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Media Coverage of the Drone Program
May 2, 2013
In her Shorenstein Center paper, Fall 2012 Fellow Tara McKelvey examines the media coverage of the U.S. drone program in five major news outlets.
International Affairs, Papers, Policy & Issues, Publications, War, Defense & Security,
Podium Wars: President Hamid Karzai, the Foreign Press, and the Afghan War
January 14, 2013
A paper by Fall Fellow Joshua Partlow, foreign correspondent for The Washington Post, looks at press coverage of President Karzai and his criticism of...
Audio & Video, Past Events, Policy & Issues, War, Defense & Security,
WaPo's Dana Priest examines increase of secrecy after 9/11
September 11, 2012
Dana Priest, The Washington Post, and Alex S. Jones, Shorenstein Center Director. September 11, 2012 – On the 11th anniversary of the September 11 attacks,...
Papers, Policy & Issues, Publications, War, Defense & Security,
Anatomy of a Secret
June 21, 2012
A paper by Spring 2012 Fellow H.D.S. Greenway on <i>The New York Times</i>' decision to publish the "Stellar Wind" story.
Audio & Video, International Affairs, Past Events, Policy & Issues, War, Defense & Security,
Reuters journalist recalls last days of Gaddafi regime
November 15, 2011
Missy Ryan and Alex S. Jones November 15, 2011 — In the final days of Muammar Gaddafi&#8217;s regime in Libya, Missy Ryan was held against her will in...
Audio & Video, International Affairs, Past Events, Policy & Issues, War, Defense & Security,
Kalb traces Vietnam influence on White House policy
October 11, 2011
Marvin Kalb and Shorenstein Center Fellow Fritz Mayer October 11, 2011 — The founding director of the Shorenstein Center, Marvin Kalb, author of Haunting...
Audio & Video, International Affairs, News Business & Practice, Past Events, Policy & Issues, Press Freedom, War, Defense & Security,
David Sanger defends Times' decision to publish WikiLeaks
March 8, 2011
David Sanger (left) and Alex S. Jones. March 8, 2011 — David Sanger said he would &#8220;hardly argue that WikiLeaks was the cause of the uprisings&#8221;...
Audio & Video, International Affairs, Past Events, Policy & Issues, War, Defense & Security,
Al Jazeera focused on providing context to western audiences
April 5, 2010
Richard Parker and Ayman Mohyeldin. April 5, 2010 — With notes prepared on his new iPad, Ayman Mohyeldin, Gaza correspondent for Al Jazeera English, spoke...
Audio & Video, International Affairs, News Business & Practice, Past Events, Policy & Issues, Press Freedom, War, Defense & Security,
AFP's Daphne Benoit says military and media need mutual trust
March 9, 2010
Daphne Benoit and Shorenstein Center Director Alex S. Jones. March 9, 2010 — The military and the media have a &#8220;complex relationship,&#8221; said...
Audio & Video, International Affairs, Past Events, Policy & Issues, War, Defense & Security,
David Rohde says security is needed for progress in Pakistan
February 5, 2010
David Rohde and Shorenstein Center director Alex S. Jones. February 5, 2010 — David Rohde, two-time Pulitzer Prize–winning reporter for The New York Times...
News Business & Practice, Papers, Policy & Issues, Press Freedom, Publications, War, Defense & Security,
Secrets about Secrets: The Backstage Conversations between Press and Government
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...
International Affairs, Papers, Policy & Issues, Publications, War, Defense & Security,
The Israeli-Hezbollah War of 2006: The Media as a Weapon in Asymmetrical Conflict
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...