Papers

Business & Economics, Papers, Policy & Issues, Publications,
Rebelling Against the Rich: Lessons from the media’s coverage of the 1% divide
September 10, 2012
A paper by former Fellow Nina Easton looks at how the media has covered wealth, as well as recent reporting on the one percent and Occupy Wall Street.
Campaigns, Elections & Parties, International Affairs, Papers, Policy & Issues, Politics & Government, Publications, Technology,
Dispatches From an Unfinished Uprising: The Role of Technology in the 2009 Iranian Protest Movement
August 9, 2012
A new paper by Spring 2012 Fellow Nazila Fathi describes her experience as a journalist on the ground during the Iranian protests in June 2009.
Papers, Policy & Issues, Publications, War, Defense & Security,
Anatomy of a Secret
June 21, 2012
A paper by Spring 2012 Fellow H.D.S. Greenway on <i>The New York Times</i>' decision to publish the "Stellar Wind" story.
Campaigns, Elections & Parties, Faculty Research, Papers, Politics & Government,
The Vanishing Voter Project: 2000 and 2004
February 16, 2012
The Vanishing Voter Project was based at the Shorenstein Center during the 2000 and 2004 campaigns. Through research, the project tried to understand the...
Journalistic Practice, News Business & Practice, Papers, Publications,
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.
International Affairs, Papers, Policy & Issues, Publications,
Israel in The New York Times Over the Decades: A Changed Narrative and Its Impact on Jewish Readers
February 1, 2012
Neil Lewis Shorenstein Center Fellow, Spring 2011 Formerly, The New York Times Read the full paper (PDF). Excerpt: A survey of nearly 3,000 articles in...
Environment, Health & Science, Papers, Policy & Issues, Publications,
Stories of Climate Change: Competing Narratives, the Media, and U.S. Public Opinion 2001–2010
February 1, 2012
Frederick W. Mayer Shorenstein Center Fellow, Fall 2011 Sanford School of Public Policy, Duke University Read the full paper (PDF). Excerpt: A decade that...
Government Institutions, Papers, Politics & Government, Publications, Technology,
Digital Fuel of the 21st Century: Innovation through Open Data and the Network Effect
January 25, 2012
Vivek Kundra Shorenstein Center Fellow, Fall 2011 Executive Vice President of Emerging Markets, Salesforce.com; Former U.S. Chief Information Officer Read...
Campaigns, Elections & Parties, Papers, Politics & Government, Publications,
Gone Rogue: Time to Reform the Presidential Primary Debates
January 1, 2012
Mark McKinnon Shorenstein Center Reidy Fellow, Fall 2011 Political Communications Strategist; Vice Chairman Hill+Knowlton Strategies Read the full paper...
International Affairs, Papers, Policy & Issues, Publications,
A Generally Bellicose Society’s Antisocial Media: Reporting Murder & Debating God in a Nation at War
November 1, 2011
A paper by Wajahat S. Khan, spring 2011 fellow, examines the media coverage following the assassination of Pakistani politician Salmaan Taseer, from international...