International Affairs Publications

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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...
Audio & Video, International Affairs, Past Events, Policy & Issues,
Rohde and Mulvihill share two sides of a Taliban kidnapping
December 7, 2010
David Rohde and Kristen Mulvihill. December 7, 2010 — Husband and wife co-authors David Rohde and Kristen Mulvihill joined the Shorenstein Center to discuss...
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...
Audio & Video, International Affairs, Past Events, Policy & Issues, War, Defense & Security,
Al Jazeera focused on providing context to western audiences
April 5, 2010
Richard Parker and Ayman Mohyeldin. April 5, 2010 — With notes prepared on his new iPad, Ayman Mohyeldin, Gaza correspondent for Al Jazeera English, spoke...
Audio & Video, International Affairs, News Business & Practice, Past Events, Policy & Issues, Press Freedom, War, Defense & Security,
AFP's Daphne Benoit says military and media need mutual trust
March 9, 2010
Daphne Benoit and Shorenstein Center Director Alex S. Jones. March 9, 2010 — The military and the media have a “complex relationship,” said...
Audio & Video, International Affairs, Past Events, Policy & Issues,
Iraq is 'shedding its diversity,' says NPR's Deborah Amos
February 16, 2010
Deborah Amos and Shorenstein Center director Alex S. Jones. February 16, 2010 — Deborah Amos, Goldsmith Fellow at the Shorenstein Center and foreign correspondent...
Audio & Video, International Affairs, Past Events, Policy & Issues, War, Defense & Security,
David Rohde says security is needed for progress in Pakistan
February 5, 2010
David Rohde and Shorenstein Center director Alex S. Jones. February 5, 2010 — David Rohde, two-time Pulitzer Prize–winning reporter for The New York Times...
International Affairs, Media Business, News Business & Practice, Papers, Policy & Issues, Publications,
The Power of TV News: An Insider's Perspective on the Launch of BBC Persian TV in the Year of the Iranian Uprising
February 1, 2010
Stephen Williams Shorenstein Center Fellow, Fall 2009 Executive Editor, Asia Pacific Region, BBC Read the full paper (PDF). Excerpt Introduction “Well,...
International Affairs, News Business & Practice, Papers, Policy & Issues, Press Freedom, Publications,
Mugabe’s Media War: How New Media Help Zimbabwean Journalists Tell Their Story
February 1, 2009
A paper by Sandra Nyaira, fall 2008 fellow, analyzes efforts to keep Zimbabweans informed in the wake of the collapse of the country’s media landscape...
Business & Economics, International Affairs, Papers, Policy & Issues, Publications,
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...
International Affairs, News Business & Practice, Papers, Policy & Issues, Press Freedom, Publications,
Mainstream Newspaper Coverage: A Barometer of Government Tolerance for Anti-Regime Expression in Authoritarian Brazil
October 1, 2007
A paper by Elizabeth A. Stein, spring 2007 fellow, evaluates the theory that in authoritarian regimes, leaders of civil society follow the mainstream press...
International Affairs, Papers, Policy & Issues, Publications,
Foreign News Coverage: The U.S. Media’s Undervalued Asset
March 1, 2007
A paper by Jill Carroll, fall 2006 fellow, argues that media companies that cut back on foreign bureaus and correspondents are making a financial miscalculation...
International Affairs, Papers, Policy & Issues, Publications, War, Defense & Security,
The Israeli-Hezbollah War of 2006: The Media as a Weapon in Asymmetrical Conflict
February 1, 2007
A paper by Marvin Kalb, Edward R. Murrow Professor of Practice Emeritus, follows the trajectory of the media from objective observer to fiery advocate...
International Affairs, Papers, Policy & Issues, Publications,
Soft Power and Hard Views: How American Commentators are Spreading over the World’s Opinion Pages
January 1, 2006
A paper by Julia Baird, spring 2005 fellow, examines the export of American thought by documenting the presence of American columnists on newspaper opinion...
Campaigns, Elections & Parties, Citizen Action & Interest Groups, International Affairs, News Business & Practice, Papers, Policy & Issues, Politics & Government, Press Freedom, Publications,
The Role of Georgia’s Media — and Western Aid — in the Rose Revolution
January 1, 2006
A paper by David Anable, fall 2005 fellow, examines the role of the Georgian media in the country’s Rose Revolution and the impact that Western media development...
International Affairs, Journalistic Practice, News Business & Practice, Papers, Policy & Issues, Publications, War, Defense & Security,
Death in Wartime: Photographs and the “Other War” in Afghanistan
January 1, 2005
A paper by Barbie Zelizer, spring 2004 fellow, addresses the formulaic dependence of the news media on images of people facing impending death. Considering...
International Affairs, News Business & Practice, Papers, Policy & Issues, Press Freedom, Publications,
“All Successful Democracies Need Freedom of Speech”: American Efforts to Create a Vibrant Free Press in Iraq and Afghanistan
January 1, 2005
A paper by David Rohde, spring 2005 fellow, examines American efforts to create a vibrant free press in Iraq and Afghanistan. A $200 million project in...
Campaigns, Elections & Parties, International Affairs, Papers, Policy & Issues, Politics & Government, Publications,
Are America and “Old Europe” Reconciled after the War in Iraq, and Does It Matter? An Examination of U.S. and European Reporting of the Outcome of the Presidential Election
January 1, 2005
A paper by Jacqueline Jones, fall 2004 fellow, examines whether the reelection of President George W. Bush left the alliance between the U.S. and Europe...
International Affairs, Papers, Policy & Issues, Publications, War, Defense & Security,
Different Stories: How the Newspapers in the United States, Britain and South Asia Covered the Iraq War
January 1, 2004
A paper by Narasimhan Ravi, spring 2004 fellow, argues that the Iraq war was an unequal conflict not just in terms of the overwhelming superiority of the...
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