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Campaigns, Elections & Parties, Domestic Affairs, Government Institutions, Past Events, Policy & Issues, Politics & Government, Publications, Race & Gender,
Setti Warren on government, campaigns, and the media
October 3, 2018
September 18, 2018—Setti Warren, new Executive Director of the Shorenstein Center, and former mayor of Newton, MA, joined Nicco Mele to discuss local government,...
Business & Economics, Papers, Policy & Issues, Publications, Technology,
Digital Deceit II: A Policy Agenda to Fight Disinformation on the Internet
October 2, 2018
The views expressed in Shorenstein Center Discussion Papers are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect those of Harvard Kennedy School or...
Environment, Health & Science, Past Events, Policy & Issues, Politics & Government, Publications, Technology,
Siva Vaidhyanathan on social media and its effects on democracy
September 18, 2018
September 11, 2018—Siva Vaidhyanathan, Robertson Professor of Media Studies and director of the Center for Media and Citizenship at the University of Virginia,...
Audio & Video, Environment, Health & Science, Past Events, Policy & Issues, Technology,
Siva Vaidhyanathan on social media and its effects on democracy
September 18, 2018
September 11, 2018—Siva Vaidhyanathan, Robertson Professor of Media Studies and director of the Center for Media and Citizenship at the University of Virginia,...
Business & Economics, Media Business, News Business & Practice, Papers, Policy & Issues, Publications,
Business Models for Local News: A Field Scan
September 6, 2018
The views expressed in Shorenstein Center Discussion Papers are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect those of Harvard Kennedy School or...
Business & Economics, Discussion Papers, Media Business, News Business & Practice, Papers, Publications,
Business Models for Local News: A Field Scan
September 6, 2018
The views expressed in Shorenstein Center Discussion Papers are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect those of Harvard Kennedy School or...
Business & Economics, Domestic Affairs, Environment, Health & Science, Government Institutions, Papers, Publications, Technology,
Time to Fix It: Developing Rules for Internet Capitalism
August 16, 2018
A Shorenstein Center Fellows Research Paper by Tom Wheeler, former Chairman of the FCC under President Barack Obama, and Senior Research Fellow at Harvard...
Environment, Health & Science, Journalistic Practice, News Business & Practice, Papers, Policy & Issues, Publications,
Doom and Gloom: The Role of the Media in Public Disengagement on Climate Change
May 29, 2018
Photo credits: Diane Haeker and Cold Climate Housing Research Center (CCHRC) Introduction In July of 2008, as a national broadcast correspondent, I reported...
Journalistic Practice, Media Business, News Business & Practice, Papers, Policy & Issues, Publications, Race & Gender,
In the Shadow of Kerner: Fifty Years Later, Newsroom Diversity and Equity Stall
May 22, 2018
Introduction The staffing of the American news media has never fully reflected the diversity of the nation. For most of the country’s history, Latino and...
Audio & Video, Campaigns, Elections & Parties, Past Events, Policy & Issues, Politics & Government, Race & Gender,
Jelani Cobb on Race, Populism, and Politics
April 18, 2018
April 17—Jelani Cobb, A.M. Rosenthal Writer-in-Residence at the Shorenstein Center and staff writer for The New Yorker, discussed the influence of history...