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What's Black and White and Retweeted All Over? Teaching news literacy in the digital age
February 15, 2012
A paper by Fall 2011 Fellow Renée Loth.
Audio & Video, Journalistic Practice, News Business & Practice, Past Events, Politics & Government,
'Endangered' political cartoonist confident in art form's survival
November 1, 2011
Dan Wasserman November 1, 2011 — Dan Wasserman, editorial cartoonist for The Boston Globe, describes himself as a “savage” and part of an “endangered...
Audio & Video, Citizen Action & Interest Groups, Journalistic Practice, News Business & Practice, Past Events, Politics & Government, Technology,
NPR's new journalism: @acarvin as anchor, tweeps as newsroom
September 21, 2011
Andy Carvin, Senior Strategist at NPR, spoke with Shorenstein Center Director Alex Jones and took questions at a brownbag lunch at the Harvard Kennedy...
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Disengaged: Elite Media in a Vernacular Nation
May 25, 2011
Bob Calo Shorenstein Center Goldsmith Fellow, Spring 2011 Graduate School of Journalism, UC Berkeley Read the full paper (PDF). Excerpt: Journalists, by...
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Partners of Necessity: The Case for Collaboration in Local Investigative Reporting
April 20, 2011
Sandy Rowe Shorenstein Center Knight Fellow, Fall 2010 & Spring 2011 Former editor, The Oregonian, Portland Read the full paper (PDF). Excerpt: Anyone...
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The Root's Donna Byrd: How to grow online communities
March 22, 2011
Alex Jones and Donna Byrd March 22, 2011 — At a Shorenstein Center event, Donna Byrd, publisher of The Root, shared her experience in growing and engaging...
Audio & Video, Campaigns, Elections & Parties, Journalistic Practice, News Business & Practice, Past Events, Politics & Government,
Fox's Hume says cable news not to blame for political polarization
November 22, 2010
Brit Hume and Alex S. Jones, Shorenstein Center director. November 22, 2010 — The Shorenstein Center hosted a special conversation with Brit Hume, senior...
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Ants at the Picnic: A Status Report on News Coverage of State Government
May 25, 2010
Gene Gibbons Shorenstein Center Goldsmith Fellow, Spring 2010 Former Executive Editor, Stateline.org Read the full paper (PDF). Excerpt Introduction I...
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Beyond News: The Case for Wisdom Journalism
June 1, 2009
A paper by Mitchell Stephens, spring 2009 fellow, argues that as major news events now appear fast and free on Google, Yahoo or a hundred other websites,...
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Word of Mouse: Credibility, Journalism and Emerging Social Media
February 1, 2009
A paper by Rory O’Connor, fall 2008 fellow, explores the implications of our media and social-media saturated news environment.  Although unparalleled...
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A Symbiotic Relationship between Journalists and Bloggers
June 1, 2008
A paper by Richard Davis, spring 2008 fellow, analyzes how political bloggers are affecting traditional journalism. How is a community with long-held traditions...
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Journalism without Journalists: Vision or Caricature?
November 1, 2007
A paper by Michael Maier, spring 2007 fellow, examines various forms of citizen journalism taking place at traditional media outlets. The paper includes...
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Panel: "Media and Democracy."
October 13, 2006
October 13, 2006 – Panel: “Media and Democracy.” Moderator: Thomas E. Patterson, Bradlee Professor of Government and the Press. Main presenter:...
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What Will Become of Newspapers?
April 26, 2006
A speech delivered by John S. Carroll, Knight Visiting Lecturer 2005-2006 (deceased), at the 2006 meeting of the American Society of Newspaper Editors...
Domestic Affairs, Journalistic Practice, News Business & Practice, Papers, Policy & Issues, Publications, Race & Gender,
Covering Crime in Washington, D.C.
January 1, 2006
A paper by Kimberly Gross, spring 2006 fellow, examines the nature of local television news coverage of crime and its effects on emotional response. Gross...
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Death in Wartime: Photographs and the “Other War” in Afghanistan
January 1, 2005
A paper by Barbie Zelizer, spring 2004 fellow, addresses the formulaic dependence of the news media on images of people facing impending death. Considering...
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Setting the Agenda: The New York Times’ Jayson Blair Report and its Impact on American Media
January 1, 2005
A paper by Seth Mnookin, spring 2004 fellow, examines the making and results of The New York Times’ Jayson Blair Report. The report helped demonstrate...
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The World-Wide Conversation: Online Participatory Media and International News
January 1, 2004
A paper by Rebecca MacKinnon, spring 2004 fellow, explores how – and to what extent – the Internet and new interactive forms of online media might provide...
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Eleven Recommendations for Improving Election Night Coverage
January 1, 2004
This pamphlet by Thomas Patterson, Bradlee Professor of Government and the Press at the Shorenstein Center, contains ideas for strengthening election night...
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Diminishing Returns: A Comparison of the 1968 and 2000 Election Night Broadcasts
December 1, 2003
A report by Thomas Patterson, Bradlee Professor of Government and the Press at the Shorenstein Center, examines how the use of exit polling and projections...
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