August 8, 2023
Kathy Gannon was a Joan Shorenstein Fellow for the 2022 fall semester at the Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy. For 35 years she...
November 12, 2021
The views expressed in Shorenstein Center Discussion Papers are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect those of Harvard Kennedy School or...
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October 4, 2020
Proposing a new framework for newspaper ownership and governance that leverages national capital markets and supports accountability and decision-making...
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International Affairs,
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August 10, 2020
A new report from Shorenstein Center Fellow Ann Cooper describes the origins and evolution of independent media in Russia from the late Soviet era to...
Campaigns, Elections & Parties,
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March 11, 2020
In today’s media saturated culture, storytelling itself has become the story. It’s a Choose Your Own Adventure moment, and the stories we choose - and...
December 9, 2019
Below are five lessons from MoJo’s experiences that other nonprofit investigative newsrooms can adapt and use.
One: Treat your audience like your...
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December 9, 2019
Creating a Thriving Legacy News Magazine through Mission, Strategy, and Experimentation
Case Study co-published by the Shorenstein Center on Media,...
December 3, 2019
The Commons is a prototype of an imagined news outlet covering U.S. politics. It is the product of an eight-week discussion workshop this fall at...
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May 14, 2019
The New Media Propaganda Wars and the Value of a Second Draft
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A new paper by James Harkin, Joan Shorenstein Fellow (Fall, 2018) and...
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February 12, 2019
The growing crisis in U.S. local news is making it increasingly urgent that local television outlets both improve the quality of news produced and chart...
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May 29, 2018
Photo credits: Diane Haeker and Cold Climate Housing Research Center (CCHRC)
Introduction
In July of 2008, as a national broadcast correspondent, I reported...
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May 22, 2018
Introduction
The staffing of the American news media has never fully reflected the diversity of the nation. For most of the country’s history, Latino and...
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April 10, 2018
A panel discussion featuring Koa Beck, editor-in-chief of Jezebel; Dahlia Lithwick, senior editor at Slate; Zerlina Maxwell, senior director of Progressive...
Audio & Video,
Business & Economics,
Domestic Affairs,
Journalistic Practice,
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March 27, 2018
March 27, 2018—Adam Serwer, senior editor at The Atlantic, discussed the role of race and class in U.S. politics, and its media coverage, during a visit...
March 12, 2018
A panel discussion with the finalists and special citation awardees for the Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting. Panelists discussed the making...
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March 8, 2018
With more Americans turning to social media as a primary source for news and information, the dangers posed by so-called ‘fake news’ are growing more significant....
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March 6, 2018
Transcript
Nicco Mele: Good evening. On behalf of the Shorenstein Center, I’d like to welcome you to the Goldsmith Awards, my favorite event all year...
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March 1, 2018
Speaker series on fake news and misinformation, co-sponsored by the NULab at Northeastern University.
Recent public attention and debate around “fake...
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March 1, 2018
Speaker series on fake news and misinformation, co-sponsored by the NULab at Northeastern University.
Recent public attention and debate around “fake...
February 8, 2018
February 6, 2018— Washington Post media columnist Margaret Sullivan discussed the challenge of covering President Trump, public trust in media, social...
