audio & Video, Campaigns, Elections & Parties, Events, Past Events, Politics & Government, Prizes & Lectures,
Theodore H. White Lecture on Press and Politics with Jill Lepore
November 5, 2015
November 5, 2015 –  Jill Lepore, David Woods Kemper ’41 Professor of American History at Harvard University and staff writer for The New Yorker, delivered the...
Audio & Video, Events, International Affairs, Past Events, Policy & Issues, Politics & Government, Technology,
Cybersecurity and Privacy in a Connected World
October 23, 2015
Panelists: Brent Colburn, Fellow, Institute of Politics; former Assistant to the Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs); Assistant Secretary for Public...