Papers

International Affairs, Papers, Policy & Issues, Publications,
The Sanctions Against Russia: What Did the West and the Media Expect?
January 26, 2015
A paper by Celestine Bohlen, Fall 2014 Fellow and columnist at The International New York Times, explores the nature of the 2014 sanctions against Russia,...
Business & Economics, Papers, Policy & Issues, Publications,
Reporting on the 2008 Financial Crisis, and the Next One
December 15, 2014
A new paper by Robert Lenzner, Spring 2014 Fellow and contributor to Forbes Media, examines why the media failed to detect the warning signs of the 2008...
International Affairs, News Business & Practice, Papers, Policy & Issues, Press Freedom, Publications,
Everyone Lies: The Ukraine Conflict and Russia’s Media Transformation
August 20, 2014
A new paper by Jill Dougherty, Spring 2014 Fellow and former CNN Moscow bureau chief, traces the shift in Russia’s ideology and its effect on media coverage of the U...
Media Business, News Business & Practice, Papers, Publications,
The Philosopher King and the Creation of NPR
August 13, 2014
A new paper by Steve Oney, author of And the Dead Shall Rise, tells the story of the creation of National Public Radio, and how its philosophy was shaped in its early days...
Business & Economics, Papers, Policy & Issues, Publications,
The Media and Markets: How Systematic Misreporting Inflates Bubbles, Deepens Downturns and Distorts Economic Reality
August 11, 2014
A paper by Fall 2013 Fellow Stefan Theil looks at the systematic mistakes that editors and reporters repeatedly make when they cover the economy....
Media Business, News Business & Practice, Papers, Publications,
The Challenges of Democratizing News and Information: Examining Data on Social Media, Viral Patterns and Digital Influence
June 6, 2014
A new paper by John Wihbey, Managing Editor of Journalist's Resource, provides a new perspective on the promise that digital technologies and social networks...
Journalistic Practice, News Business & Practice, Papers, Publications,
Who Gets a Press Pass? Media Credentialing Practices in the United States
June 5, 2014
A new report from the Digital Media Law Project and Journalist’s Resource explores media credentialing practices in the United States through a nationwide...
Domestic Affairs, Media Business, News Business & Practice, Papers, Policy & Issues, Politics & Government, Publications, Technology,
A Letter to Journalists from a Former FCC Commissioner
February 20, 2014
Fall 2013 Fellow Michael Copps, former Federal Communications Commissioner, shares concerns and offers advice regarding government regulation of corporate...
Campaigns, Elections & Parties, Papers, Politics & Government, Publications,
The Campaign Casino: Elections Have Become a Get-Rich-Quick Scheme, and the Press Is Missing the Story
February 19, 2014
Fall 2013 Fellow Lee Aitken examines the lack of transparency in campaign financing.
Papers,
January 2014 Newsletter
February 7, 2014
The most recent newsletter reports on the new Walter Shorenstein Fellowship, the Joan Shorenstein Fellows, student internships, the Fall Speaker Series,...
Papers,
Informing the News: The Need for Knowledge-Based Journalism
October 2, 2013
October 2, 2013 – A new book by Thomas E. Patterson, Bradlee Professor of Government and the Press at Harvard Kennedy School, is a frank look at...
Campaigns, Elections & Parties, Papers, Politics & Government, Publications, Technology,
Mapping the New World: Lessons from the Obama Campaigns
September 10, 2013
A new paper from Spring 2013 Fellow Michael Slaby, former Chief Integration and Innovation Officer on the 2012 Obama for America campaign and CTO in 2...
Media Business, News Business & Practice, Papers, Publications,
RIPTIDE: What Really Happened to the News Business
September 8, 2013
Riptide, an important new website and paper by Shorenstein Center Fellows John Huey, Martin Nisenholtz and Paul Sagan, chronicles the digital disruption...
Campaigns, Elections & Parties, Journalistic Practice, News Business & Practice, Papers, Politics & Government, Publications, Technology,
Did Twitter Kill the Boys on the Bus?
Searching for a better way to cover a campaign
August 28, 2013
In a new paper released by the Shorenstein Center at Harvard University, Spring 2013 Fellow Peter Hamby, who covered the 2008 and 2012 presidential races...
Campaigns, Elections & Parties, Papers, Politics & Government, Publications,
Mom’s Best Advice: How Candidates Who Didn’t Run as Themselves Lost the Message War
July 23, 2013
A paper by Spring 2013 Fellow Melinda Henneberger examines the importance of a candidate's authenticity in presidential elections.
International Affairs, Papers, Policy & Issues, Publications, War, Defense & Security,
Media Coverage of the Drone Program
May 2, 2013
In her Shorenstein Center paper, Fall 2012 Fellow Tara McKelvey examines the media coverage of the U.S. drone program in five major news outlets.
Papers,
Spring 2013 Newsletter
April 23, 2013
The most recent issue, published in April 2013, reported on the Goldsmith Awards, a discussion with Chris Hughes, the Spring Speaker Series, Spring Fellows,...
Citizen Action & Interest Groups, Environment, Health & Science, Papers, Policy & Issues, Politics & Government, Publications,
Nature’s Prophet: Bill McKibben as Journalist, Public Intellectual and Activist
March 7, 2013
A paper by Fall 2012 Fellow Matthew C. Nisbet examines the impact of "knowledge journalism" on the climate change debate.
International Affairs, Papers, Policy & Issues, Publications, War, Defense & Security,
Podium Wars: President Hamid Karzai, the Foreign Press, and the Afghan War
January 14, 2013
A paper by Fall Fellow Joshua Partlow, foreign correspondent for The Washington Post, looks at press coverage of President Karzai and his criticism of...
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Fall 2012 Newsletter
January 2, 2013
The most recent issue, published in December 2012, reported on the Politics as Theater event, the T.H. White Lecture with David Brooks, the Salant Lecture...
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