November 20, 2008
Rep. John Lewis after delivering the 2008 T.H. White Lecture.
November 20, 2008 — The 2008 Theodore H. White Lecture on Press and Politics took place on...
November 19, 2008
From left: Moderator Richard Parker with Jack Blum, Robert Dugger, and Joseph Stiglitz.
November 19, 2008 — The United States needs to update financial...
June 1, 2008
A paper by Philip J. Hilts, spring 2008 fellow, explores the growth and future of global health news coverage. Hilts found that although newspapers have...
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...
November 1, 2007
This Shorenstein Center report includes transcripts from a conference sponsored by the Shorenstein Center, featuring keynote speeches from Arianna Huffington,...
International Affairs,
News Business & Practice,
Papers,
Policy & Issues,
Press Freedom,
Publications,
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...
News Business & Practice,
Papers,
Policy & Issues,
Press Freedom,
Publications,
War, Defense & Security,
March 1, 2007
A paper by Allan M. Siegal, fall 2006 fellow, argues that while mainstream journalists almost uniformly advocate self-restraint on sensitive intelligence...
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...
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...
January 1, 2006
A paper by Kevin Ryan, fall 2005 fellow, argues that Army manpower is a subject that is often misunderstood and misreported. How does the status of Army...
January 1, 2006
A paper by Cristine Russell, spring 2006 fellow, surveys the state of science journalism, and finds that as the pace of new developments in science and...
Domestic Affairs,
Journalistic Practice,
News Business & Practice,
Papers,
Policy & Issues,
Publications,
Race & Gender,
January 1, 2006
A paper by Kimberly Gross, spring 2006 fellow, examines the nature of local television news coverage of crime and its effects on emotional response. Gross...
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,
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,
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,
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,
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...
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...
January 1, 2004
A paper by Ingrid A. Lehmann, spring 2004 fellow, explores the role of the media in the weakening bond between the United States and Western European countries...
January 1, 2004
A paper by Regina G. Lawrence, fall 2003 fellow, assesses the framing of obesity in news coverage since 1985 to determine whether obesity is being reframed...
