Events

Optimism for a Change: Media, Campaigns, and 2016 with Mark Halperin and John Heilemann

November 20, 2014 — Jeff Madrick, editor of Challenge magazine, contributing editor at Harper’ s, and former Shorenstein fellow, discussed the widely-adopted yet, in his view, faulty ideas that have dominated U.S. economic policy in recent decades. Drawing on his recent book, Seven Bad Economic Ideas and How They’ve Hurt Us All, Madrick argued that […]

November 19, 2014 — Frederick W. Mayer, professor of public policy, political science and environment at Duke University, discussed how storytelling plays a vital role in political and civic engagement.

November 18, 2014 — Jeffrey Goldberg, national correspondent for the Atlantic, discussed the increasing dangers of reporting on the Middle East and provided candid guidance for those who aspire to cover the region.

Richard S. Salant Lecture on Freedom of the Press with Margaret H. Marshall November 13, 2014 – Margaret Marshall, former chief justice of the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, delivered the annual Salant Lecture on Freedom of the Press, where she expressed her concerns about the Supreme Court’s interpretation of the First Amendment, and its […]

Co-sponsored by the IOP and the Shorenstein Center. Join former NY Times and Politico reporter/editor Rick Berke and HKS experts for an informal discussion about the midterm elections, including analysis of early polling data and thoughts about the impact of results. Informal pizza lunch provided.

October 28, 2014 — Dahlia Lithwick, senior editor at Slate and a prominent legal analyst, expressed deep concerns about the relationship between the press and the U.S. Supreme Court, noting that the Justices have become “increasingly mistrustful” of news media. “They think we are a bunch of gossips,” Lithwick told a Shorenstein Center audience. “Universally, […]

October 21, 2014 — Journalist Charles M. Blow, author of the new memoir Fire Shut Up in My Bones, discussed his early career in journalism and the development of his distinctive, data-driven columns for The New York Times, which he said are motivated by “passion.” “I’m writing to make the case that equality for everyone […]

October 14, 2014 — Charles Lewis, a pioneering journalist who founded the Center for Public Integrity and who now serves as a faculty member at American University, said part of the future of investigative news involves  new “hybrid” models that pair universities and media outlets. “These worlds are merging, and we need to acknowledge it […]

October 7, 2014 — Michael Crowley, chief foreign affairs correspondent for Time magazine, gave a sweeping tour of a life spent covering stories from the Middle East to Mexico, revealing the tensions inherent in trips with government officials as well as the challenges that America is facing globally. Most recently Crowley traveled with John Kerry to Iraq, Saudi […]