Politics & Government Publications

Audio & Video, Campaigns, Elections & Parties, International Affairs, Past Events, Policy & Issues, Politics & Government,
Rick Stengel: Government and the Media
February 28, 2017
February 28, 2017—Rick Stengel, Walter Shorenstein Media and Democracy Fellow, discussed the differences between working in media and government, the Trump...
Audio & Video, Campaigns, Elections & Parties, International Affairs, Past Events, Policy & Issues, Politics & Government,
Helen Boaden and Ann Marie Lipinski: Media in the Age of Brexit and Trump
February 28, 2017
February 27, 2017— Helen Boaden, spring 2017 Joan Shorenstein Fellow and director of BBC Radio, and Ann Marie Lipinski, curator of the Nieman Foundation...
Audio & Video, Campaigns, Elections & Parties, Past Events, Politics & Government,
Dafna Linzer of NBC, MSNBC: Reporting on Trump from the Campaign Trail to the White House
February 22, 2017
February 21, 2017—Dafna Linzer, managing editor of politics for NBC News and MSNBC, shared insights about covering the 2016 campaign and the Trump administration....
Audio & Video, Campaigns, Elections & Parties, Past Events, Politics & Government,
David Fahrenthold: Reporting on President Trump
February 7, 2017
February 7, 2017—David Fahrenthold, a political reporter for The Washington Post, discussed his investigations of President Trump’s charitable giving during...
Audio & Video, Journalistic Practice, Media Business, News Business & Practice, Past Events, Politics & Government,
The Future of News: Journalism in a Post-Truth Era
January 31, 2017
Featuring William Kristol, editor at large, The Weekly Standard; Kathleen Kingsbury, managing editor, digital, The Boston Globe; Gerard Baker, editor in...
Campaigns, Elections & Parties, Faculty Research, Journalistic Practice, Papers, Politics & Government, Publications,
News Coverage of the 2016 General Election: How the Press Failed the Voters
December 7, 2016
A new report from Harvard Kennedy School’s Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy analyzes news coverage during the 2016 general election,...
Audio & Video, Campaigns, Elections & Parties, Journalistic Practice, News Business & Practice, Past Events, Politics & Government,
2016 Theodore H. White Seminar on Press and Politics
November 16, 2016
A panel discussion about the 2016 election and news coverage featuring: Bob Schieffer, Walter Shorenstein Media and Democracy Fellow; political contributor...
Audio & Video, Campaigns, Elections & Parties, Past Events, Policy & Issues, Politics & Government, Race & Gender,
Theodore H. White Lecture on Press and Politics with Larry Wilmore
November 15, 2016
This year’s Theodore H. White Lecture on Press and Politics was delivered by comedian, producer and writer Larry Wilmore. The David Nyhan Prize for Political...
Audio & Video, Campaigns, Elections & Parties, Journalistic Practice, News Business & Practice, Past Events, Politics & Government,
Sissela Bok: Secrets and Lies in Politics and Elections
November 1, 2016
November 1, 2016—Sissela Bok, writer, philosopher, and a Senior Visiting Fellow at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, provided a nuanced view...
Audio & Video, Media Business, News Business & Practice, Past Events, Technology,
Tim Wu: The Battle for Our Attention
October 25, 2016
October 25, 2016—Tim Wu, author of The Master Switch and professor at Columbia Law School, discussed his new book, The Attention Merchants: The Epic Scramble...
Audio & Video, Campaigns, Elections & Parties, Past Events, Politics & Government,
Peter Hart: Trends and Demographics in the 2016 Election
October 19, 2016
October 19, 2016 — Peter D. Hart, chairman of Hart Research Associates, a public opinion research firm that provides polls for NBC News and The Wall Street...
Audio & Video, Campaigns, Elections & Parties, Past Events, Politics & Government,
Amy Walter: The Current State of the Campaign
October 18, 2016
October 18, 2016 — Amy Walter, national editor of The Cook Political Report, discussed possible outcomes of the 2016 presidential and down-ballot races,...
Audio & Video, Campaigns, Elections & Parties, Past Events, Politics & Government, Race & Gender,
Joy-Ann Reid: How Race Impacts the 2016 Election
October 11, 2016
October 11, 2016 — Joy-Ann Reid, host of MSNBC’s “AM Joy” discussed the role of race within the Republican and Democratic parties, the Black Lives Matter...
Audio & Video, Citizen Action & Interest Groups, International Affairs, Past Events, Policy & Issues, Politics & Government, Technology,
Zeynep Tufekci: Technology in Global Activism, Uprisings and Social Movements
October 4, 2016
October 4, 2016 — Zeynep Tufekci, a New York Times opinion writer who focuses on the social impact of technology, discussed the advantages and shortcomings...
Audio & Video, Business & Economics, Domestic Affairs, Past Events, Policy & Issues, Politics & Government, Technology,
Cathy O’Neil—Weapons of Math Destruction: How Big Data Increases Inequality and Threatens Democracy
October 4, 2016
October 4, 2016—Cathy O’Neil, data scientist and author of the new book Weapons of Math Destruction: How Big Data Increases Inequality and Threatens Democracy,...
Events, Journalistic Practice, News Business & Practice, Past Events, Politics & Government, Technology,
FOIA in the Digital Age
September 30, 2016
9:00-10:00 a.m.  Networking Breakfast 10:00-11:30 a.m.  Panel discussion Email and the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) is in the national news—and has...
Audio & Video, Campaigns, Elections & Parties, Journalistic Practice, News Business & Practice, Past Events, Politics & Government,
Carnegie-Knight Forum: Who Makes the News? Journalism and the State of Our Democracy
September 28, 2016
A Facebook Live presentation of the Shorenstein Center’s reports on the role of the media in the 2016 election and a panel discussion. Watch the...
Audio & Video, Campaigns, Elections & Parties, Past Events, Politics & Government,
Patrick Ruffini: Trump and the Future of the Republican Party
September 27, 2016
September 27, 2016 — Patrick Ruffini, co-founder and partner of Echelon Insights, a political research and analytics firm, discussed the September 26 presidential...
Campaigns, Elections & Parties, Papers, Politics & Government, Publications,
News Coverage of the 2016 National Conventions: Negative News, Lacking Context
September 21, 2016
A new report from Harvard Kennedy School’s Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy analyzes news coverage of the 2016 Republican and Democratic...
Audio & Video, Campaigns, Elections & Parties, Past Events, Politics & Government,
Media, Politics and Power: Trump, Clinton and the 2016 Election, with Bob Schieffer, Ann Compton and Nicco Mele
September 20, 2016
A conversation on the state of the 2016 presidential campaign and its coverage in the media, with Bob Schieffer, Ann Compton and Nicco Mele (moderator)....
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