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Theodore H. White Lecture with Alan K. Simpson
November 12, 2013
November 12, 2013 – The 24th annual Theodore H. White Lecture on Press and Politics was deliverd by The Honorable Alan K. Simpson, U.S. Senator, Wyoming...
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CNN’s Ana Navarro: “Something snapped” in Republican Party after government shutdown
November 5, 2013
November 5, 2013 – Ana Navarro, Institute of Politics Fellow and political contributor at CNN and CNN en Español, describes herself as a “Republican without...
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Salon’s Joan Walsh suggests a way to eliminate racial and political polarization
September 17, 2013
September 17, 2013 – Joan Walsh, editor-at-large of Salon.com and a political analyst for MSNBC, spoke to the Shorenstein Center about racial change and...
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Media and Politics in Washington, D.C.
September 10, 2013
Chuck Todd and Alex S. Jones September 10, 2013 – Chuck Todd, NBC News Chief White House Correspondent and Political Director, discussed the political...
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Mapping the New World: Lessons from the Obama Campaigns
September 10, 2013
A new paper from Spring 2013 Fellow Michael Slaby, former Chief Integration and Innovation Officer on the 2012 Obama for America campaign and CTO in 2...
Campaigns, Elections & Parties, Journalistic Practice, News Business & Practice, Papers, Politics & Government, Publications, Technology,
Did Twitter Kill the Boys on the Bus?
Searching for a better way to cover a campaign
August 28, 2013
In a new paper released by the Shorenstein Center at Harvard University, Spring 2013 Fellow Peter Hamby, who covered the 2008 and 2012 presidential races...
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Mom’s Best Advice: How Candidates Who Didn’t Run as Themselves Lost the Message War
July 23, 2013
A paper by Spring 2013 Fellow Melinda Henneberger examines the importance of a candidate's authenticity in presidential elections.
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HKS alum and faculty speak at the 2013 Personal Democracy Forum
June 10, 2013
June 6-7, 2013 – Harvard Kennedy School Adjunct Lecturer Nicco Mele spoke at the 10th annual Personal Democracy Forum in New York City about "The Unwritten...
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Internet has made Chinese government more accountable, public opinion more valuable, says Richburg
April 9, 2013
April 9, 2013 – Keith Richburg, Fellow at the Institute of Politics and former China correspondent for The Washington Post, said that in China, "the Internet...
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Covering Congress in a Challenging Political Landscape
April 2, 2013
April 2, 2013 – Dana Bash, chief congressional correspondent for CNN, offered the Shorenstein Center an up-close view of Congress, and said that in reality,...
Citizen Action & Interest Groups, Environment, Health & Science, Papers, Policy & Issues, Politics & Government, Publications,
Nature’s Prophet: Bill McKibben as Journalist, Public Intellectual and Activist
March 7, 2013
A paper by Fall 2012 Fellow Matthew C. Nisbet examines the impact of "knowledge journalism" on the climate change debate.
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Hyperpartisanship will impact Obama’s legacy, says Daily Beast’s Tomasky
February 26, 2013
Michael Tomasky and Alex S. Jones February 26, 2013 – Political analyst Michael Tomasky, who writes for Newsweek and The Daily Beast, spoke to the Shorenstein...
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Theodore H. White Lecture with David Brooks
November 15, 2012
November 15, 2012 – Theodore H. White Lecture with <strong>David Brooks</strong>, columnist, <em>The New York Times</em>. The David Nyhan Prize for Political Journalism was awarded to...
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Politico's Mike Allen: The Role of New Media in Election Coverage
November 13, 2012
November 13, 2012 – Discussion with Mike Allen, chief political reporter for Politico, and writes the daily Playbook. Moderated by Nicco Mele, Adjunct...
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The Presidential Election 2012: The Good, The Bad and the Ugly
November 6, 2012
Mark McKinnon and Alex S. Jones November 6, 2012 &#8212; Speaker Series with Mark McKinnon, weekly columnist for The Daily Beast and The London Telegraph,...
Audio & Video, News Business & Practice, Past Events, Politics & Government, Press Freedom, Prizes & Lectures, Technology,
Salant Lecture delivered by Anne-Marie Slaughter
October 10, 2012
Anne-Marie Slaughter delivers the Richard S. Salant Lecture on Freedom of the Press. October 10, 2012 – &#8220;Open v. Closed: Media, Government and Social...
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Effective use of social media will determine 2012 election, says Rory O'Connor
October 9, 2012
Rory O&#8217;Connor and Alex S. Jones October 9, 2012 &#8211; Former Fellow Rory O&#8217;Connor joined the Shorenstein Center for a discussion about how...
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Politics as Theater: A lively conversation preceding the first 2012 Presidential Debate
October 3, 2012
October 3, 2012 &#8211; A conversation on how politics has become theater, featuring Aaron Sorkin, Kathleen Hall Jamieson, Sen. Alan Simpson and Chuck...
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Obama and Romney both running small campaigns in big election, says Alex Castellanos
September 25, 2012
Alex Castellanos and Alex S. Jones September 25, 2012 – With 42 days to go before the 2012 presidential election, the Shorenstein Center welcomed Alex...
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Dispatches From an Unfinished Uprising: The Role of Technology in the 2009 Iranian Protest Movement
August 9, 2012
A new paper by Spring 2012 Fellow Nazila Fathi describes her experience as a journalist on the ground during the Iranian protests in June 2009.
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