Policy & Issues Publications

Audio & Video, Campaigns, Elections & Parties, Journalistic Practice, Media Business, News Business & Practice, Past Events, Policy & Issues, Politics & Government, Race & Gender, Technology,
Media and Politics: What’s Next?
A Conversation with the Joan Shorenstein Fellows
April 21, 2015
April 21, 2015 — The Shorenstein Center closed its spring semester event series with a conversation with the Spring 2015 Joan Shorenstein Fellows: William...
Audio & Video, Journalistic Practice, News Business & Practice, Past Events, Policy & Issues, Race & Gender,
Phillip Martin: Reporting on Race and Poverty
April 7, 2015
April 7, 2015 — Phillip Martin, senior investigative reporter at WGBH, discussed how his reporting on race and poverty has been shaped by his early career...
Audio & Video, Environment, Health & Science, Past Events, Policy & Issues, Race & Gender,
Sexism, Science and Science Writing: Promoting Women Leaders in the Lab and Newsroom
Panel Discussion
April 2, 2015
Panel Discussion featuring: Ann Marie Lipinski, Curator, Nieman Foundation for Journalism Meg Urry, Professor of Physics & Astronomy, Yale University Jennifer...
Audio & Video, Past Events, Policy & Issues, War, Defense & Security,
Juliette Kayyem: Homeland Security - Government Communications and Media Coverage
March 30, 2015
March 31, 2015 — Juliette Kayyem, who has worked in homeland security at the state and federal level, provided advice on communicating about national security...
Audio & Video, International Affairs, Past Events, Policy & Issues,
Farnaz Fassihi: Reporting from the Middle East
March 25, 2015
March 25, 2015 — Farnaz Fassihi, senior Middle East correspondent for The Wall Street Journal and current Nieman Fellow, discussed how the nature of reporting...
Audio & Video, Journalistic Practice, News Business & Practice, Past Events, Policy & Issues, Race & Gender,
Anna Holmes: Emerging Voices in Digital Journalism
March 6, 2015
March 10, 2015 — Anna Holmes, editor at Fusion, columnist for the New York Times Sunday Book Review, and founder of Jezebel, discussed her career, diversity...
Audio & Video, Domestic Affairs, Past Events, Policy & Issues, Race & Gender,
Wesley Lowery: Reporting on Ferguson and Subsequent Developments
February 16, 2015
February 17, 2015 — Wesley Lowery, Washington Post reporter, discussed his extensive coverage of Ferguson, Missouri, and its lessons for the media. When...
International Affairs, Papers, Policy & Issues, Publications,
The Sanctions Against Russia: What Did the West and the Media Expect?
January 26, 2015
A paper by Celestine Bohlen, Fall 2014 Fellow and columnist at The International New York Times, explores the nature of the 2014 sanctions against Russia,...
Business & Economics, Papers, Policy & Issues, Publications,
Reporting on the 2008 Financial Crisis, and the Next One
December 15, 2014
A new paper by Robert Lenzner, Spring 2014 Fellow and contributor to Forbes Media, examines why the media failed to detect the warning signs of the 2008...
Audio & Video, Business & Economics, Past Events, Policy & Issues,
Jeff Madrick: “Seven Bad Economic Ideas and How They’ve Hurt Us All”
November 20, 2014
November 20, 2014 — Jeff Madrick, editor of Challenge magazine, contributing editor at Harper’ s, and former Shorenstein fellow, discussed the widely-adopted...