Kelman Seminar: Building a Diverse Boston: What Meaningful Inclusion Looks Like

Herbert C. Kelman Seminar on International Conflict Analysis and Resolution with speakers: David Howse, Director, Arts Emerson Tim Phillips, CEO of Beyond Conflict The Herbert C. Kelman Seminar on International Conflict Analysis and Resolution series is sponsored by the Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School, the Nieman Foundation for Journalism, the Shorenstein Center on Media, […]

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Speaker Series: David Fahrenthold—Reporting on President Trump

**Harvard ID only** David A. Fahrenthold is a reporter at The Washington Post covering politics. He has recently won acclaim for his coverage of the 2016 United States presidential election, particularly his investigations of Donald J. Trump’s charitable foundation and philanthropic giving, for which he received the Post‘s inaugural Ben Bradlee Prize. He is a graduate of Harvard

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Media & Politics Must Reads, January 13, 2017

Our weekly roundup of news found at the intersection of media, politics, policy and technology, from the Shorenstein Center and from around the web. This Week at the Shorenstein Center Shorenstein Center Announces Spring 2017 Fellows. Adam J. Berinsky will research media and political polarization, Helen Boaden will examine the pressures facing public service broadcasters,

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Richard Stengel

Student Study Group: America is Not Immune with Rick Stengel

This session is part of the four-week study group series, The Global Information War, led by Rick Stengel, Walter Shorenstein Fellow and former Undersecretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs. Seminars are for Harvard students only (graduate and undergraduate), and are not-for-credit. Space is limited—please register below to reserve your space.   Description: This study

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Richard Stengel

Student Study Group: The Russian Disinformation Machine with Rick Stengel

This session is part of the four-week study group series, The Global Information War, led by Rick Stengel, Walter Shorenstein Fellow and former Undersecretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs. Seminars are for Harvard students only (graduate and undergraduate), and are not-for-credit. Space is limited—please register below to reserve your space.   Description: This study

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Richard Stengel

Student Study Group: The Rise of ISIS and the Weaponization of Information with Rick Stengel

This session is part of the four-week study group series, The Global Information War, led by Rick Stengel, Walter Shorenstein Fellow and former Undersecretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs. Seminars are for Harvard students only (graduate and undergraduate), and are not-for-credit. Space is limited—please register below to reserve your space.   Description: This study

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Richard Stengel

Student Study Group: The New Information Battleground with Rick Stengel

This session is part of the four-week study group series, The Global Information War, led by Rick Stengel, Walter Shorenstein Fellow and former Undersecretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs. Seminars are for Harvard students only (graduate and undergraduate), and are not-for-credit.   Description: This study group will discuss the following topics: The rise of global

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Media & Politics Must Reads, January 6, 2017

Our weekly roundup of news found at the intersection of media, politics, policy and technology, from the Shorenstein Center and from around the web. News from Our Faculty, Fellows and Students Falsehoods, Lies, and the Challenge of Covering Donald Trump. Dan Kennedy, spring 2016 fellow, argues that “falsehoods should be called out in the strongest possible terms…But

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Fall 2016 Fellows

Joan Shorenstein Fellowship Applications Due February 1, 2017

The mission of the Joan Shorenstein Fellowship Program 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,

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Fall 2016 Fellows

Joan Shorenstein Fellowship Applications Due February 1, 2017

The mission of the Joan Shorenstein Fellowship Program 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,

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Fall 2016 Highlights: Making Sense of the Election; Technology and Democracy

Dear Friends of the Shorenstein Center, Bob Hope once said, “I grew up with six brothers. That’s how I learned to dance—waiting for the bathroom.” Well, after an incredibly intense election season, I feel a little like that: listening to all of our speakers over the course of the fall semester, anxiously anticipating what shape

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Richard Stengel

Richard Stengel Named Walter Shorenstein Media and Democracy Fellow

Cambridge, MA—The Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy at Harvard Kennedy School (HKS) is pleased to announce the appointment of Richard Stengel, former Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs in the U.S. State Department, and former TIME Managing Editor, as the newest recipient of the Walter Shorenstein Media and Democracy Fellowship. Stengel’s

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Richard Stengel

Richard Stengel Named Walter Shorenstein Media and Democracy Fellow

Cambridge, MA—The Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy at Harvard Kennedy School (HKS) is pleased to announce the appointment of Richard Stengel, former Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs in the U.S. State Department, and former TIME Managing Editor, as the newest recipient of the Walter Shorenstein Media and Democracy Fellowship. Stengel’s

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Trump on newspaper front page

News Coverage of the 2016 General Election: How the Press Failed the Voters

A new report from Harvard Kennedy School’s Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy analyzes news coverage during the 2016 general election, and concludes that both Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump received coverage that was overwhelmingly negative in tone and extremely light on policy. The negativity was not unique to the 2016 election cycle

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Media panel

Media & Politics Must Reads, December 2: 2016 Campaign Managers Speak

Friends of the Shorenstein Center, This week the Shorenstein Center and the Institute of Politics hosted about 70 senior campaign staff from sixteen presidential campaigns to capture a “rough first draft of history” of the 2016 presidential campaign. This week’s “Must Reads” includes a small fraction of the press coverage our event generated; there is

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