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: What’s Next? A Conversation with the Joan Shorenstein Fellows. William E. Buzenberg, former executive director of The Center for Public Integrity, Jackie Calmes, […]
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April 22, 2015 — Jennifer Berry Hawes and Doug Pardue of The Post and Courier and John Carreyrou and Christopher Stewart of The Wall Street Journal discussed the making of their stories “Till Death Do Us Part” and “Medicare Unmasked,” at the Goldsmith Seminar on Investigative Reporting in March 2015. The Post and Courier’s “Till Death
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April 21, 2015 — The Shorenstein Center closed its spring semester event series with a conversation with the Spring 2015 Joan Shorenstein Fellows: William E. Buzenberg, former executive director of The Center for Public Integrity, Jackie Calmes, national correspondent for The New York Times, Michele Norris, NPR host and special correspondent, and David Weinberger, senior
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April 20, 2015 — William Powers, Joan Shorenstein Fellow, Fall 2006, writes about the Spanish town of Jun, which has been using Twitter as its principal medium for citizen-government communication. Read more on the Huffington Post.
William Powers: The Incredible Jun: A Town that Runs on Social Media Read More »
April 20, 2015 — Robert Lenzner, Joan Shorenstein Fellow, Spring 2014, writes in Financial Times that seven years after the financial crisis, regulators still know very little about the true level of risk that big banks are exposed to. Read more…
Robert Lenzner: Hidden dangers that banking regulators fail to chart Read More »
April 16, 2015 — Renée Loth, Joan Shorenstein Fellow, Fall 2011, writes about Rand Paul being the first presidential candidate to accept Bitcoin donations — and why use of the currency is raising concerns among some federal elections officials. Read more on WBUR…
Renée Loth: Rand Paul, Bitcoin And A New Frontier In Campaign Finance Loopholes Read More »
This session is part of the five-week study group series, How Shifts in Race and Cultural Identity Influence Politics, Policy and Pop Culture, led by Michele Norris. Seminars are for Harvard students only (graduate and undergraduate), and are not-for-credit. Please register below to reserve your space. Description: Why and how do stereotypes take root? What is the
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 David Skok: Managing Digital Disruption in a Traditional Newsroom: Putting Theory into Practice. David Skok, newly-promoted managing editor for digital of The Boston Globe, discussed
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April 16, 2015 — Trudy Lieberman, Joan Shorenstein Fellow, Spring 2001, provides tips for how the media can better report on the emerging Social Security debate on Columbia Journalism Review. Read more…
Trudy Lieberman: How to bring clarity and urgency to Social Security reporting Read More »
April 14, 2015 — David Skok, newly-promoted managing editor for digital of The Boston Globe, discussed the Globe’s approach to digital strategy and organizational culture. As a Nieman Fellow in 2012, Skok took a class from Harvard Business School’s Clayton Christensen. They later co-authored a report, applying Christensen’s theory of disruptive innovation – which says
A paper by John M. Geddes, Joan Shorenstein Fellow (Fall 2014) and former managing editor of The New York Times explores the disruption of the news industry through the lens of technology reporters. A transformative wave washed over the world economy this past quarter-century and technology journalists were its chroniclers and front-row witnesses. Many, among
With Jorge Ramos, journalist, author, and television anchor for Univision and Fusion. Presented by the Harvard Institute of Politics. Co-sponsored by the Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy.
America 2050: The Future of News & Latinos Read More »
This session is part of the 10-week seminar series, Data, Technology and Innovation in Government, led by Nick Sinai. Seminars are for students only (graduate and undergraduate) and are not-for-credit. Please register below to reserve your space. Description: From the EPA’s release of the toxic chemicals data to the FCC’s current net neutrality debate, transparency/disclosure can be an
Regulatory Modernization Seminar 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 Phillip Martin: Reporting on Race and Poverty. Phillip Martin, senior investigative reporter at WGBH, discussed how his reporting on race and poverty has been shaped
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Featuring speakers: Celeste LeCompte, Nieman Fellow, co-founder of Climate Confidential, columnist for the Robotics Business Review Michael B. McElroy, Gilbert Butler Professor of Environmental Studies at Harvard University More information About the Herbert C. Kelman Seminar Series: The 2014-2015 Herbert C. Kelman Seminar on International Conflict Analysis and Resolution series is sponsored by the Program
April 7, 2015 — Phillip Martin, senior investigative reporter at WGBH, discussed how his reporting on race and poverty has been shaped by his early career experiences. Martin’s interest in journalism was partially sparked by a lack of nuanced coverage of poor people and people of color by mainstream media. As a teenager during the
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This session is part of the five-week study group series, How Shifts in Race and Cultural Identity Influence Politics, Policy and Pop Culture, led by Michele Norris. Seminars are for Harvard students only (graduate and undergraduate), and are not-for-credit. Please register below to reserve your space. Description: This study group will look at the intersection between personal identity
Study Group: “Not what you think I am” On the question of identity — who gets to choose? Read More »
This session is part of the 10-week seminar series, Data, Technology and Innovation in Government, led by Nick Sinai. Seminars are for students only (graduate and undergraduate) and are not-for-credit. Please register below to reserve your space. Guest: Ryan Panchadsaram, U.S. Deputy Chief Technology Officer Description: The failures and subsequent rescue of Healthcare.gov is a compelling story in its
Healthcare.gov: A Case Study Seminar 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 Five Tips for Media Coverage and Government Communication on Security Issues. Juliette Kayyem, who has worked in homeland security at the state and federal level,
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A paper by Matthew Hindman, Joan Shorenstein Fellow (Fall 2014) and Associate Professor in the School of Media and Public Affairs at The George Washington University, examines why local newspapers are falling behind in online audience growth and how they can fix the problem. Hindman’s research finds that although national news websites have robust traffic,
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