Events

March 31, 2010 — The third and final event in the Climate Change and the Media Seminar Series, “Techno-Optimism or Pessimism: ‘Fixing’ the Planet’s Climate Problems,” lived up to the dramatic promise of its title. There was no lack of stark images, dramatic turns of phrase, and daring ideas so far out there that, as […]

March 30, 2010 — Neal Baer, executive producer of NBC’s Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, spoke at a Shorenstein Center Speaker Series event of the “power of television to promote social change.” A self-described “confector of stories,” Baer said that he strives to produce television programs that “entertain because they are compelling, not mind-numbing […]

March 24, 2010 — The winner and five other finalists for the Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting gathered this morning to share their personal stories of journalistic commitment and determination in the face of skepticism, obstruction and even intimidation. The seminar, titled “The Present and Future of Investigative Reporting,” featured journalists from The Raleigh News […]

March 23, 2010 — The $25,000 Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting has been awarded to Raquel Rutledge of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel for “Cashing In on Kids.” The Joan Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics and Public Policy administers the award, which was presented by Bradlee Professor of Government Thomas E. Patterson. In Rutledge’s year-long […]

March 23, 2010 — With the Goldsmith Awards Ceremony just a few hours away, Matthew Hindman, winner of the 2010 Goldsmith Book Prize, spoke to the Shorenstein Center about his book, The Myth of Digital Democracy. Hindman, assistant professor at Arizona State University, explained that the book is a response to the claim that the […]

March 10, 2010 — Laptops, personal digital assistants, and iPhones were a ubiquitous and fitting presence at Harvard’s John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum at “Digital Governance: From the State House to the White House.” As audience members tapped away on their myriad electronic devices, Jerry Mechling, Harvard Kennedy School (HKS) lecturer in public policy and […]

March 9, 2010 – Kelman Seminar Series with Mir Ibrahim Rahman, CEO, GEO TV Network. Co-sponsored by the Program on Negotiation, the Nieman Foundation for Journalism and the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs.

March 9, 2010 — The military and the media have a “complex relationship,” said Daphne Benoit, Pentagon correspondent for Agence France Press (AFP), at a Shorenstein Center Speaker Series event. They need each other but have “conflicting interests.” The media values transparency, facts that can be verified and a quick turnaround of stories. The military, on […]

March 6, 2010 — The Gov 2.0 Camp New England went a long way toward proving that “spontaneous” and “organized” aren’t mutually exclusive terms. Described as an “unconference,” the event brought together a wide range of participants, including government employees, contractors, and officials; students from the Harvard Kennedy School, MIT, Tufts, and beyond; academics and […]

March 4, 2010 — Not so long ago it appeared that a U.S. cap-and-trade bill was well on its way to becoming reality. But then came the “climategate” emails and increased political opposition, particularly in the Senate, to taking action. While public worries over the impacts of climate change had once been climbing, they’ve since […]