International Affairs Publications

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David Rohde of Reuters describes Sec. Kerry as ‘activist’ who takes risks
September 24, 2013
September 24, 2013 – A few hours after President Obama’s speech to the UN General Assembly, the Shorenstein Center welcomed David Rohde, investigative...
International Affairs, Papers, Policy & Issues, Publications, War, Defense & Security,
Media Coverage of the Drone Program
May 2, 2013
In her Shorenstein Center paper, Fall 2012 Fellow Tara McKelvey examines the media coverage of the U.S. drone program in five major news outlets.
International Affairs, Papers, Policy & Issues, Publications, War, Defense & Security,
Podium Wars: President Hamid Karzai, the Foreign Press, and the Afghan War
January 14, 2013
A paper by Fall Fellow Joshua Partlow, foreign correspondent for The Washington Post, looks at press coverage of President Karzai and his criticism of...
Campaigns, Elections & Parties, International Affairs, Papers, Policy & Issues, Politics & Government, Publications, Technology,
Dispatches From an Unfinished Uprising: The Role of Technology in the 2009 Iranian Protest Movement
August 9, 2012
A new paper by Spring 2012 Fellow Nazila Fathi describes her experience as a journalist on the ground during the Iranian protests in June 2009.
Audio & Video, Citizen Action & Interest Groups, International Affairs, Past Events, Policy & Issues, Politics & Government, Race & Gender,
Arab Spring not a revolution for women, says NPR journalist
February 7, 2012
Lourdes Garcia-Navarro February 7, 2012 — The revolutions during the Arab Spring have yielded disappointing results for women, said NPR foreign correspondent...
International Affairs, Papers, Policy & Issues, Publications,
Israel in The New York Times Over the Decades: A Changed Narrative and Its Impact on Jewish Readers
February 1, 2012
Neil Lewis Shorenstein Center Fellow, Spring 2011 Formerly, The New York Times Read the full paper (PDF). Excerpt: A survey of nearly 3,000 articles in...
Audio & Video, International Affairs, Past Events, Policy & Issues, War, Defense & Security,
Reuters journalist recalls last days of Gaddafi regime
November 15, 2011
Missy Ryan and Alex S. Jones November 15, 2011 — In the final days of Muammar Gaddafi’s regime in Libya, Missy Ryan was held against her will in...
Audio & Video, International Affairs, News Business & Practice, Past Events, Policy & Issues, Press Freedom,
Turkish journalist predicts totalitarian regime by 2014
November 8, 2011
Cüneyt Ülsever and Richard Parker, Lecturer in Public Policy November 8, 2011 — Cüneyt Ülsever, a freelance journalist in Turkey, said at a Shorenstein...
International Affairs, Papers, Policy & Issues, Publications,
A Generally Bellicose Society’s Antisocial Media: Reporting Murder & Debating God in a Nation at War
November 1, 2011
A paper by Wajahat S. Khan, spring 2011 fellow, examines the media coverage following the assassination of Pakistani politician Salmaan Taseer, from international...
Audio & Video, International Affairs, Past Events, Policy & Issues, Politics & Government, Technology,
Zeynep Tufekci: Tech tools can overcome 'pluralistic ignorance'
October 25, 2011
Zeynep Turfekci and Alex Jones October 25, 2011 — To discuss the impact of technology on citizen and state dynamics, Zeynep Tufekci, assistant professor...
Audio & Video, International Affairs, Past Events, Policy & Issues, War, Defense & Security,
Kalb traces Vietnam influence on White House policy
October 11, 2011
Marvin Kalb and Shorenstein Center Fellow Fritz Mayer October 11, 2011 — The founding director of the Shorenstein Center, Marvin Kalb, author of Haunting...
Audio & Video, International Affairs, News Business & Practice, Past Events, Policy & Issues, Press Freedom, War, Defense & Security,
David Sanger defends Times' decision to publish WikiLeaks
March 8, 2011
David Sanger (left) and Alex S. Jones. March 8, 2011 — David Sanger said he would “hardly argue that WikiLeaks was the cause of the uprisings”...