January 1, 1998
A paper by Zachary Karabell, fall 1997 fellow, traces the history of the broadcast presidential conventions and builds a case for the proposition that...
January 1, 1998
A paper by Marvin Kalb, former Shorenstein Center director and veteran reporter, analyzes the press coverage in the first few weeks of the Monica Lewinsky...
January 1, 1998
A paper by Sara Bentivegna, fall 1997 fellow, examines the concept of the public sphere within computer mediated communication. The particular focus is...
January 1, 1997
A paper by Margaret Scammell, spring 1996 fellow, explores the export of the American political campaign. Democratic campaigns around the globe have seen...
July 1, 1995
A paper by Michael Milburn, spring 1993 fellow, and Justin Brown, analyzes the impact of media outlets’ “Adwatch” features in the 1992 election. Partly...
October 1, 1994
A paper by Dean Alger, spring 1993 fellow, examines the evolution of Bush and Clinton’s public personas during the 1992 presidential campaign. Alger traces...
April 1, 1994
A paper by Montague Kern, spring 1992 fellow, and Marion Just, professor at Wellesley College, investigates the role of news and advertising in influencing...
Campaigns, Elections & Parties,
Papers,
Policy & Issues,
Politics & Government,
Publications,
Race & Gender,
July 1, 1993
A paper by Karlyn Kohrs Campbell, fall 1992 fellow, analyzes media coverage of the presidential and vice presidential candidates’ wives during the 1992...
Citizen Action & Interest Groups,
International Affairs,
Papers,
Policy & Issues,
Politics & Government,
Publications,
War, Defense & Security,
June 1, 1993
A paper by Gadi Wolfsfeld, fall 1992 fellow, develops and applies a theoretical model to analyze the role of the news media in political conflicts, particularly...
Government Institutions,
International Affairs,
News Business & Practice,
Papers,
Policy & Issues,
Politics & Government,
Press Freedom,
Publications,
War, Defense & Security,
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...
Government Institutions,
International Affairs,
Papers,
Policy & Issues,
Politics & Government,
Publications,
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...
Citizen Action & Interest Groups,
International Affairs,
Journalistic Practice,
News Business & Practice,
Policy & Issues,
Politics & Government,
Publications,
War, Defense & Security,
June 1, 1992
This report by the Shorenstein Center explores the U.S. media coverage of the 1989 Beijing Spring. Although the U.S. was not directly involved in the events...