June 9, 2015 — The 12th Personal Democracy Forum (PDF) reunited public servants, scholars, activists, developers, journalists, and students in New York, NY on June 4 and 5, 2015. Organized by Micah Sifry (2012 visiting lecturer at the Harvard Kennedy School) and Andrew Rasiej, this year’s theme was “Imagine All the People: The Future of […]
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June 8, 2015 — Yavuz Baydar, journalist and Joan Shorenstein Fellow (Fall 2014), writes about the implications of Turkey’s recent election, which ended a 13-year long rule by a single party, the AKP. Read more on Today’s Zaman.
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June 4, 2015 — Judy Woodruff, PBS NewsHour anchor and visiting faculty member at the Shorenstein Center in 2005, speaks to Robert Rubin and Henry Paulson, both former secretaries of the Treasury, about U.S.- China relations. Watch the video on The Atlantic’s website.
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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 Named Walter Shorenstein Media and Democracy Fellow. The renowned journalist’s fellowship will focus on the 2016 presidential election and extend over three semesters,
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June 3, 2015 — On this installment of the Shorenstein Center’s Media and Politics Podcast, Jeffrey Goldberg from The Atlantic and Farnaz Fassihi, a senior writer at The Wall Street Journal, discuss the changing nature of reporting on conflict and terrorism in the Middle East. Goldberg, who spoke in November 2014, and Fassihi, who spoke in March 2015,
Cambridge, MA — The Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy at Harvard Kennedy School (HKS) is pleased to announce the appointment of renowned journalist Bob Schieffer as the newest recipient of the Walter Shorenstein Media and Democracy Fellowship. Schieffer’s fellowship will focus on the 2016 presidential election and extend over three semesters, beginning
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 Congratulations to the Harvard Kennedy School class of 2015! Watch video of HKS Commencement speaker David Miliband, CEO and president of International Rescue Committee. Syllabus:
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May 28, 2015 — Maxine Isaacs, adjunct lecturer in government and an associate at the Shorenstein Center, writes about a new documentary about the late Richard Holbrooke as a call for working in public service. Read more in The Harvard Crimson.
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May 26, 2015 — Former fellows Peter Hamby (Spring 2013) and Jay Rosen (Spring 1994) were featured in an article about Hillary Clinton’s relationship with the news media, “Why Clinton Can Campaign In Listen-Only Mode.” Read more at NBC News…
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May 25, 2015 — The Harvard Crimson interviewed Hendrik Hertzberg, Joan Shorenstein Fellow (1987-1988) and senior editor and staff writer for The New Yorker. Hertzberg discussed his experience at Harvard, including working for The Crimson, and his career. Read more…
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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 Media and Politics Podcast Launch. Tune in to our new, bi-weekly podcast. Each episode will focus on a specific theme, drawn from talks by visiting
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May 20, 2015 — Susan Crawford, former Shorenstein Center visiting professor and current Harvard Law School professor, discussed how data can improve life in cities and increase government transparency at the Knight Foundation’s Media Learning Seminar 2015. Read a summary of her talk and watch the video on the Knight Foundation website.
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May 20, 2015 — Nick Sinai, Walter Shorenstein Media & Democracy Fellow, discussed the effort the Obama administration has put into modernizing the federal government’s digital services, both by opening up data to public and private groups, as well as to individual citizens by creating online portals to access government services. Listen to the interview on HKS’s PolicyCast podcast.
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May 19, 2015 — Richard Parker, Lecturer in Public Policy and adviser for the Kennedy School’s student-run policy journals, was interviewed by Harvard Magazine about the role of the journals in connecting students with politicians, journalists, and community leaders. Read more in Harvard Magazine.
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May 18, 2015 — The Shorenstein Center is pleased to launch its Media and Politics Podcast, a program highlighting key voices and ideas in the intersection of media, politics and public policy. Download episodes and subscribe on iTunes, or listen on Soundcloud or Stitcher. Each bi-weekly episode will focus on a specific theme, such as political campaigns,
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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 To Be Effective Legislators, Members of Congress Need Expert Resources of Their Own. A forthcoming study finds that as laws and issues grow more complex,
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May 11, 2015 — David Weinberger, Joan Shorenstein Fellow, writes about the potential uses of NPR’s API (application program interface) and why it’s of interest to not only developers, but also listeners. Read more on Slate.
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May 11, 2015 — Matthew C. Nisbet, Joan Shorenstein Fellow (Fall 2012), writes about the clash between environmentalists who call for the slowing of modernization to prevent climate change, and those who see it as an essential solution, in an op-ed for The Chronicle of Higher Education. Read more.
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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 Deaths in Police Custody in the United States: Research Review. The case of Freddie Gray, a 25-year-old Baltimore man who died in police custody on
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Leading journalists and political experts visited the Shorenstein Center this year to offer insight on some of today’s most pressing national security and foreign policy issues – from ISIS to cyberwar to disaster response. Hear audio and read highlights below: Farnaz Fassihi, The Wall Street Journal: The changing nature of reporting from the Middle East,
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