August 26, 2015 — Renée Loth, Boston Globe columnist and Joan Shorenstein Fellow (Fall 2011), argues that Donald Trump can no longer be treated as “harmless entertainment,” as hate groups are now endorsing his candidacy.  Read more on WBUR…

August 25, 2015 — Michael Tomasky, The Daily Beast special correspondent and Joan Shorenstein Fellow (spring 2003), discusses why a Clinton vs. Biden match-up would lead to negative campaigning on both sides – and how the media would likely cover it.  Read more on The Daily Beast. 

August 18, 2015 — Joshua Partlow, Mexico City Bureau Chief for The Washington Post and  Joan Shorenstein Fellow (fall 2012), writes about how Mexican media and government officials are reacting to Trump’s immigration proposals. Read more in The Washington Post.

August 13, 2015 — Renée Loth, Boston Globe columnist and Joan Shorenstein Fellow (Fall 2011), writes about her concern that Bernie Sanders’ “Socialist” label will be used by conservative candidates and media to portray “reasonable progressive ideas” in a negative light. Read more on WBUR…

August 12, 2015 — Harvard Kennedy School Magazine tells the story of the founding and growth of the Shorenstein Center’s Journalist’s Resource website, and the role the site plays in helping journalists make their reporting more accurate and trustworthy through the use of current research. Read more…

August 12, 2015 — The Union of Concerned Scientists referenced a paper written by Eric Pooley (Kalb Fellow, fall 2008), which provides methodology for reporting on suspect economic claims. Pooley is currently senior vice president for strategy and communications at the Environmental Defense Fund. Read his full paper, How Much Would You Pay to Save

August 12, 2015 — Michael Ignatieff, Edward R. Murrow Professor of Press, Politics and Public Policy, writes about his tour of Namie, Japan, a town that is still uninhabitable four years after the Fukushima disaster – and asks whether this is the price worth paying for nuclear energy. Read more…

CAMBRIDGE, MA — The Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy at Harvard Kennedy School is pleased to announce the appointment of their Fall 2015 Fellows. “This fall’s fellows are exceptional for their experience and knowledge. Bob Schieffer is one of America’s most honored and respected journalists, while David Ensor, Marie Sanz, and Paul

August 10, 2015 — Thomas Patterson, acting director of the Shorenstein Center and Bradlee Professor of Government and the Press, was quoted in a Columbia Journalism Review article about the pitfalls of relying on polling numbers provided by campaigns.  “Internal polling is ‘being reported more often because it’s really easy journalism,’ said Patterson. ‘In this environment

August 4, 2015 — Zachary Karabell, former Shorenstein Fellow (Fall 1997), contributing editor at Politico, and head of global strategy at Envestnet, writes about Hillary Clinton’s efforts to win over both the middle class and business interests. Read more on Politico.

July 29, 2015 — Diane McWhorter, A.M. Rosenthal Writer-in-Residence at the Shorenstein Center in 2014 and Pulitzer Prize-winning author, has won a Public Scholar grant from the NEH to write a nonfiction book about the intersection of the space race and the civil-rights movement in Huntsville, Alabama. Read more in The Boston Globe. 

July 28, 2015 — Fred Wertheimer, Joan Shorenstein Fellow (Fall 1996) and president of Democracy 21, writes in Huffington Post about efforts to reform the role of money in politics, including two bills pending in Congress. Read more…

July 28, 2015 — Celestine Bohlen, columnist at The International New York Times and Joan Shorenstein Fellow (Fall 2014), writes about political clashes over immigration between local and state governments in Italy. Read more in The New York Times.

July 27, 2015 — Trudy Lieberman, Joan Shorenstein Fellow (Spring 2001), health journalist, and press critic for Columbia Journalism Review, writes about the making of a Politico story that uncovered massive failings in the implementation of the 2010 Food Safety Modernization Act. Read more in Columbia Journalism Review.