Policy & Issues Publications

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...
Audio & Video, Citizen Action & Interest Groups, Past Events, Policy & Issues, Politics & Government, Race & Gender, Technology,
Cheryl Contee describes 'Harlem Renaissance 2.0'
November 30, 2010
Cheryl Contee and Alex S. Jones, Shorenstein Center director. November 30, 2010 — At a Shorenstein Center event, Cheryl Contee, partner at Fission Strategy...
Audio & Video, Environment, Health & Science, Past Events, Policy & Issues,
Pooley: States, corporations can lead the way on U.S. climate action
October 20, 2010
Eric Pooley and Professor Thomas Patterson. October 21, 2010 — When Eric Pooley started writing The Climate War three years ago, he didn’t think...
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...
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, Environment, Health & Science, Past Events, Policy & Issues,
Panel looks at the possibility of trying to 'fix' the earth's climate
March 31, 2010
Jeff Goodell of The New York Times Magazine. March 31, 2010 — The third and final event in the Climate Change and the Media Seminar Series, “Techno-Optimism...
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, Business & Economics, Past Events, Policy & Issues,
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...
Audio & Video, Business & Economics, Past Events, Policy & Issues,
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...
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...
Audio & Video, Environment, Health & Science, Past Events, Policy & Issues,
Revkin: Climate change information must come from outside journalism
February 4, 2010
Cristine Russell and Andrew Revkin. February 4, 2010 — The first of three Shorenstein Center/Belfer Center seminars on news coverage of climate change,...
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,...
Audio & Video, Government Institutions, Past Events, Policy & Issues, Politics & Government, Prizes & Lectures, Race & Gender,
Taylor Branch: Journalism allowed trivialization of public debate
November 12, 2009
Alex S. Jones and Taylor Branch. November 12, 2009 — In introducing Taylor Branch, the 2009 T.H. White Lecturer, Shorenstein Center director Alex S. Jones...
Environment, Health & Science, Papers, Policy & Issues, Publications,
The American Public and the Next Phase of the Health Care Reform Debate
November 4, 2009
A paper by Robert J. Blendon, Sc.D., Shorenstein Center faculty affiliate, and John M. Benson, M.A. analyzes public opinion about the Affordable Care Act,...
Audio & Video, Environment, Health & Science, Past Events, Policy & Issues,
Shorenstein Center hosts briefing on health care reform
September 30, 2009
David Broder, Linda Douglass, Dr. Timothy Johnson and Alex S. Jones. September 30, 2009 — The Shorenstein Center sponsored a briefing for journalists on...
Environment, Health & Science, Papers, Policy & Issues, Publications,
Getting it for Free: When Foundations Provide the News on Health
June 1, 2009
A paper by Maralee Schwartz, spring 2009 fellow, analyzes the implications of using health news provided by non-profit organizations. Departure of experienced...
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, 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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