David Ignatius

Writing Workshop with David Ignatius – Long-form writing (paper, essay or non-fiction work)

This event is restricted to students. Attendance capacity is 30 people. If we exceed capacity, we will take people on a first-come first-served basis. We will notify you either way by November 3 if you can attend. Please click here to register. David Ignatius writes a twice-a-week foreign affairs column for The Washington Post and […]

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Marvin Kalb

Marvin Kalb: Putin, Ukraine and the New Cold War

November 4, 2015 — Marvin Kalb, Shorenstein Center founding director and former moderator of “Meet the Press,” discussed the current relationship between Russia, Ukraine, and the U.S., placing the situation within a larger historical context. Kalb was inspired to write his latest book, Imperial Gamble: Putin, Ukraine, and the New Cold War, after Russia’s 2014

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Maria Sacchetti: Reporting on the International Refugee Crisis

November 3, 2015 — Maria Sacchetti, who covers immigration for The Boston Globe, shared her experiences reporting on the international refugee crisis in Europe, and discussed the importance of local coverage of international stories. Without a foreign desk, the Globe had limited resources for international news coverage, said Sacchetti, but still decided to make covering

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Jackie Calmes

Jackie Calmes: Steve Deace and the Power of Conservative Media

November 3, 2015 —  Jackie Calmes, spring 2015 fellow and national correspondent for The New York Times, profiles talk radio host Steve Deace and examines his influence on the 2016 election. Read more in The New York Times Magazine.  The article is an extension of the paper she wrote while at the Shorenstein Center, “They Don’t Give a Damn

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Bob Schieffer

Bob Schieffer Discusses the 2016 Debates, Candidates, and Role of the Media

October 28, 2015 — Bob Schieffer, Walter Shorenstein Media and Democracy Fellow, veteran CBS reporter, and former moderator of “Face the Nation,” discussed the nature of the presidential debates, the current field of presidential candidates, and political media in the second event in a series focusing on the 2016 election. Tom Patterson, Shorenstein Center acting

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Film: “Dateline – Saigon” featuring Q&A with director Tom Herman, Bob Schieffer and Tom Patterson

Film screening of Dateline – Saigon, followed by Q&A with Thomas D. Herman, film director; Bob Schieffer, Walter Shorenstein Media and Democracy Fellow, former CBS News anchor and host of “Face the Nation”, and first reporter from a Texas newspaper to visit Vietnam; and Tom Patterson, Acting Director of the Shorenstein Center and a Vietnam Veteran.

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Kimber Dowsett

Cybersecurity and Privacy in a Connected World

Panelists: Brent Colburn, Fellow, Institute of Politics; former Assistant to the Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs); Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs, Department of Homeland Security Kimber Dowsett, Security Architect, 18F; Mission Information Specialist, NASA Jen Ellis, Vice President of Community and Public Affairs, Rapid7 Ari Schwartz, former Senior Director for Cybersecurity, U.S. National Security Council

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Trudy Lieberman

Trudy Lieberman: Have a Question on the Healthcare Beat? This Group of International Journalists Can Help

October 21, 2015 — Trudy Lieberman, spring 2001 fellow, health journalist, and press critic for Columbia Journalism Review, writes about an international panel of journalists with a goal of encouraging more inter-country dialogue about health care and policy. Read more in Columbia Journalism Review.

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Michael Ignatieff

Michael Ignatieff: Trudeau Trounces the Politics of Enmity

October 20, 2015 — Michael Ignatieff, Edward R. Murrow Professor of Press, Politics and Public Policy, writes in the Financial Times that Justin Trudeau triumphed in Canada’s general election because voters wanted not only “a change of regime but also because Canadians wanted a change of politics” – a prime minister willing to work with adversaries.  Read more in

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Garance Franke-Ruta: Women, the Media and Campaign 2016

October 20, 2015 — Garance Franke-Ruta, editor in chief of Yahoo Politics and former Shorenstein Center Fellow, discussed the current state of women in politics and political media. For the 2016 election cycle, “the picture is mixed” on the campaign trail, said Franke-Ruta. More women are covering political races than ever before, and women are

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Paul Wood

Kelman Seminar: Understanding ISIS

Herbert C. Kelman Seminar on International Conflict Analysis and Resolution featuring speakers: Paul Wood, BBC foreign correspondent and Fall 2015 Shorenstein Center fellow Michael Hudson, Seif Ghobash Professor of International Relations and Arab Studies, Emeritus at Georgetown University; former Visiting Scholar at the Middle East Initiative, Harvard Kennedy School This series is sponsored by the Weatherhead

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