Policy & Issues Publications

Audio & Video, International Affairs, Past Events, Policy & Issues, War, Defense & Security,
Jeffrey Goldberg of the Atlantic: The Challenges of Reporting on the Middle East
November 18, 2014
November 18, 2014 — Jeffrey Goldberg, national correspondent for the Atlantic, discussed the increasing dangers of reporting on the Middle East and provided...
Audio & Video, Journalistic Practice, News Business & Practice, Past Events, Policy & Issues, Race & Gender,
Charles M. Blow of The New York Times: "Equality for everyone is not only right but is a moral imperative"
October 21, 2014
October 21, 2014 — Journalist Charles M. Blow, author of the new memoir Fire Shut Up in My Bones, discussed his early career in journalism and the...
Audio & Video, International Affairs, Past Events, Policy & Issues,
Michael Crowley of Time magazine: Traveling the globe and witnessing America’s changing role
October 7, 2014
October 7, 2014 — Michael Crowley, chief foreign affairs correspondent for Time magazine, gave a sweeping tour of a life spent covering stories from...
Audio & Video, International Affairs, Journalistic Practice, News Business & Practice, Past Events, Policy & Issues,
BuzzFeed’s Miriam Elder: Thinking of New Ways to Cover the World
September 23, 2014
September 23, 2014 — Putting the “new” back in “news” is the goal of BuzzFeed’s growing coverage of global affairs, said Miriam Elder, foreign editor...
International Affairs, News Business & Practice, Papers, Policy & Issues, Press Freedom, Publications,
Everyone Lies: The Ukraine Conflict and Russia’s Media Transformation
August 20, 2014
A new paper by Jill Dougherty, Spring 2014 Fellow and former CNN Moscow bureau chief, traces the shift in Russia’s ideology and its effect on media...
Business & Economics, Papers, Policy & Issues, Publications,
The Media and Markets: How Systematic Misreporting Inflates Bubbles, Deepens Downturns and Distorts Economic Reality
August 11, 2014
A paper by Fall 2013 Fellow Stefan Theil looks at the systematic mistakes that editors and reporters repeatedly make when they cover the economy....
Audio & Video, International Affairs, Past Events, Policy & Issues,
Facts and Propaganda at War in Syria's Chaotic Media Landscape, says NPR's Deborah Amos
April 15, 2014
April 15, 2014 – Deborah Amos, Middle East correspondent for NPR, said that in Syria, “there are at least five different wars” going on simultaneously....
Audio & Video, Environment, Health & Science, Journalistic Practice, News Business & Practice, Past Events, Policy & Issues,
Digital Tools Can Help Journalists Cover Complexity of Climate Change, Says Andrew Revkin
April 9, 2014
April 9, 2014 – Reporting on the issue of climate change has posed many challenges to journalists such as Andrew Revkin, who writes the Dot Earth...
Audio & Video, International Affairs, Past Events, Policy & Issues,
Media plays large role in shift from hard to soft power, says Knesset member Nachman Shai
April 1, 2014
April 1, 2014 – Nachman Shai, a former journalist who currently serves as a member of the Knesset, spoke to the Shorenstein Center about the rise of “soft...
Audio & Video, Past Events, Policy & Issues, Race & Gender,
In Six Words, The Race Card Project Has Begun a Different Conversation about Race
March 11, 2014
March 11, 2014 – What started as an experiment with 200 postcards turned into a life-changing project for Michele Norris, host and special correspondent...