News Business & Practice Publications

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Journalists, academics discuss 'The Future of News'
November 2, 2009
Tom Fiedler, Marty Baron, Robin Sproul, Jeff Howe and Alex S. Jones. November 2, 2009 — At the John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum, the Shorenstein Center, along...
Audio & Video, News Business & Practice, Past Events, Press Freedom, Prizes & Lectures,
Jonathan Zittrain delivers 2009 Richard S. Salant Lecture
October 22, 2009
Jonathan Zittrain and Alex S. Jones. October 22, 2009 — Jonathan Zittrain, Professor of Law at Harvard Law School and co-director of the Berkman Center...
Media Business, News Business & Practice, Papers, Publications,
Can Nonprofits Save Journalism? Legal Constraints and Opportunities
October 1, 2009
A paper by Marion R. Fremont‐Smith, Shorenstein Center faculty affiliate, examines whether nonprofit, tax‐exempt status might be a feasible option for...
Journalistic Practice, News Business & Practice, Papers, Publications,
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,...
Media Business, News Business & Practice, Papers, Publications,
Up Against a Saint and a Dead Man
June 1, 2009
James O’Shea, spring 2009 fellow, recounts his experience leading the Los Angeles Times from 2006 to 2008, through a period of turmoil, budget cuts, struggling...
Journalistic Practice, News Business & Practice, Papers, Publications,
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...
International Affairs, News Business & Practice, Papers, Policy & Issues, Press Freedom, Publications,
Mugabe’s Media War: How New Media Help Zimbabwean Journalists Tell Their Story
February 1, 2009
A paper by Sandra Nyaira, fall 2008 fellow, analyzes efforts to keep Zimbabweans informed in the wake of the collapse of the country’s media landscape...
Journalistic Practice, Media Business, News Business & Practice, Papers, Publications,
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...
Media Business, News Business & Practice, Papers, Publications,
Leading the Way to Better News: The Role of Leadership in a World Where Most of the “Powers That Be” Became the “Powers That Were”
February 15, 2008
A paper by Geoffrey Cowan, fall 2007 fellow, argues that although many of the major news organizations that dominated the landscape a generation ago have...
Media Business, News Business & Practice, Papers, Press Freedom, Publications,
From VietNet to VietNam Net: Ten Years of Electronic Media in Vietnam
January 1, 2008
A paper by Nguyễn Anh Tuấn, fall 2007 fellow, tells the story VietNamNet, Vietnam’s most popular online media outlet and one of the country’s most respected...
Journalistic Practice, Media Business, News Business & Practice, Papers, Publications,
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...
International Affairs, News Business & Practice, Papers, Policy & Issues, Press Freedom, Publications,
Mainstream Newspaper Coverage: A Barometer of Government Tolerance for Anti-Regime Expression in Authoritarian Brazil
October 1, 2007
A paper by Elizabeth A. Stein, spring 2007 fellow, evaluates the theory that in authoritarian regimes, leaders of civil society follow the mainstream press...
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