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Geithner: Confidence more expensive to recover than keep
May 17, 2011
The Honorable Timothy F. Geithner, U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, speaks with Alex S. Jones, Shorenstein Center Director. May 17, 2011 — Congress must...
Audio & Video, Business & Economics, Past Events, Policy & Issues,
Morgenson: With Dodd-Frank, next crisis will come sooner, not later
April 12, 2011
Gretchen Morgenson and Alex Jones April 12, 2011 — Gretchen Morgenson, New York Times assistant business and financial editor and columnist, has some...
Audio & Video, Business & Economics, Media Business, News Business & Practice, Past Events, Policy & Issues,
Huffington: Economic crisis is a threat to our democracy
September 14, 2010
Thomas Patterson and Arianna Huffington. September 14, 2010 — Arianna Huffington‘s talk, “The New Media Landscape,” was a tour through...
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WSJ's Zuckerman: 'Outliers' saw what Wall Street experts missed
March 2, 2010
Greg Zuckerman and Shorenstein Center Director Alex S. Jones. March 2, 2010 — At a Shorenstein Center Speaker Series event, Greg Zuckerman, senior writer...
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Economist's Bishop posits theories for media's 'procyclical tendency'
February 23, 2010
Thomas E. Patterson and The Economist’s Matthew Bishop. February 23, 2010 — The Economist’s American business editor and New York bureau chief, Matthew...
Business & Economics, Environment, Health & Science, Papers, Policy & Issues, Publications,
How Much Would You Pay to Save the Planet? The American Press and the Economics of Climate Change
January 1, 2009
A paper by Eric Pooley, fall 2008 fellow, examines how the media has covered the economics of climate change. This paper follows coverage of the economic...
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Financial crisis: Quick fixes or reregulation?
November 19, 2008
From left: Moderator Richard Parker with Jack Blum, Robert Dugger, and Joseph Stiglitz. November 19, 2008 — The United States needs to update financial...
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Lost in the Travel Pages: The Global Industry Hiding Inside the Sunday Newspaper
June 1, 2008
A paper by Elizabeth Becker, spring 2008 fellow, explores why the business side of travel is so seldom covered by journalists – and the implications. Despite...
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Media Coverage of Corporate Social Responsibility
January 1, 2003
A paper by James T. Hamilton, fall 2002 Kalb Chair on Global Communications, explores the factors shaping media coverage of corporate social responsibility...
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The Business Media and the New Economy
January 1, 2001
A paper by Jeff Madrick, spring 2001 fellow, argues that the media, entranced with the economic idea of “the new economy” in the 1990s, missed other important...