News Business & Practice Publications

International Affairs, News Business & Practice, Papers, Policy & Issues, Press Freedom, Publications,
The Nigerian Press Under the Military: Persecution, Resilience and Political Crisis (1983–1993)
May 1, 1995
A paper by Adeyinka Adeyemi, fall 1993  fellow, analyzes Nigeria’s media landscape and finds that despite outward signs of a modern and vibrant press/government...
Journalistic Practice, News Business & Practice, Papers, Publications,
Paint-By-Numbers Journalism: How Reader Surveys and Focus Groups Subvert a Democratic Press
April 1, 1995
A paper by Alison Carper, spring 1994 fellow, responds to the increasing use of reader surveys and focus groups in journalism. She argues that this approach...
Journalistic Practice, News Business & Practice, Papers, Policy & Issues, Publications, Race & Gender,
Hispanic Voices: Is the Press Listening?
January 1, 1995
A paper by Jorge Quiroga, fall 1993 fellow, examines press coverage of the Hispanic community in the United States. Quiroga argues that the press serves...
International Affairs, Media Business, News Business & Practice, Papers, Policy & Issues, Publications,
The Future of Global Television News
September 1, 1994
A paper by Richard Parker, spring 1993 fellow, explores the potential opportunities and challenges for a new era of “global television.” After seeing TV...
Media Business, News Business & Practice, Papers, Publications,
Ownership of Newspapers: The View from Positivist Social Science
September 1, 1994
A paper by C. Edwin Baker, fall 1992 fellow, analyzes the claim that concentration in media ownership has mostly objectionable effects on the media produced....
Domestic Affairs, Media Business, News Business & Practice, Papers, Policy & Issues, Publications,
TV Violence, Children and the Press: Eight Rationales Inhibiting Public Policy Debates
April 1, 1994
A paper by Sissela Bok, spring 1993 fellow, applies the perspective of philosopher and social critic to analyze public policy debates in the press about...
Government Institutions, International Affairs, News Business & Practice, Papers, Policy & Issues, Politics & Government, Press Freedom, Publications, War, Defense & Security,
Two Commanders-in-Chief: Free Expression’s Most Severe Test
August 1, 1992
A paper by Betty Houchin Winfield, spring 1991 fellow, examines free speech and press freedom in the U.S. during wartime. If wartime governments are more...
News Business & Practice, Papers, Press Freedom, Publications,
The American Pattern of Freedom of the Press: A Model to Follow?
August 1, 1992
A paper by Santiago Sanchez Gonzalez, fall 1991 fellow, takes a close look at press freedom as guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution. Gonzalez argues that...
Journalistic Practice, Media Business, News Business & Practice, Papers, Publications,
An Economic Theory of Learning from News
July 1, 1992
A paper by Marion Just, professor at Wellesley College; W. Russell Neuman, professor at University of Michigan; and  Ann Crigler, fall 1991 fellow, explores...
Citizen Action & Interest Groups, International Affairs, Journalistic Practice, News Business & Practice, Policy & Issues, Politics & Government, Publications, War, Defense & Security,
Turmoil at Tiananmen: A Study of U.S. Press Coverage of the Beijing Spring of 1989
June 1, 1992
This report by the Shorenstein Center explores the U.S. media coverage of the 1989 Beijing Spring. Although the U.S. was not directly involved in the events...
Campaigns, Elections & Parties, Journalistic Practice, News Business & Practice, Politics & Government, Publications,
Campaign Lessons for ’92
November 1, 1991
This Shorenstein Center report examines media coverage of the 1988 presidential election and proposes recommendations for campaign coverage moving forward....
International Affairs, Media Business, News Business & Practice, Papers, Policy & Issues, Press Freedom, Publications,
The Media in Europe After 1992: A Case Study of La Repubblica
September 1, 1991
A paper by Sylvia Poggioli, fall 1990 fellow, focuses on media consolidation in Italy in the early 1990s. For most of its history the Italian press was...
International Affairs, News Business & Practice, Papers, Policy & Issues, Press Freedom, Publications,
The Russian and Soviet Press: A Long Journey from Suppression to Freedom via Suppression and Glasnost
August 1, 1991
A paper by Alexander Merkushev, fall 1990 fellow, traces the history of press freedom in Russia from the rule of the Czars in the 17th century to the end...
Media Business, News Business & Practice, Papers, Publications,
Different Strokes: Public Broadcasting in America and Australia
July 1, 1991
A paper by Glyn Davis, fall 1988 fellow, compares the United States’ decentralized public broadcasting system to its Australian counterpart, which was...
Government Institutions, News Business & Practice, Papers, Politics & Government, Press Freedom, Publications,
Through the Revolving Door: Blurring the Line between the Press and Government
June 1, 1991
A paper by Lewis W. Wolfson, spring 1990 fellow, explores the implications when government officials change careers to become journalists. What is the...
Government Institutions, Journalistic Practice, News Business & Practice, Papers, Politics & Government, Publications,
Changing Lanes on the Inside Track: The Career Shuttle Between Journalism, Politics and Government
May 1, 1991
A paper by James McEnteer, spring 1990 fellow, evaluates the phenomenon of the revolving door between journalism and politics or government. McEnteer challenges...
Campaigns, Elections & Parties, Journalistic Practice, News Business & Practice, Politics & Government, Publications,
Nine Sundays: A Proposal for Better Presidential Campaign Coverage
January 1, 1991
This Shorenstein Center report by John Ellis provides recommendations for improving election coverage during the nine Sundays between Labor Day and Election...
Government Institutions, News Business & Practice, Papers, Politics & Government, Press Freedom, Publications,
Expanding the Public’s Right to Know: Access to Settlement Records under the First Amendment
December 1, 1990
A paper by John J. Watkins, spring 1990 fellow, explores a question often confronted by the lower courts: whether the First Amendment right of access extends...
Citizen Action & Interest Groups, International Affairs, News Business & Practice, Papers, Policy & Issues, Politics & Government, Press Freedom, Publications,
Lies in Ink, Truth in Blood: The Role and Impact of the Chinese Media During the Beijing Spring of ‘89
August 1, 1990
A paper by Linda Jakobson, spring 1990 fellow, focuses on Chinese press coverage of the student-led Tiananmen Square protests in 1989. For this paper,...
Citizen Action & Interest Groups, International Affairs, News Business & Practice, Papers, Policy & Issues, Politics & Government, Press Freedom, Publications,
Window to the West: How Television from the Federal Republic Influenced Events in East Germany
July 1, 1990
A paper by Dieter Buhl, spring 1990 fellow, examines how television from West Germany influenced political developments in East Germany in the 1980s. Buhl’s...
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