Policy & Issues Publications

International Affairs, Papers, Policy & Issues, Publications, Race & Gender,
Rape Culture in India: The Role of the English-Language Press
July 20, 2016
A new paper by Joanna Jolly, Joan Shorenstein Fellow (spring 2016) and former BBC South Asia editor, examines the increased coverage of rape in India’s...
International Affairs, Papers, Policy & Issues, Publications, War, Defense & Security,
The Pen and the Sword: Reporting ISIS
July 5, 2016
A new paper by Paul Wood, Joan Shorenstein Fellow (fall 2015) and BBC world affairs correspondent, tells the harrowing story of a kidnapping by ISIS, and...
International Affairs, Papers, Policy & Issues, Publications, War, Defense & Security,
The United States and the European Refugee Crisis: Standing with Allies
May 4, 2016
Executive Summary The US-European relationship remains a cornerstone of American security and prosperity. It is never in America’s interest to remain...
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,...
Audio & Video, Campaigns, Elections & Parties, Events, Media Business, News Business & Practice, Past Events, Policy & Issues, Politics & Government, Race & Gender,
Media and Politics: What’s Next? A Conversation with the Spring 2016 Joan Shorenstein Fellows
April 19, 2016
April 19, 2016 — The Shorenstein Center hosted a conversation with its Spring 2016 Joan Shorenstein Fellows: Johanna Dunaway, associate professor of communication,...
Audio & Video, Events, International Affairs, Past Events, Policy & Issues, War, Defense & Security,
Jo Becker: Hillary Clinton, Foreign Policy and the Question of U.S. Military Intervention
April 5, 2016
April 5, 2016 — Jo Becker, a Pulitzer Prize–winning investigative reporter for The New York Times, discussed Hillary Clinton’s role in the U.S. intervention...
Audio & Video, Events, International Affairs, Past Events, Policy & Issues, War, Defense & Security,
Humanitarian Intervention in Syria
March 30, 2016
A panel discussion with: Michael Ignatieff, Edward R. Murrow Professor of the Practice of Politics and the Press, Shorenstein Center Peter Maurer, President,...
Audio & Video, Environment, Health & Science, Events, Past Events, Policy & Issues,
Sarah Kliff: Health Care Policy in the Media
March 29, 2016
March 29, 2016 — Sarah Kliff, deputy managing editor for visuals at Vox, discussed media coverage of the Affordable Care Act, what’s next for health care...
Audio & Video, Events, International Affairs, Past Events, Policy & Issues, War, Defense & Security,
Kelman Seminar - Michael Ignatieff: "The Destruction of Syria and the Crisis of Universal Values"
March 7, 2016
Herbert C. Kelman Seminar on International Conflict Analysis and Resolution featuring speaker Michael Ignatieff, Edward R. Murrow Professor of Press, Politics...
Audio & Video, Business & Economics, Domestic Affairs, Environment, Health & Science, Journalistic Practice, News Business & Practice, Past Events, Policy & Issues, Prizes & Lectures, Race & Gender,
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,...