Politics & Government Publications

Campaigns, Elections & Parties, Politics & Government, Publications, Technology,
The Internet and the 2000 Republican Convention: An Appraisal
August 1, 2000
The Shorenstein Center asked Michael Cornfield, an expert on the Internet and politics, to give a quick appraisal of the performance of online media at...
Business & Economics, Citizen Action & Interest Groups, Papers, Policy & Issues, Politics & Government, Publications,
Strategic Public Relations, Sweatshops, and the Making of a Global Movement
January 1, 2000
A paper by B.J. Bullert, fall 1999 fellow, examines communication tactics used by activists against multinational corporations. The 1999 World Trade Organization...
Government Institutions, International Affairs, Papers, Policy & Issues, Politics & Government, Publications, Race & Gender,
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...
Journalistic Practice, News Business & Practice, Papers, Politics & Government, Publications,
Our President/Their Scandal: The Role of the British Press in Keeping the Clinton Scandals Alive
January 1, 2000
A paper by Michael Goldfarb, spring 1999 fellow, explores the differences in coverage of the Clinton administration between the American and British press....
Campaigns, Elections & Parties, Papers, Policy & Issues, Politics & Government, Publications, Race & Gender,
Talking Tough: Gender and Reported Speech in Campaign News Coverage
January 1, 2000
A paper by Elisabeth Gidengil, spring 2000 fellow, and Joanna Everitt from the Department of History and Politics, University of New Brunswick – St. John,...
Campaigns, Elections & Parties, Papers, Politics & Government, Publications,
Communication Patterns in Presidential Primaries 1912–2000: Knowing the Rules of the Game
January 1, 1998
A paper by Kathleen E. Kendall, fall 1997 fellow, examines communication by candidates and the media in presidential primary elections. The presidential...
Campaigns, Elections & Parties, Papers, Politics & Government, Publications,
The Rise and Fall of the Televised Political Convention
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...
Journalistic Practice, News Business & Practice, Papers, Politics & Government, Publications,
The Rise of the New News: A Case Study of Two Root Causes of the Modern Scandal Coverage
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...
Papers, Politics & Government, Publications, Technology,
Talking Politics on the Net
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...
Campaigns, Elections & Parties, Papers, Politics & Government, Publications,
The Wisdom of the War Room: U.S. Campaigning and Americanization
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...