Race & Gender Publications

Audio & Video, Past Events, Policy & Issues, Politics & Government, Race & Gender, Technology,
Tolbert traces digital inequality to lack of skills and money
April 5, 2011
Alex Jones and Caroline Tolbert April 5, 2011 — Caroline Tolbert has been researching and tracking digital literacy in the United States. As professor...
Audio & Video, Journalistic Practice, Media Business, News Business & Practice, Past Events, Policy & Issues, Race & Gender,
The Root's Donna Byrd: How to grow online communities
March 22, 2011
Alex Jones and Donna Byrd March 22, 2011 — At a Shorenstein Center event, Donna Byrd, publisher of The Root, shared her experience in growing and engaging...
Audio & Video, Citizen Action & Interest Groups, Past Events, Policy & Issues, Politics & Government, Race & Gender, Technology,
Cheryl Contee describes 'Harlem Renaissance 2.0'
November 30, 2010
Cheryl Contee and Alex S. Jones, Shorenstein Center director. November 30, 2010 — At a Shorenstein Center event, Cheryl Contee, partner at Fission Strategy...
Audio & Video, Government Institutions, Past Events, Policy & Issues, Politics & Government, Prizes & Lectures, Race & Gender,
Taylor Branch: Journalism allowed trivialization of public debate
November 12, 2009
Alex S. Jones and Taylor Branch. November 12, 2009 — In introducing Taylor Branch, the 2009 T.H. White Lecturer, Shorenstein Center director Alex S. Jones...
Audio & Video, Domestic Affairs, Past Events, Policy & Issues, Race & Gender,
John Lewis delivers 2008 Theodore H. White lecture
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...
Policy & Issues, Publications, Race & Gender,
Women and News: Expanding the News Audience, Increasing Political Participation, and Informing Citizens
November 1, 2007
This Shorenstein Center report includes transcripts from a conference sponsored by the Shorenstein Center, featuring keynote speeches from Arianna Huffington,...
Domestic Affairs, Journalistic Practice, News Business & Practice, Papers, Policy & Issues, Publications, Race & Gender,
Covering Crime in Washington, D.C.
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...
Campaigns, Elections & Parties, Papers, Policy & Issues, Politics & Government, Publications, Race & Gender,
The Race Issue in Australia’s 2001 Election: A Creation of Politicians or the Press?
January 1, 2002
A paper by Paul Kelly, spring 2002 fellow, tells the story of the Tampa, of Australia’s new and punitive refugee policy in 2001, of the reaction and role...
Policy & Issues, Publications, Race & Gender,
The American Media and Race Relations in an Interdependent World: A Report on the Shorenstein Center Conference on Race and the Press
June 28, 2001
On June 28, 2001, the Shorenstein Center sponsored a conference in Washington, DC on race and the press. The objective of the conference was to examine...
Campaigns, Elections & Parties, Domestic Affairs, Papers, Policy & Issues, Politics & Government, Publications, Race & Gender,
No Seat at the Table: The Black-White Appearance Gap in the Election 2000 Story
January 1, 2001
A paper by Deborah Mathis, fall 2000-spring 2001 fellow, examines racial diversity in the media coverage after the Bush-Gore election in 2000. Between...