A Tale of Two Elections: CBS and Fox News’ Portrayal of the 2020 Presidential Campaign

A Tale of Two Elections, by Thomas E. Patterson, Harvard Kennedy School

Campaigns, Elections & Parties, Faculty Research, News Business & Practice, Papers, Politics & Government, Publications / By Liz Schwartz

Although it is often said that the United States today has a mainstream news system and a conservative news system, these labels don’t fully capture how CBS and Fox covered the 2020 campaign. Their coverage is the tale of two elections, says Thomas E. Patterson, Harvard Kennedy School Bradlee Professor of Government and the Press, in the latest installment of his decades-long research on campaign media coverage.

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COVID Survey Shows Widespread Economic Hardships

Environment, Health & Science, Faculty Research, Policy & Issues, Politics & Government, Publications / By Liz Schwartz

The latest report out from the COVID States Survey Project, co-lead by Professor Matthew Baum, finds widespread economic hardships facing a large percentage of Americans in all states. 18% said they had been laid off or lost their job due to the pandemic 18% have taken a pay cut 13% have been unable to make

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Prof Matthew Baum’s Covid States Project Shows MA Residents Support COVID Restrictions

Domestic Affairs, Environment, Health & Science, Faculty Research, Publications / By Liz Schwartz

The latest survey report out from the COVID States Project, co-authored by the Shorenstein Center’s Professor Matthew Baum, shows that Massachusetts residents overwhelmingly support policies to combat the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, including business and school closures, cancelling public events, and restricting travel. Support for more restrictive measures to combat the pandemic comes from

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2021 Goldsmith Awards

Prizes & Lectures / By Liz Schwartz

Nominate the best 2020 reporting that made an impact on local, state, or national politics and public policy. Winner receives $25,000 and finalists receive $10,000.

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Latinx Leadership in America: A Conversation with Maria Hinojosa and Jorge Ramos

Audio & Video, Events, Past Events, Public Interest Journalism / By Allie Henske

Wednesday, November 18, 2020 – With decades of journalistic and leadership experience between them, Maria Hinojosa and Jorge Ramos have championed progress and hope in U.S. Latinx communities while exposing how prejudice and failed policies have prevented the U.S. from reaching its potential as a nation of immigrants. Drawing on their shared Mexican-American background, they celebrate and consider the multifaceted,

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Latinx Leadership in America: A Conversation with Maria Hinojosa and Jorge Ramos

COVIDstates Polling on Battleground States

News / By Liz Schwartz

click for full header graphic The delayed election results in key battleground states like Michigan, Wisconsin, and Pennsylvania, and subsequent shifts in vote margins as mail-in ballots are counted, was entirely predicted. The multi-university team of researchers behind the COVID-19 Consortium for Understanding the Public’s Policy Preferences Across States laid out their findings from October

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30th Annual Theodore H. White Lecture: “The Challenges Facing the Media on November 3rd and Beyond” with Eugene Robinson

Audio & Video, Events, Past Events, Public Interest Journalism / By Allie Henske

On Wednesday, October 28, 2020 the Shorenstein Center presented the 30th annual Theodore H. White Lecture on Press and Politics, delivered virtually at the JFK Jr. Forum by Eugene Robinson of the Washington Post, with Shorenstein Center Director Nancy Gibbs moderating. As the 2020 election quickly approaches, are there similarities to 2016 or is this a continuation of an unprecedented cycle

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Election 2020: Behind the Decision Desk

Audio & Video, Events, Past Events, Public Interest Journalism / By Allie Henske

On Friday, October 23, 2020 The Institute of Politics and the Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy hosted a discussion with newsroom leaders on navigating the complexity of Election coverage this November. Nancy Gibbs, Director of the Shorenstein Center and former Editor-in-Chief of TIME, is joined in conversation with Brian Carovillano, Vice President and Managing

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David Nyhan Prize for Political Journalism Webinar

Audio & Video, Events, Past Events, Prizes & Lectures, Public Interest Journalism / By Allie Henske

On Friday, October 23, 2020 the Shorenstein Center hosted a webinar with 2019 David Nyhan Prize for Political Journalism winner James Goodman, and previous winners David von Drehle (2018) and Nancy Kaffer (2016), discussing the challenges facing local newsrooms during the COVID-19 pandemic. The conversation was moderated by Nancy Gibbs, Director of the Shorenstein Center. You can watch a recording of the event

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