Commentaries

The Shorenstein Center’s Commentary Blog brings together original writing and articles written by Shorenstein Center experts to provide context, explainers, and new research on topics in the news. 

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The Loneliness Crisis: Evidence on Causes and Solutions from the UK
March 4, 2025
In October, 2018, I stood inside a drafty community center tucked under a bridge over a quiet side street...
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All Quiet on the Western Front: As Russian narratives flood the airwaves - why are democracies stuck on mute?
March 4, 2025
Three years ago, as Russian tanks rolled across the Ukrainian border, the world witnessed more than a...
Commentary, News Business & Practice, Press Freedom, Public Interest Journalism,
The evolving dynamic between reporters and civil servants in a fast-changing environment
February 18, 2025
Alone among industries, the free press is protected in the Bill of Rights because accountability is foundational...
Commentary, Public Interest Technology,
We need a Freedom of Information Act for Big Tech
January 14, 2025
Accountability systems should reflect the prodigious influence these companies have over our lives.
Commentary, News Business & Practice, Public Interest Journalism,
The Media Can Build Back Trust by How It Covers Trump
December 5, 2024
Incessant sirens are easily ignored, and a media focused on the facts, not the threats, could do a public...
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What I learned from my 7-year-old about the outcome of the election
November 12, 2024
My seven-year-old daughter has been learning about voting in her second-grade class. Over the past few...
Commentary, News Business & Practice, Press Freedom, Public Interest Journalism,
So What Now? Journalism under a second Trump administration
November 7, 2024
Veteran journalist Dick Tofel argues that journalists must focus on three things under the second Trump...
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The Challenges of Nuclear "Miscalculation"
November 1, 2024
When a Russian leader threatens the use of tactical nuclear weapons, or, worse, a nuclear war, he immediately...
Commentary, News Business & Practice, Public Interest Journalism,
Two Billionaires, Two Newspapers, Two Acts of Self-Sabotage
October 27, 2024
Center Director Nancy Gibbs writes, "I’m not worried that Post and Los Angeles Times readers will have...
Commentary, Public Interest Journalism,
Information Overload? What to do about it this election season.
August 6, 2024
While DC and Silicon Valley debate the safety and societal guardrails of online platforms, people like...
Commentary, News Business & Practice, Public Interest Journalism,
The Debate Was a Mess. What We Pay Attention to Next Is What Matters - Nancy Gibbs in TIME
June 28, 2024
This essay was originally published in TIME on June 28, 2024 Debates are a test of candidates; post debates...
Public Interest Technology,
Banning TikTok? Walter Shorenstein Fellow Julia Angwin says Congress is missing the point
March 18, 2024
Julia Angwin The U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a bill on March 13th that would...
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