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Time to Fix It: Developing Rules for Internet Capitalism
August 16, 2018
A Shorenstein Center Fellows Research Paper by Tom Wheeler, former Chairman of the FCC under President Barack Obama, and Senior Research Fellow at Harvard...
Audio & Video, Business & Economics, Domestic Affairs, Journalistic Practice, News Business & Practice, Past Events, Policy & Issues, Race & Gender,
The Atlantic’s Adam Serwer: The Politics of Racism in Trump’s America
March 27, 2018
March 27, 2018—Adam Serwer, senior editor at The Atlantic, discussed the role of race and class in U.S. politics, and its media coverage, during a visit...
Domestic Affairs, Past Events, Policy & Issues, Publications, Race & Gender,
Historian Heather Ann Thompson on the Criminal Justice System and the Media
March 20, 2018
March 20, 2018—Heather Ann Thompson, a historian at the University of Michigan and Pulitzer Prize-winning author, discussed the Attica Prison uprising...
Audio & Video, Domestic Affairs, Past Events, Policy & Issues, Race & Gender,
Historian Heather Ann Thompson on the Criminal Justice System and the Media
March 20, 2018
March 20, 2018—Heather Ann Thompson, a historian at the University of Michigan and Pulitzer Prize-winning author, discussed the Attica Prison uprising...
Campaigns, Elections & Parties, Domestic Affairs, Journalistic Practice, News Business & Practice, Past Events, Policy & Issues, Politics & Government, Prizes & Lectures, Publications,
2017 Theodore H. White Lecture on Press and Politics with Nancy Gibbs: “The Divided States of America”
November 16, 2017
November 15, 2017 — Nancy Gibbs, editorial director of Time Inc. News Group and former editor of Time Magazine, delivered a thought-provoking speech on...
Audio & Video, Campaigns, Elections & Parties, Citizen Action & Interest Groups, Domestic Affairs, Journalistic Practice, News Business & Practice, Past Events, Policy & Issues, Politics & Government, Prizes & Lectures,
2017 Theodore H. White Lecture on Press and Politics with Nancy Gibbs: “The Divided States of America”
November 16, 2017
November 15, 2017 — Nancy Gibbs, editorial director of Time Inc. News Group and former editor of Time Magazine, delivered a thought-provoking speech on...
Audio & Video, Domestic Affairs, Environment, Health & Science, Past Events, Policy & Issues,
Michael Pollan on Improving Food Policy and Its Coverage in the Media
October 31, 2017
October 31, 2017—Author Michael Pollan discussed the Farm Bill’s far-reaching impact on the U.S. food system and the environment, how journalists can better...
Campaigns, Elections & Parties, Domestic Affairs, International Affairs, Past Events, Policy & Issues, Politics & Government, Publications, Technology,
Politico’s Nancy Scola: Reporting on and Regulating the Tech Industry
October 24, 2017
October 24, 2017 — Nancy Scola, senior technology reporter for Politico, discussed the regulation of tech platforms, their role in the 2016 election, cyber...
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Politico’s Nancy Scola: Reporting on and Regulating the Tech Industry
October 24, 2017
October 24, 2017 — Nancy Scola, senior technology reporter for Politico, discussed the regulation of tech platforms, their role in the 2016 election, cyber...
Business & Economics, Domestic Affairs, Past Events, Policy & Issues, Publications,
Dean Doug Elmendorf: Understanding the Congressional Budget Office
March 23, 2017
March 22, 2017— Doug Elmendorf, Dean of Harvard Kennedy School and former director of the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) from 2009-2015, discussed why...
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Dean Doug Elmendorf: Understanding the Congressional Budget Office
March 23, 2017
March 22, 2017— Doug Elmendorf, Dean of Harvard Kennedy School and former director of the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) from 2009-2015, discussed why...
Audio & Video, Business & Economics, Campaigns, Elections & Parties, Domestic Affairs, Past Events, Policy & Issues, Politics & Government, Race & Gender,
Farai Chideya and Zack Exley: Understanding the Electorate
March 7, 2017
March 7, 2017— Farai Chideya, Joan Shorenstein Fellow and senior writer at FiveThirtyEight, and Zack Exley, Joan Shorenstein Fellow and senior advisor...
Domestic Affairs, Past Events, Policy & Issues, Publications, Race & Gender,
Define American: Humanizing the Immigration Debate with Jose Antonio Vargas
October 25, 2016
Jose Antonio Vargas is a journalist and filmmaker, and serves as the CEO of Define American and #EmergingUS. Jose was part of The Washington Post team...
Audio & Video, Domestic Affairs, Past Events, Policy & Issues, Race & Gender,
Define American: Humanizing the Immigration Debate with Jose Antonio Vargas
October 24, 2016
Jose Antonio Vargas is a journalist and filmmaker, and serves as the CEO of Define American and #EmergingUS. Jose was part of The Washington Post team...
Audio & Video, Business & Economics, Domestic Affairs, Past Events, Policy & Issues, Politics & Government, Technology,
Cathy O’Neil—Weapons of Math Destruction: How Big Data Increases Inequality and Threatens Democracy
October 4, 2016
October 4, 2016—Cathy O’Neil, data scientist and author of the new book Weapons of Math Destruction: How Big Data Increases Inequality and Threatens Democracy,...
Audio & Video, Domestic Affairs, Events, Past Events, Policy & Issues, Race & Gender,
Beyond Ideology: A Conversation on Race, Violence and Justice
April 27, 2016
Jelani Cobb, Professor of History and Director of the Institute for African American Studies at the University of Connecticut, contributor to The New Yorker,...
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2016 Goldsmith Seminar on Investigative Reporting
March 4, 2016
A panel discussion with the winner and finalists of the Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting: Robin McDowell, The Associated Press; Kimberly Kindy,...
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Walter V. Robinson: Spotlight on Investigative Reporting
February 9, 2016
February 9, 2016 — Walter V. Robinson, editor at large for The Boston Globe, discussed the Globe’s investigation into the Catholic Church sexual abuse...
Audio & Video, Domestic Affairs, News Business & Practice, Past Events, Policy & Issues, Press Freedom, Prizes & Lectures,
Nadine Strossen: “Free Expression: An Endangered Species on Campus?”
October 19, 2015
2015 Richard S. Salant Lecture on Freedom of the Press October 7, 2015 – Nadine Strossen, John Marshall Harlan II Professor of Law at New York Law School...
Audio & Video, Domestic Affairs, Policy & Issues, Race & Gender,
Podcast: How Social Media Shaped Coverage of Ferguson Protests
August 17, 2015
August 17, 2015 — On this installment of the Shorenstein Center’s Media and Politics Podcast, Wesley Lowery, reporter at The Washington Post, discusses...
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