Nick Sinai

Marketing U.S. Data: Data jams, Datapaloozas, Hackathons, Prizes, & CDOs Seminar

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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: Aneesh Chopra, co-founder Hunch Analytics and former U.S. Chief Technology Officer Description: The federal open data strategy includes efforts to spur […]

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Meredith Artley

Meredith Artley: Five Rules for Modern Journalists

Audio & Video, Journalistic Practice, News Business & Practice, Past Events / By

February 24, 2015 — Meredith Artley, editor-in-chief of CNN Digital and president of the Online News Association, visited the Shorenstein Center to provide practical tips for journalists looking to improve the impact of their digital work. Slow down and focus. Artley acknowledged that journalists often feel overloaded, expected to produce content in multiple formats across

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Michele Norris

Study Group: Eavesdropping on America’s Hidden Conversation about Race

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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: The Race Card Project has archived tens of thousands

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Nick Sinai

Privacy and Personal Data Portability Seminar

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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: Jim Waldo, Gordon McKay Professor of the Practice of Computer Science at Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, and Chief Technology Officer, Harvard

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Tech and Public Service, Event Series with Aneesh Chopra and Nick Sinai, February 23-27, 2015

Tech & Public Service Events

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As part of HKS’s public service week,  the Shorenstein Center will hold a series of special events focusing on technology, governance, and innovation. Why Are Technology & Open Innovation Important for Public Policy Students? With Aneesh Chopra, Walter Shorenstein Media & Democracy Fellow, co-founder of Hunch Analytics and former U.S. CTO, and Nick Sinai, Walter

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Wesley Lowery: Reporting on Ferguson and Subsequent Developments

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February 17, 2015 — Wesley Lowery, Washington Post reporter, discussed his extensive coverage of Ferguson, Missouri, and its lessons for the media. When Lowery arrived in Ferguson at the beginning of the protests, he had no idea what was to come. “I’m thinking I’ll drop into Missouri for a day, we’ll get a dateline in the

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Friday, February 20-Saturday, February 21
Smart Cities Challenge Hackathon

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Form teams to rapidly design and prototype solutions for participating Massachusetts cities. At the end of the day, teams will present their solutions to a panel of city representatives and other experts ready to implement the best ideas. Learn more and register… Schedule (subject to change) Friday, February 20th: Kickoff, Keynote, and Team Formation Event: 5:00pm

Friday, February 20-Saturday, February 21
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Nick Sinai

Government Digital Services Seminar

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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: Erie Meyer, founding member, U.S. Digital Service Description: With the new government-wide U.S. Digital Service unit at the White House,

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Michele Norris

Seminars/Study Groups with Nick Sinai and Michele Norris

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Data, Technology and Innovation in Government Seminar Series Led by Nick Sinai, Walter Shorenstein Media & Democracy Fellow, former U.S. Deputy Chief Technology Officer Topics will include smart cities, government digital services, privacy and data portability, data journalism, and more. Wednesdays, 4 p.m.-5:30 p.m., starting February 4 Seminars are for students only (graduate and undergraduate),

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Nick Sinai

Introduction to Open Data Seminar

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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 not-for-credit. Description: The U.S. government collects and creates a ton of data that is increasingly being made available to the world. President Obama’s Open Data Initiatives include Executive Order

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Peter Hart

Peter D. Hart: The Mood of America and the 2016 Presidential Race

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February 3, 2015 — Peter D. Hart, chairman of Hart Research Associates, a polling firm that provides polls for NBC News and The Wall Street Journal, provided an analysis of current public opinion and the implications for the 2016 presidential election. Public sentiment is more upbeat than it has been in recent years, as Hart

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Shorenstein Center Announces Six Finalists for 2015 Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting

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Finalists include: The Boston Globe, Miami Herald, The Post and Courier, ProPublica and NPR, Reuters and The Wall Street Journal.  January 29, 2015 —  Six finalists for the Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting have been announced by the Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government. The winner of the

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Celestine Bohlen

The Sanctions Against Russia: What Did the West and the Media Expect?

International Affairs, Papers, Policy & Issues, Publications / By

A paper by Celestine Bohlen, Fall 2014 Fellow and columnist at The International New York Times, explores the nature of the 2014 sanctions against Russia, their effects, and the resulting media coverage. Since 2014 the US and EU have targeted the close associates of Vladimir Putin – wealthy businessmen who receive high-profile government contracts –

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Alex Jones, director of the Shorenstein Center

The Health of Democracy: The Role of the Media with Alex S. Jones

Audio & Video, Journalistic Practice, News Business & Practice, Past Events, Press Freedom / By

A free press and public access to information and a broad range of ideas and opinions were considered so essential for a healthy democratic republic that the Founders included protection for freedom of the press in the First Amendment to the Constitution. Alex Jones, director of Harvard’s Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy,

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The Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy is a Harvard Kennedy School research center dedicated to exploring and illuminating the intersection of press, politics and public policy in theory and practice. The Center strives to bridge the gap between journalists and scholars, and between them and the public.

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