Business & Economics Publications

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Anatomy of a Global Investigation: Collaborative, Data-Driven, Without Borders
July 6, 2015
A paper by William E. Buzenberg, Joan Shorenstein Fellow (Spring 2015) and former Executive Director of the Center for Public Integrity, explores the need...
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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...
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Jeff Madrick: “Seven Bad Economic Ideas and How They’ve Hurt Us All”
November 20, 2014
November 20, 2014 — Jeff Madrick, editor of Challenge magazine, contributing editor at Harper’ s, and former Shorenstein fellow, discussed the widely-adopted...
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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....
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Media Narratives Paint a False Picture of Gender Equality, Argue Authors Rivers and Barnett
February 18, 2014
Caryl Rivers Rosalind Barnett February 18, 2014 – In their book, The New Soft War on Women: How the Myth of Female Ascendance Is Hurting Women, Men—and...
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Bloomberg’s Exec. Editor Focused on Transparency in Financial Reporting
October 1, 2013
Laurie Hays and Alex S. Jones October 1, 2013 – Financial reporting is crucial to a fair and functioning democracy, said Laurie Hays, Senior Executive...
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Growing safety net and increased workforce are keys to reducing deficit, says Economist’s Greg Ip
March 12, 2013
Greg Ip, U.S. economics editor for The Economist. March 12, 2013 – At a Shorenstein Center event on Tuesday, Greg Ip, U.S. economics editor for The Economist...
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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.
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Media unfairly portrayed Madoff's victims, says Times reporter
November 21, 2011
Diana Henriques and Alex S. Jones November 21, 2011 — Diana Henriques, senior financial writer at The New York Times and author of The Wizard of Lies,...
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Age of Greed blames Wall Street 'in league' with Washington
September 27, 2011
Jeff Madrick and Richard Parker, Lecturer in Public Policy September 27, 2011 — Wall Street and Washington share responsibility for the current economic...