Papers

Campaigns, Elections & Parties, Faculty Research, Journalistic Practice, Papers, Politics & Government, Publications,
News Coverage of the 2016 General Election: How the Press Failed the Voters
December 7, 2016
A new report from Harvard Kennedy School’s Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy analyzes news coverage during the 2016 general election,...
Campaigns, Elections & Parties, Papers, Politics & Government, Publications,
News Coverage of the 2016 National Conventions: Negative News, Lacking Context
September 21, 2016
A new report from Harvard Kennedy School’s Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy analyzes news coverage of the 2016 Republican and Democratic...
Discussion Papers, Journalistic Practice, News Business & Practice, Papers, Publications, Technology,
Mobile vs. Computer: Implications for News Audiences and Outlets
August 30, 2016
A new paper by Johanna Dunaway, Joan Shorenstein Fellow (spring 2016) and associate professor of communication at Texas A&M University, examines how...
International Affairs, Papers, Policy & Issues, Publications, Race & Gender,
Rape Culture in India: The Role of the English-Language Press
July 20, 2016
A new paper by Joanna Jolly, Joan Shorenstein Fellow (spring 2016) and former BBC South Asia editor, examines the increased coverage of rape in India’s...
Campaigns, Elections & Parties, Papers, Politics & Government, Publications,
News Coverage of the 2016 Presidential Primaries: Horse Race Reporting Has Consequences
July 11, 2016
A new report from Harvard Kennedy School’s Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy analyzes news coverage of the 2016 presidential primary...
International Affairs, Papers, Policy & Issues, Publications, War, Defense & Security,
The Pen and the Sword: Reporting ISIS
July 5, 2016
A new paper by Paul Wood, Joan Shorenstein Fellow (fall 2015) and BBC world affairs correspondent, tells the harrowing story of a kidnapping by ISIS, and...
Campaigns, Elections & Parties, Papers, Politics & Government, Publications,
Pre-Primary News Coverage of the 2016 Presidential Race: Trump’s Rise, Sanders’ Emergence, Clinton’s Struggle
June 13, 2016
A new report from Harvard Kennedy School’s Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy analyzes news coverage of the 2016 presidential candidates...
Journalistic Practice, Media Business, News Business & Practice, Papers, Publications,
The Bezos Effect: How Amazon’s Founder Is Reinventing The Washington Post – and What Lessons It Might Hold for the Beleaguered Newspaper Business
June 8, 2016
A new paper by Dan Kennedy, Joan Shorenstein Fellow (spring 2016) and associate professor in the School of Journalism at Northeastern University, provides...
Campaigns, Elections & Parties, Citizen Action & Interest Groups, Papers, Politics & Government, Publications,
The Dream is Dead: Can Taxpayer Money Save Presidential Campaigns?
May 27, 2016
A new paper by Marilyn W. Thompson, Joan Shorenstein Fellow (spring 2016) and former deputy editor of POLITICO, chronicles the rise and fall of the Presidential...
International Affairs, Papers, Policy & Issues, Publications, War, Defense & Security,
The United States and the European Refugee Crisis: Standing with Allies
May 4, 2016
Executive Summary The US-European relationship remains a cornerstone of American security and prosperity. It is never in America’s interest to remain...