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 Gender Quotas: Do They Increase the Number of Women in Politics, Party Leadership Positions? From Journalist’s Resource. News from Our Fellows The Presidential Election Campaign […]
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Matthew Nisbet, fall 2012 fellow and Northeastern University communication professor, discussed public opinion on climate change on “The Diane Rehm Show.” Listen to the show at WAMU.
Matthew Nisbet: How Public Opinion Has Shifted on Climate Change and Why Read More »
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 Pre-Primary News Coverage of the 2016 Presidential Race: Trump’s Rise, Sanders’ Emergence, Clinton’s Struggle. New research finds that during 2015, major news outlets covered Donald
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A new report from Harvard Kennedy School’s Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy analyzes news coverage of the 2016 presidential candidates in the year leading up to the primaries. This crucial period, labeled “the invisible primary” by political scientists, is when candidates try to lay the groundwork for a winning campaign—with media exposure
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 The Bezos Effect: How Amazon’s Founder Is Reinventing The Washington Post – and What Lessons It Might Hold for the Beleaguered Newspaper Business. A new paper by
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A new paper by Dan Kennedy, Joan Shorenstein Fellow (spring 2016) and associate professor in the School of Journalism at Northeastern University, provides insight into The Washington Post’s digital strategy and business model following its acquisition by Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos. Many of the strategies Bezos is pursuing are applicable to any newspaper,
Bob Schieffer, Walter Shorenstein Media and Democracy Fellow, discusses the momentous occasion of a woman receiving the presidential nomination for a major party for the first time. Read more at CBS New York.
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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 The High Art – and Power – of Political Stagecraft in the Age of Optics. Judy Woodruff, fall 2005 fellow and PBS NewsHour anchor, leads
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Bill Buzenberg, spring 2015 fellow and vice president of strategic initiatives for Yes! Magazine, argues that Trump’s “name-calling is a surefire, free way to make headline news,” while debasing dialogue and reasoned debate. Read more in Yes! Magazine.
Judy Woodruff, fall 2005 fellow and PBS NewsHour anchor, leads a conversation about how visuals can make or break a given political campaign, press conference or White House event, with former White House aide Josh King. Watch on PBS NewsHour.
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May 27, 2016 — Jill Dougherty, spring 2014 fellow and former foreign affairs correspondent for CNN, writes that the nuclear threat may be back, as evidenced by Russian TV broadcasts about nuclear submarines and warnings that “Russia could turn America into radioactive dust.” Read more on CNN.
Jill Dougherty: Where Hiroshima Could Happen Again Read More »
A new paper by Marilyn W. Thompson, Joan Shorenstein Fellow (spring 2016) and former deputy editor of POLITICO, chronicles the rise and fall of the Presidential Election Campaign Fund, and explores whether the fund could still provide a viable way to address citizen frustration with the campaign finance system. The Presidential Election Campaign Fund was
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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 The Dream is Dead: Can Taxpayer Money Save Presidential Campaigns? A new paper by Marilyn W. Thompson, Joan Shorenstein Fellow (spring 2016) and former deputy
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May 26, 2016 — Fred Wertheimer, fall 1996 fellow and president of Democracy 21, writes about the volume of money spent in the election cycle so far, the power of small online contributions and other key developments. Read more on The Huffington Post.
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May 25, 2016 — Michael Slaby, spring 2013 fellow and founder of Timshel, a company that provides candidates with software to reach supporters and raise money, is featured in an article about the challenges of building a business around elections. Read more in The Wall Street Journal.
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May 23, 2016 — Trudy Lieberman, spring 2001 fellow and press critic for Columbia Journalism Review, writes about the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette’s efforts to focus on issues of concern to elderly readers. Read more.
Trudy Lieberman: Why One Local Paper Launched an Online Section for Older Readers Read More »
May 20, 2016 — Michael Traugott, spring 2009 fellow and professor emeritus of communication studies and political science at the University of Michigan, remarks on the demographic trends and voter preferences that will force the Republican Party to change or become irrelevant – and the possibilities for the emergence of a third party. Read more
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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 Do Preregistration Laws Improve Voter Turnout among Young Adults? From Journalist’s Resource. News from Our Faculty & Fellows Trump’s People: Among the Fans in Florida,
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Herbert C. Kelman Seminar on International Conflict Analysis and Resolution featuring speaker Justice Albert “Albie” Sachs, activist and a former judge on the Constitutional Court of South Africa. The 2015-2016 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
May 16, 2016 — Paul Wood, fall 2015 fellow and BBC foreign correspondent, profiles Donald Trump supporters in Florida, New Hampshire and Iowa, exploring what policy positions are important to them, and why they support the candidate. Read more in Harper’s Magazine.
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