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 […]
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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 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
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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
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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 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,
Panel Discussion featuring: Ann Marie Lipinski, Curator, Nieman Foundation for Journalism Meg Urry, Professor of Physics & Astronomy, Yale University Jennifer Bogo, Executive Editor, Popular Science Despite considerable progress, problems of gender bias, pay inequity, and sexual harassment persist in journalism, science, and science writing. Prominent female leaders shared their experiences and posed potential solutions for
April 1, 2015 — Thomas Patterson, Bradlee Professor of Government and the Press, discussed trends in news consumption and what they mean for an informed public on the Diane Rehm Show on NPR. Listen to the episode.
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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: Cori Zarek, White House Senior Advisor for Open Government Description: FOIA reform narrowly missed becoming law in the last Congress, but
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March 31, 2015 — Juliette Kayyem, who has worked in homeland security at the state and federal level, provided advice on communicating about national security and public safety issues. Kayyem was the Assistant Secretary for Intergovernmental Affairs in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the first Undersecretary for Homeland Security for the Commonwealth of
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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 Farnaz Fassihi, senior Middle East correspondent for The Wall Street Journal and current Nieman Fellow, discussed how the nature of reporting on the Middle East
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Maya Sen (Moderator), Ash Center Faculty Affiliate and HKS Assistant Professor of Public Policy Stephen Ansolabehere, Professor of Government, Harvard University Nate Cohn, politics and policy writer, The New York Times Thursday, March 26, 2015, 4:10 p.m. Ash Center Foyer 124 Mount Auburn St, Suite 200-North, Cambridge Hosted by the Ash Center for Democratic Governance
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March 25, 2015 — Farnaz Fassihi, senior Middle East correspondent for The Wall Street Journal and current Nieman Fellow, discussed how the nature of reporting on the Middle East has changed in recent years, and provided context and insight on current Middle East conflicts. Fassihi began reporting on conflicts in the Middle East after 9/11,
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A paper by Neal Gabler, former Joan Shorenstein Fellow (Fall 2011), author and film critic, examines the quantity and nature of media coverage of Edward Kennedy over the course of his political career. Gabler analyzed press coverage of Edward M. Kennedy in newspapers, newsmagazines, broadcast news programs and tabloids. He compared the coverage Kennedy received
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March 23, 2015 — Michele Norris, Joan Shorenstein Fellow Spring 2015, interviews the filmmaker and subject of the documentary, “Little White Lie,” in which a woman learns about her unknown African-American ancestry. Read more on NPR’s Code Switch.
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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: Alex Howard, editor at E Pluribus Unum, columnist for TechRepublic. Description: Data journalism is a hot topic—with a number of
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March 20, 2015 — Yavuz Baydar, Joan Shorenstein Fellow Fall 2014, writes about escalating threats to freedom of the press in Turkey in The Guardian. 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 This week was Sunshine Week, an annual nation-wide celebration of access to public information. To get started on your own government data excavation, visit Journalist’s
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