Events

Caitlin Dickerson is a current Joan Shorenstein Fellow. The mission of the Joan Shorenstein Fellowship is to advance research in the field of media, politics and public policy; facilitate a dialogue among journalists, scholars, policymakers and students; provide an opportunity for reflection; and create a vibrant and long-lasting community of scholars and practitioners. The primary focus for a Fellow is to research, write and publish a paper on a media/politics topic.

Join Christo Grozev, Shane Boris, Julia Minson, and Ann Cooper for a discussion about the film NAVALNY, political opposition and media in Russia, and the ways that documentary film can influence political and personal futures.

This event is sponsored by HKS’s Program in Criminal Justice Policy and Management, HLS FiLM Society, HLS Advocates, Inquest, and The Shorenstein Center

Join the Asian American Policy Review (an HKS student-led journal) and the Shorenstein Center for a screening of the new documentary film Bad Axe, followed by a discussion with filmmaker David Siev.

Communication—writing in particular—is the lifeblood of politics and journalism. Rosenthal Fellow Adam Lashinsky, who is at work on a biography of the Presidential speechwriter and political columnist William Safire, is hosting a series of interviews with today’s leading practitioners of the craft. Join him in conversation with top columnists and speechwriters for a discussion of technique, of-the-moment topics in Washington, and the interdependent relationships between political writers and their government subjects and clients.

Join the Shorenstein Center and the Behavioral Insights Group for a discussion with Michael Hallsworth about the current state of the field of behavioral insights, and pathways to develop it for impact on a range of important global and societal issues.

This event is co-sponsored by The Institute of Politics and the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs. Media for this event is provided by FRONTLINE.

Communication—writing in particular—is the lifeblood of politics and journalism. Rosenthal Fellow Adam Lashinsky, who is at work on a biography of the Presidential speechwriter and political columnist William Safire, is hosting a series of interviews with today’s leading practitioners of the craft. Join him in conversation with top columnists and speechwriters for a discussion of technique, of-the-moment topics in Washington, and the interdependent relationships between political writers and their government subjects and clients.

Join the six finalist for this year’s Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting in conversation with Shorenstein Center Director Nancy Gibbs about the craft and impact of investigative reporting in the public interest.

This event is co-sponsored by The Institute of Politics and Harvard Law School Center for Labor and a Just Economy. The event will be hosted by The Institute of Politics.