Events

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 has really changed everything, particularly the relationship between the Chinese government and the Chinese people.”

April 3, 2013 – “The MoveOn Effect: The Unexpected Transformation of American Political Advocacy.” Discussion with David Karpf, School of Media and Public Affairs, George Washington University. Co-sponsored by the Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation.

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, the notorious dysfunction and polarization is “much worse” than it appears on the news.

April 1, 2013 – “What Can Neuroscience Tell Us About Conflict and its Resolution?” Herbert C. Kelman Seminar on International Conflict Analysis and Resolution with Emile Bruneau, Research Scientist, Brain and Cognitive Sciences Department, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Tim Phillips, Founder and Chairman of the Board, The Project on Justice in Times of Transition. Co-sponsored […]

March 27, 2013 – Discussion with Jim O’Sullivan, The Boston Globe’s online politics editor. Co-sponsored by the Rappaport Institute for Greater Boston, the Institute of Politics, and the Joan Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics and Public Policy. Jim O’Sullivan is the Boston Globe’s incoming online politics editor and writes the Political Intelligence blog.  He is the […]

March 26, 2013 – Paul E. Steiger, executive chairman of ProPublica’s board of directors, spoke to the Shorenstein Center about the past and present of the journalism industry, and ProPublica’s role in its future.

March 12, 2013 – At a Shorenstein Center event on Tuesday, Greg Ip, U.S. economics editor for The Economist and author of The Little Book of Economics: How the Economy Works in the Real World, made the “liberal case for deficit reduction.” He explained that “deficit hawks” are “made, not born” as a result of […]

March 11, 2013 – “Women and Negotiation: A Place at the Table in the U.S. and Abroad.” Herbert C. Kelman Seminar on International Conflict Analysis and Resolution with Katrin Bennhold, Nieman Fellow and staff writer for the International Herald Tribune and The New York Times; and Paula Gutlove, Professor of Practice in Negotiation and Conflict Management, Simmons College School […]

March 6, 2013 – “Congo’s Invisible War: An exploration through the work of war correspondent Finbarr O’Reilly.” The event will feature a panel discussion with Finbarr O’Reiley; Dr. Jennifer Leaning, who has worked in the Congo with the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative; and Roger Liwanga, a Congolese lawyer whose work focuses on trafficked children especially in the […]

March 6, 2013 – Panel discussion with the winners and finalists of the Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting. Recap of Goldsmith Awards Ceremony with keynote address by Nicholas D. Kristof Transcript of the Goldsmith Awards Ceremony (PDF) Transcript of the Goldsmith Seminar (PDF) Press Release announcing Investigative Reporting Prize Winners   Media Buzz about the […]