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 Sarah Kliff: Health Care Policy in the Media. Sarah Kliff, deputy managing editor for visuals at Vox, discussed media coverage of the Affordable Care Act, […]
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A seminar with Robin Yassin-Kassab and Leila Al-Shami on themes raised in their new book Burning Country, about the complicated reality of life in present day Syria. Presented by the Middle East Initiative at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs. Co-sponsored by the Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy, the Nieman Foundation for
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March 31, 2016 — Diane Francis, editor at large for the National Post in Canada and fall 2005 fellow, chronicles the reasons for Trump’s “abysmal polling results among women.” Read more in The Guardian.
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A panel discussion with: Michael Ignatieff, Edward R. Murrow Professor of the Practice of Politics and the Press, Shorenstein Center Peter Maurer, President, International Committee of the Red Cross Moderated by Jacqueline Bhabha, Harvard FXB Center for Health and Human Rights. Watch the video. Presented by the Belfer Center Middle East Initiative. Co-sponsored by the Shorenstein Center, Harvard
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March 29, 2016 — Sarah Kliff, deputy managing editor for visuals at Vox, discussed media coverage of the Affordable Care Act, what’s next for health care policy, and Vox’s approach to covering policy. Kliff, whose work has included coverage for Vox, The Washington Post, Politico, and Newsweek, began reporting on health care policy in April
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March 29, 2016 — Walter Shapiro, Roll Call columnist and spring 2005 fellow, argues that Ted Cruz and John Kasich “do not have to forge a binding agreement. They merely should pursue their own self-interest in a way that does not jeopardize their mutual need to stop Trump from reaching a 1,237-delegate majority.” Read more on
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March 28, 2016 — Julia Baird, author, broadcaster and spring 2005 fellow, analyzes terrorism-related deaths in Western countries and in other parts of the world, in the wake of the Lahore, Pakistan terrorist attack on March 27. She argues that although the majority of these deaths take place outside of Western countries, they receive little
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Erie Meyer is a co-founder of United States Digital Service, a new team working to transform how the federal government works for the American people. She serves on the headquarters team in the White House. The discussion will be moderated by Nick Sinai, HKS adjunct lecturer in public policy and former U.S. Deputy CTO. Before joining the United
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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 Linda Greenhouse: The Post-Scalia Supreme Court. Linda Greenhouse, long time New York Times Supreme Court reporter, discussed the current polarization of the court, the nomination
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March 24, 2016 — Michele Norris, spring 2015 fellow, discusses taking her Race Card Project, which explores race and identity in the U.S., to college campuses on WXXI’s “Need to Know.” Watch the episode.
March 24, 2016 — Matthew Nisbet, associate professor at Northeastern University and fall 2012 fellow, was named the new editor of the peer-reviewed journal Environmental Communication. He also spoke with public radio’s Marketplace about strategies for motivating greater public concern over climate change. Read more about the journal and listen to the Marketplace segment.
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March 24, 2016 — Two former fellows, Judy Woodruff and David Rohde, discuss the conviction of former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic, who was recently charged for genocide and crimes against humanity by a UN tribunal for his role in atrocities during the Bosnian civil war. Watch on “PBS Newshour.”
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March 22, 2016 — Linda Greenhouse, longtime New York Times Supreme Court reporter, discussed the current polarization of the court, the nomination of Merrick Garland, and the legacy of the late Justice Antonin Scalia. Today’s politically divided Supreme Court is anomalous in U.S. history, said Greenhouse, who currently teaches at Yale Law School. She used
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March 22, 2016 — Tara McKelvey, BBC News White House Reporter in Havana and fall 2012 fellow, writes about activist protests during President Obama’s visit to Cuba, and the administration’s approach to human rights. Read more.
Tara McKelvey: Why U.S. Is Looking Beyond Dissidents on Cuban Human Rights Read More »
March 16, 2016 — Bob Schieffer, Walter Shorenstein Media and Democracy Fellow, discussed Republican efforts to block Trump as the nominee – and predicted a Ryan-Kasich ticket coming out of the convention. Watch the video.
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March 11, 2016 — Renée Loth, Boston Globe columnist and fall 2011 fellow, considers the impact of recent and past films on presidential races. Read more in The Boston Globe.
Renée Loth: Will “Confirmation” Influence the Presidential Election? 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 2016 Goldsmith Seminar on Investigative Reporting. Learn what went into the making of the Goldsmith Award-winning “Seafood from Slaves” by The Associated Press, as well
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Janine di Giovanni, conflict reporter and Middle East editor for Newsweek, will discuss her new book, Dispatches From Syria: The Morning They Came for Us, with Future of Diplomacy Project Executive Director, Cathryn Cluver. She will reflect on her experiences covering some of the world’s most harrowing conflicts, including the war in Bosnia. This event is part of the
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March 8, 2016 — Philip Bennett, former managing editor for The Washington Post and PBS’s FRONTLINE, explored how the promise of the digital revolution has fallen short for some aspects of media and civic engagement, and why news outlets should have an interest in improving the situation. Bennett, who is currently the Patterson Professor of
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