Papers

Business & Economics, Discussion Papers, Media Business, News Business & Practice, Papers, Publications,
Business Models for Local News: A Field Scan
September 6, 2018
The views expressed in Shorenstein Center Discussion Papers are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect those of Harvard Kennedy School or...
Business & Economics, Domestic Affairs, Environment, Health & Science, Government Institutions, Papers, Publications, Technology,
Time to Fix It: Developing Rules for Internet Capitalism
August 16, 2018
A Shorenstein Center Fellows Research Paper by Tom Wheeler, former Chairman of the FCC under President Barack Obama, and Senior Research Fellow at Harvard...
Media Business, News Business & Practice, Papers, Publications,
Funding Journalism, Finding Innovation: Success Stories and Ideas for Creative, Sustainable Partnerships
June 20, 2018
Co-published by the Shorenstein Center and Media Impact Funders.     Image credit: South Kern Sol, a youth media hub funded by The California...
Media Business, News Business & Practice, Papers, Publications,
Funding the News: Foundations and Nonprofit Media
June 18, 2018
Working paper co-published by the Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School and Northeastern University’s...
Media Business, News Business & Practice, Papers, Publications,
Playbook for Launching a Local, Nonprofit News Outlet
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,
Doom and Gloom: The Role of the Media in Public Disengagement on Climate Change
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,
In the Shadow of Kerner: Fifty Years Later, Newsroom Diversity and Equity Stall
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...
Media Business, News Business & Practice, Papers, Publications,
VTDigger: A Rising Star In Nonprofit News
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,
Campaign 2018: Improving Cyber Literacy in Political Campaigns
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...
Papers, Politics & Government, Publications, Technology,
Transparency: What’s Gone Wrong with Social Media and What Can We Do About It?
March 27, 2018
Introduction: Social Media between Utopia and Dystopia “The Internet is the largest experimentation involving anarchy in history. […] Never before...
Campaigns, Elections & Parties, Discussion Papers, Papers, Politics & Government, Publications,
“Like They’ve Never, Ever Seen in This Country”? Political Interest and Voter Engagement in 2016
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,
The science of fake news
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....
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