March 8, 2016 — Yavuz Baydar, journalist and fall 2014 fellow, writes about the recent seizure of Zaman, Turkey’s largest daily newspaper, by the government. Zaman’s closure is the latest in a series of government actions against the press in Turkey – and should be a wakeup call to the EU about the state of […]
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Herbert C. Kelman Seminar on International Conflict Analysis and Resolution featuring speaker Michael Ignatieff, Edward R. Murrow Professor of Press, Politics and Public Policy at Harvard Kennedy School. This series is sponsored by the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs; the Nieman Foundation for Journalism; Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School; and Shorenstein Center on Media,
March 6, 2016 — Marilyn Thompson, current Joan Shorenstein Fellow and deputy editor at Politico, looks at an advice column supposedly authored by Donald Trump for Trump University, and interviews Richard Tarrant, who ran against Bernie Sanders in Vermont, about the candidate’s debate style, in two articles in Politico.
March 4, 2016 — Matthew Baum, Kalb Professor of Global Communication at the Shorenstein Center, analyzes how Senate Republicans are in a difficult position when it comes to rejecting President Obama’s nomination for a Supreme Court justice. If Donald Trump becomes the Republican nominee, he will likely lose to the Democratic nominee, meaning Senate Republicans
A panel discussion with the winner and finalists of the Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting: Robin McDowell, The Associated Press; Kimberly Kindy, The Washington Post; Michael LaForgia, Tampa Bay Times; Jessica Silver-Greenberg, The New York Times; Lisa Song, InsideClimate News; Jon Swaine, Guardian US; and Thomas Patterson, Shorenstein Center interim director (moderator). Read the transcript. The use of slave labor by fishing fleets in Southeast Asia
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Mr. Patterson: Good morning everyone. I’m Tom Patterson, the interim director of the Shorenstein Center, and this is the follow-up to last evening’s Goldsmith Awards program. I love this part of the event where we have the finalists for the Goldsmith Investigative Reporting Award take us behind the story, how they came to it, and
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March 3, 2016, Cambridge, MA – The $25,000 Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting from the Shorenstein Center has been awarded to Margie Mason, Robin McDowell, Martha Mendoza and Esther Htusan of The Associated Press for their investigative report “Seafood from Slaves.” Additionally, the Shorenstein Center awarded the Career Award for Excellence in Journalism to Walter
Mr. Patterson: On behalf of The Shorenstein Center, I’d like to welcome you to the Goldsmith Awards, the highlight of our year. I’m Tom Patterson, the Bradlee Professor of Government and the Press and the Shorenstein Center’s interim director. I’d like to reiterate, please, join us tonight in tweeting the event. Our handle is @ShorensteinCtr,
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The presentation of the Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting, the Goldsmith Book Prizes and the Goldsmith Career Award for Excellence in Journalism. The annual Goldsmith Investigative Reporting Prize honors journalism that promotes more effective and ethical conduct of government, the making of public policy, or the practice of politics. The $25,000 Goldsmith Prize for Investigative
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Mr. Patterson: Now, it’s my distinct pleasure to introduce the recipient of this year’s Goldsmith Career Award for Excellence in Journalism, Walter Isaacson. Walter Isaacson is president and CEO of the Aspen Institute, which he’s led for more than a decade. If you’re familiar with the outsized agenda that Walter has pursued at Aspen, there
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HKS British and Irish Caucus presents “The World’s Newsroom: Inside BBC News” with Jonathan Munro, head of newsgathering, BBC. Jonathan Munro leads BBC Newsgathering – one of the world’s largest broadcast news gathering operations with more than 40 international bureaus and seven in the UK and Ireland. He is responsible for the department that provides live
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March 1, 2016 — Nancy Gibbs, editor of TIME, discussed the parallels between the disruption of the media industry and the upheaval of politics during the 2016 presidential campaign. In this election cycle, the “traditional entities” – the political parties, the media and the donor class – have been “cut out” as middlemen, said Gibbs.
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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 Nicco Mele – In Search of a Business Model: The Future of Journalism in an Age of Social Media and Dramatic Declines in Print Revenue.
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February 23, 2016 — E.J. Dionne, Jr., Washington Post op-ed columnist, discussed his new book, Why the Right Went Wrong: Conservatism from Goldwater to the Tea Party and Beyond, and the role of the media in the 2016 election. In looking for the roots of the Republican Party’s current predicament – which includes the rise
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February 22, 2016 — Thomas Patterson, Shorenstein Center interim director, writes about how the 2016 election resembles the 1972 and 1976 presidential campaigns – the first to be waged under the reformed nominating system. Read more on Huffington Post.
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February 22, 2016 — Trudy Lieberman, spring 2001 fellow and press critic for Columbia Journalism Review, writes about the legislation that paved the way for pension cuts, and provides suggestions for covering such stories on a national level. Read more.
February 22, 2016 — Celestine Bohlen, columnist at The International New York Times and fall 2014 fellow, writes about relations between the U.S. and France regarding Syria. Read more.
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February 19, 2016 — Bob Schieffer, Walter Shorenstein Media & Democracy Fellow, discussed how the closeness of the nomination races is revealing the divide within political parties. Watch the video on CBS News.
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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 Jill Abramson – Election 2016: Is There Enough Quality Campaign Coverage? Jill Abramson, lecturer at Harvard and former executive editor of The New York Times,
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February 18, 2016 — Mark McKinnon, political strategist, former fellow and former visiting faculty member, explains how candidates use the art of storytelling to help swing elections. Read more and watch the video at The New York Times website.
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