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...
Government Institutions, Papers, Politics & Government, Publications, Technology,
Reflections on Public Service
August 15, 2011
Vivek Kundra, fall 2011 fellow, shares his reflections on public service, which included the positions of the first U.S. Chief Information Officer in President...
Journalistic Practice, News Business & Practice, Papers, Publications,
Disengaged: Elite Media in a Vernacular Nation
May 25, 2011
Bob Calo Shorenstein Center Goldsmith Fellow, Spring 2011 Graduate School of Journalism, UC Berkeley Read the full paper (PDF). Excerpt: Journalists, by...
Papers, Policy & Issues, Politics & Government, Publications, Race & Gender, Technology,
Digital Divas: Women, Politics and the Social Network
April 25, 2011
Alexis Gelber Shorenstein Center Goldsmith Fellow, Spring 2011 Formerly, Newsweek magazine Read the full paper (PDF). Excerpt: In the 2008 presidential...
Journalistic Practice, Media Business, News Business & Practice, Papers, Publications,
Partners of Necessity: The Case for Collaboration in Local Investigative Reporting
April 20, 2011
Sandy Rowe Shorenstein Center Knight Fellow, Fall 2010 &amp; Spring 2011 Former editor, The Oregonian, Portland Read the full paper (PDF). Excerpt: Anyone...
Environment, Health & Science, Papers, Policy & Issues, Publications,
Modern Citizenship or Policy Dead End? Evaluating the Need for Public Participation in Science Policy Making, and Why Public Meetings May Not Be the Answer
January 3, 2011
A paper by Dietram A. Scheufele, fall 2010 fellow, analyzes the recent renaissance that consensus conferences and public meetings have experienced regarding...
Government Institutions, Papers, Politics & Government, Publications,
Restoring Comity to Congress
January 1, 2011
Charles Gibson Shorenstein Center Reidy Fellow, Fall 2010 Former anchor, ABC&#8217;s World News with Charles Gibson Read the full paper (PDF). Excerpt It...
International Affairs, Papers, Policy & Issues, Publications,
They Wanted Journalists to Say 'Wow': How NGOs Affect U.S. Media Coverage of Africa
January 1, 2011
Karen Rothmyer Shorenstein Center Fellow, Fall 2010 Contributing Editor, The Nation Read the full paper (PDF). Excerpt: Seeing Africa Whole: An introduction And...
International Affairs, News Business & Practice, Papers, Policy & Issues, Press Freedom, Publications,
From Natural Disaster and Social Crisis to Great Success of the Olympic Games: Transparent Governance and Foreign Correspondents in China in 2008
January 1, 2011
A paper by Steven Guanpeng Dong, spring 2010 fellow, takes an in‐depth look at the media policy that altered events that happened in China in 2008 and...
Government Institutions, Journalistic Practice, Media Business, News Business & Practice, Papers, Politics & Government, Publications,
Ants at the Picnic: A Status Report on News Coverage of State Government
May 25, 2010
Gene Gibbons Shorenstein Center Goldsmith Fellow, Spring 2010 Former Executive Editor, Stateline.org Read the full paper (PDF). Excerpt Introduction I...
International Affairs, News Business & Practice, Papers, Policy & Issues, Press Freedom, Publications,
Confusion, Contradiction and Irony: The Iraqi Media in 2010
April 25, 2010
Deborah Amos Shorenstein Center Goldsmith Fellow, Spring 2010 Correspondent, National Public Radio Read the full paper (PDF). Excerpt Abstract After the...
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