February 18, 2016 — Nicco Mele, author, digital strategist and Wallis Annenberg Chair in Journalism at the USC Annenberg School of Journalism, discussed the future and feasibility of various news outlet business models. Mele, who is also a former senior vice president and deputy publisher of the Los Angeles Times, and a Shorenstein Center board […]
Herbert C. Kelman Seminar on International Conflict Analysis and Resolution featuring speakers: Ali S. Asani, Professor of Indo-Muslim and Islamic Religion and Cultures and Director of Prince Alwaleed bin Talal Program in Islamic Studies at Harvard Jeff Seul, Lecturer on the Practice of Peace at Harvard Divinity School and Chairman of the Peace Appeal Foundation
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February 17, 2016 — Jill Abramson, lecturer at Harvard and former executive editor of The New York Times, discussed the 2016 election and its coverage in the media – both problematic and promising. Abramson, who has covered politics since 1976, said she developed her approach to political reporting at The Wall Street Journal. It was
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February 16, 2016 — Sam Feist, who leads the production of CNN’s campaign coverage and debates as Washington bureau chief and senior vice president, discussed the network’s coverage of the 2016 election. Feist opened his talk with what he called a “defense of the mainstream media.” Even though the public often holds an unfavorable opinion
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February 15, 2016 — Judy Woodruff, fall 2005 fellow and PBS NewsHour anchor, leads a discussion about the ramifications of Justice Antonin Scalia’s death on politics and the court. Watch the video.
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February 12, 2016 — The New York Times examines Snapchat’s approach to covering the 2016 election, led by Peter Hamby, spring 2014 fellow. Read more.
Snapchat Bets Big on Quick-Fire Approach to Campaign Coverage 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 Walter V. Robinson: Spotlight on Investigative Reporting. Walter V. Robinson, editor at large for The Boston Globe, discussed the Globe’s investigation into the Catholic Church sexual abuse
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Harvard Kennedy School Magazine covers the class “The Making of a Politician,” which teaches students the nuts and bolts of running for office, led by Steve Jarding, lecturer in public policy at the Shorenstein Center. Read more.
A Running Start: Steve Jarding’s Making of Politician Class Read More »
February 9, 2016 — Coral Davenport, energy and environment correspondent for The New York Times, discussed her coverage of climate change policy, how the beat is changing, and how to make the subject matter interesting and relatable to readers. Davenport described how the story about climate change has shifted in recent years. After events such
February 9, 2016 — Jackie Calmes, spring 2015 fellow and national correspondent for The New York Times, covers the details of President Obama’s 2017 budget proposal, which includes significant new funding for cybersecurity, and Republican opposition to it. Read more.
Jackie Calmes: Obama’s Last Budget, and Last Budget Battle With Congress Read More »
February 9, 2016 — Walter V. Robinson, editor at large for The Boston Globe, discussed the Globe’s investigation into the Catholic Church sexual abuse scandal, the Oscar-nominated film “Spotlight,” and the future of investigative reporting. Robinson, played by Michael Keaton in the film, said it was a “small miracle” that “Spotlight” was ever made. “None
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February 9, 2016 — Dan Kennedy, current Joan Shorenstein Fellow and associate professor of journalism at Northeastern University, writes about the opportunities for an independent candidate, such as Bloomberg, in light of the results from the New Hampshire primary. Read more on WGBH 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 Bob Schieffer: The Iowa Caucuses, the New Hampshire Primaries and Beyond. Bob Schieffer, Walter Shorenstein Media and Democracy Fellow, veteran CBS reporter, and former moderator
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February 4, 2016 — Susan Crawford, former Shorenstein Center visiting professor and current Harvard Law School professor, makes a case for establishing “State Civic Networks,” which are “state-based, non-profit, independent, nonpartisan, ‘citizen engagement’ online centers,” to fill the gap in government coverage left by local newspapers. Read more.
Susan Crawford: What If We Built a C-SPAN on Steroids? Read More »
February 3, 2016 — Bob Schieffer, Walter Shorenstein Media and Democracy Fellow, veteran CBS reporter, and former moderator of “Face the Nation,” discussed this week’s Iowa Caucuses, and looked ahead to the upcoming primaries and general election. Establishment Republicans are beginning to realize that Donald Trump and Ted Cruz can no longer be “laughed off,”
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February 2, 2016 — Steve Jarding, Lecturer in Public Policy, discusses this year’s Iowa caucus and what the results could mean for the candidates going forward. Read more.
Counting the Votes: Steve Jarding on the Iowa Caucus Read More »
Finalists include: The Associated Press, The Guardian US, InsideClimate News, The New York Times, Tampa Bay Times, and The Washington Post. Cambridge, MA — Six finalists for the Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting have been announced by the Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government. The winner of
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 United States and the Syrian Refugee Crisis: A Plan of Action. A new white paper by Michael Ignatieff, Edward R. Murrow Professor of Press,
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A new white paper by Michael Ignatieff, Edward R. Murrow Professor of Press, Politics and Public Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School’s Shorenstein Center, and Harvard students, argues that it is in America’s national interest to help Europe manage and overcome the refugee crisis by lending strong political support to its major European allies, particularly Germany, and by re-asserting
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