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Inside the CFPB: An open data demo for journalists

Inside the CFPB: An open data demo for journalists

In this webinar we will explore the range of date offerings at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, learn how to access and analyze them, and discover how to turn that data into impactful stories.

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Zoom webinar
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM

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The Cost of Local News: Paywalls, Information Inequality, and Democratic Engagement

The Cost of Local News: Paywalls, Information Inequality, and Democratic Engagement

Explore how local newspaper paywalls affect news consumption, online behavior, and political and economic knowledge, as well as voting and community engagement.

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Ash Center Seminar Room 225, Suite 200, 124 Mount Auburn Street
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM

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Dafna Linzer of NBC, MSNBC: Reporting on Trump from the Campaign Trail to the White House

Dafna Linzer of NBC, MSNBC: Reporting on Trump from the Campaign Trail to the White House

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. Below are some highlights from the conversation, as well as the full audio recording. President Trump’s media viewing habits “We never got the sense that anyone who occupied the Oval Office was […]

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Dafna Linzer
Combating Fake News: An Agenda for Research and Action

Combating Fake News: An Agenda for Research and Action

The Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy and Northeastern University convened a group of top thought-leaders on February 17-18, 2017 in a conference to address how to combat fake news. The summit, entitled “Combating Fake News: An Agenda for Research and Action,” featured a diverse group of prominent stakeholders from technology, academia, media […]

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David Fahrenthold: Reporting on President Trump

David Fahrenthold: Reporting on President Trump

February 7, 2017—David Fahrenthold, a political reporter for The Washington Post, discussed his investigations of President Trump’s charitable giving during the 2016 campaign season, and provided insight about how to cover the president and his administration during a visit to the Shorenstein Center. Fahrenthold recently won acclaim for his coverage of the 2016 United States […]

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David Fahrenthold: Reporting on President Trump

David Fahrenthold: Reporting on President Trump

February 7, 2017—David Fahrenthold, a political reporter for The Washington Post, discussed his investigations of President Trump’s charitable giving during the 2016 campaign season, and provided insight about how to cover the president and his administration during a visit to the Shorenstein Center. Fahrenthold recently won acclaim for his coverage of the 2016 United States […]

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Theodore H. White Lecture

Theodore H. White Lecture on Press and Politics

Inaugurated in 1989, the Theodore H. White Lecture on Press and Politics is delivered annually by a prominent journalist, politician or historian on a topic at the intersection of media and politics. Past lecturers include Jill Lepore, John Lewis, William Safire, and Walter Cronkite.

Nancy Gibbs and Preet Bharara have a fireside chat during the 2019 Salant Lecture.
Salant Lecture

Salant Lecture on Freedom of the Press

The Salant Lecture on Freedom of the Press is delivered annually by a prominent journalist, scholar or practitioner on a topic related to press freedom or freedom of speech.

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