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Alterman: U.S. democracy obstructs progressive change
March 29, 2011
Eric Alterman and Alex Jones March 29, 2011 — The problematic American democratic system is the subject of a new book by Eric Alterman, Kabuki Democracy:...
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Restoring Comity to Congress
January 1, 2011
Charles Gibson Shorenstein Center Reidy Fellow, Fall 2010 Former anchor, ABC’s World News with Charles Gibson Read the full paper (PDF). Excerpt It...
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Ants at the Picnic: A Status Report on News Coverage of State Government
May 25, 2010
Gene Gibbons Shorenstein Center Goldsmith Fellow, Spring 2010 Former Executive Editor, Stateline.org Read the full paper (PDF). Excerpt Introduction I...
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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...
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Would You Ask Turkeys to Mandate Thanksgiving? The Dismal Politics of Legislative Transparency
June 1, 2008
J.H. Snider, spring 2008 fellow, discusses problems with government transparency, and the feasibility of potential solutions in two papers. Paper #1: The...
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Orwell Meets Nixon: When and Why “The Press” Became “The Media”
January 1, 2005
A paper by Martin F. Nolan, fall 2004 fellow, explores President Nixon’s antagonistic relationship with the press. He argues that Nixon sought to disarm...
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Covering the CIA in Times of Crisis: Obstacles and Strategies
January 1, 2004
A paper by Ted Gup, fall 2003 fellow, examines how the U.S. press fared in covering the intelligence community before and after two catastrophic intelligence...
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Rainbow’s End: Public Support for Democracy in the New South Africa
January 1, 2000
A paper by Richard Morin, fall 1999 fellow, considers South Africans’ sense of optimism and uncertainty regarding future democratic progress. Do they expect...
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Two Commanders-in-Chief: Free Expression’s Most Severe Test
August 1, 1992
A paper by Betty Houchin Winfield, spring 1991 fellow, examines free speech and press freedom in the U.S. during wartime. If wartime governments are more...
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The Nixon Memo
July 1, 1992
This paper by Marvin Kalb, Edward R. Murrow Professor of Practice Emeritus, was first presented as the keynote address at the Shorenstein Center’s...