Papers

Papers,
How Much Would You Pay to Save the Planet? The American Press and the Economics of Climate Change
January 9, 2009
Eric Pooley Kalb Fellow, Shorenstein Center, Fall 2008 Contributor at Time Magazine Read the full paper (PDF). Background In How Much Would You Pay to...
Business & Economics, Environment, Health & Science, Papers, Policy & Issues, Publications,
How Much Would You Pay to Save the Planet? The American Press and the Economics of Climate Change
January 1, 2009
A paper by Eric Pooley, fall 2008 fellow, examines how the media has covered the economics of climate change. This paper follows coverage of the economic...
Government Institutions, Papers, Politics & Government, Publications,
Would You Ask Turkeys to Mandate Thanksgiving? The Dismal Politics of Legislative Transparency
June 1, 2008
J.H. Snider, spring 2008 fellow, discusses problems with government transparency, and the feasibility of potential solutions in two papers. Paper #1: The...
Environment, Health & Science, Papers, Policy & Issues, Publications,
Journalism and Global Health
June 1, 2008
A paper by Philip J. Hilts, spring 2008 fellow, explores the growth and future of global health news coverage. Hilts found that although newspapers have...
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...
Business & Economics, International Affairs, Papers, Policy & Issues, Publications,
Lost in the Travel Pages: The Global Industry Hiding Inside the Sunday Newspaper
June 1, 2008
A paper by Elizabeth Becker, spring 2008 fellow, explores why the business side of travel is so seldom covered by journalists – and the implications. Despite...
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...
Campaigns, Elections & Parties, Papers, Politics & Government, Publications,
Exit Polls: Better or Worse Since the 2000 Election?
January 1, 2008
A paper by Robin Sproul, fall 2007 fellow, details the growing problems with exit polls. Sproul writes that “the six news organizations that jointly conduct...
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...
Campaigns, Elections & Parties, Papers, Politics & Government, Publications,
The Road to Wikipolitics: Life and Death of the Modern Presidential Primary, b. 1968 – d. 2008
January 1, 2008
A paper by Tom Fiedler, fall 2007 fellow, considers whether the structure of the presidential primary – which includes special treatment of Iowa, New Hampshire...
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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