June 12, 2018
This playbook was written as part of a policy analysis exercise (PAE), an academic project where Harvard Kennedy School (HKS) students develop solutions...
Environment, Health & Science,
Journalistic Practice,
News Business & Practice,
Papers,
Policy & Issues,
Publications,
May 29, 2018
Photo credits: Diane Haeker and Cold Climate Housing Research Center (CCHRC)
Introduction
In July of 2008, as a national broadcast correspondent, I reported...
Journalistic Practice,
Media Business,
News Business & Practice,
Papers,
Policy & Issues,
Publications,
Race & Gender,
May 22, 2018
Introduction
The staffing of the American news media has never fully reflected the diversity of the nation. For most of the country’s history, Latino and...
May 21, 2018
A case study presented by the Institute for Nonprofit News (INN) and the Single Subject News Project at the Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public...
Campaigns, Elections & Parties,
Discussion Papers,
Papers,
Politics & Government,
Publications,
Technology,
May 7, 2018
A new paper by Donna Brazile, Joan Shorenstein Fellow (fall 2017) and former Democratic National Committee interim chair, examines whether political campaigns...
March 27, 2018
Introduction: Social Media between Utopia and Dystopia
“The Internet is the largest experimentation involving anarchy in history. […] Never before...
March 21, 2018
A new paper by Markus Prior, fall 2016 Joan Shorenstein Fellow and Professor of Politics and Public Affairs at Princeton University, and Lori D. Bougher...
Journalistic Practice,
Media Business,
News Business & Practice,
Papers,
Politics & Government,
Publications,
Technology,
March 8, 2018
With more Americans turning to social media as a primary source for news and information, the dangers posed by so-called ‘fake news’ are growing more significant....
Campaigns, Elections & Parties,
Citizen Action & Interest Groups,
Papers,
Politics & Government,
Publications,
Technology,
February 20, 2018
Introduction
This research paper examines the important role that “alt-lite” bloggers play in promoting, amplifying, and fortifying Donald Trump’s anti-establishment...
January 23, 2018
Over the past year, there has been rising pressure on Facebook, Google and Twitter to account for how bad actors are exploiting their platforms. The catalyst...
Campaigns, Elections & Parties,
Citizen Action & Interest Groups,
Discussion Papers,
Journalistic Practice,
News Business & Practice,
Papers,
Politics & Government,
Publications,
December 11, 2017
A new paper by Claes H. de Vreese, Joan Shorenstein Fellow (fall 2017) and Professor and Chair of Political Communication at the University of Amsterdam,...
Journalistic Practice,
Media Business,
News Business & Practice,
Papers,
Policy & Issues,
Politics & Government,
Publications,
September 6, 2017
Executive Summary
We studied the content and Nielsen ratings for interviews on the three network Sunday morning talk shows—Meet the Press (henceforth MTP),...
August 10, 2017
Reflections from a recent workshop hosted by the Berkman Klein Center in collaboration with the Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy...
Discussion Papers,
Environment, Health & Science,
Papers,
Policy & Issues,
Publications,
Race & Gender,
July 11, 2017
A new paper by Derrick Z. Jackson, Joan Shorenstein Fellow (fall 2016), Boston Globe essayist, and a climate and energy writer for the Union of Concerned...
June 28, 2017
Disclaimer: This paper contains offensive content. “Alt-right” views quoted in this paper are not endorsed by the Shorenstein Center.
A new paper by Zack...
Discussion Papers,
International Affairs,
Journalistic Practice,
News Business & Practice,
Papers,
Policy & Issues,
Publications,
June 22, 2017
Photo: Dulles International Airport travel ban protest, Geoff Livingston.
A new paper by Meighan Stone, Entrepreneurship Fellow (spring 2017) and former...
Discussion Papers,
International Affairs,
Papers,
Policy & Issues,
Publications,
Race & Gender,
War, Defense & Security,
June 19, 2017
Photo: Shifa Gardi, a journalist for an Iraqi Kurdish television station, was killed by a roadside bomb while reporting.
A new paper by Yeganeh Rezaian,...
Campaigns, Elections & Parties,
Discussion Papers,
Journalistic Practice,
News Business & Practice,
Papers,
Politics & Government,
Publications,
June 13, 2017
A new paper by Helen Boaden, Joan Shorenstein Fellow (spring 2017), and former BBC News and BBC Radio director, compares the BBC’s value of impartiality...
Government Institutions,
Journalistic Practice,
News Business & Practice,
Papers,
Politics & Government,
Publications,
May 18, 2017
A new report from Harvard Kennedy School’s Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy analyzes news coverage of President Trump’s first 100...
May 2, 2017
Conference held February 17–18, 2017
Organized by Matthew Baum, David Lazer, and Nicco Mele
Sponsored by
Final report written...
