February 13, 2015 — The Shorenstein Center remembers New York Times media columnist David Carr, who passed away on February 12, 2015. The Shorenstein Center had the privilege of hosting three visits with David Carr, one almost one year ago to the day, and others in 2011 and 2009, where he shared his outlooks on the media industry with students […]

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),

February 4, 2015 — David Weinberger, Joan Shorenstein Fellow, explains why the reclassification of Internet service as a public utility is important for Net Neutrality efforts on Ting.com’s blog. Read more…

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

January 29, 2015 — The Harvard Crimson covers a discussion with Alex S. Jones, Shorenstein Center director, and Charles M. Sennott, co-founder of GlobalPost, at the Cambridge Forum. Read more…

January 26, 2015 —  Jeffrey Seglin, lecturer in public policy at Harvard Kennedy School (HKS), has been awarded the 2015 Lifetime Achievement Award by Trust Across America-Trust Across the World, after being named one of the Top 100 Thought Leaders in Trust for the fifth year in a row. Read more…

January 21, 2015 — Michael Ignatieff, Edward R. Murrow Professor of Practice at Harvard Kennedy School, discusses the “moral claims” of democracy as part of a panel on BBC Newsnight.

January 21, 2015 — “One of President Obama’s guests at this year’s State of the Union address was Kathy Pham, a health IT expert formerly of Google and IBM. Pham recently joined the federal government to make it easier for veterans to access the benefits they have earned – like her brother, who earned a

The mission of the Joan Shorenstein Fellowship Program is to advance research in the field of media, politics and public policy; facilitate a dialogue among journalists, scholars, policymakers and students; provide an opportunity for reflection; and create a vibrant and long-lasting community of scholars and practitioners. The primary focus for a Fellow is to research,

January 13, 2015 — The Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy at Harvard Kennedy School is pleased to announce the appointment of their Spring 2015 Fellows. “The line-up of Shorenstein Fellows for the spring semester is a group of all-stars – every one of them,” said Alex S. Jones, the Center’s director. Shorenstein

Dear Friends and Colleagues, After fifteen years as Director of the Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School, I have told Dean Ellwood I have decided that this academic year will be my last, and that I shall be leaving the position as of July 1. Later, Dean Ellwood

Using terror to intimidate and throttle free speech is not new. And it must not be allowed to succeed. We, as members of the Carnegie-Knight consortium of journalism schools, stand with all those who defy murderous efforts to silence a free and open media. We are sad and we are angry at the brutal assault

January 8, 2015 — “If government agencies are going to act as open platforms, shouldn’t they follow the lead of platform companies like Facebook, Google, Salesforce, and aspiring tech platform start-ups?” Nick Sinai, Walter Shorenstein Media and Democracy Fellow, writes about the rise of the role of Chief Digital Officer in numerous government agencies, and why

December 31, 2014 — Nahid Mozaffari reviews the new book The Lonely War: One Woman’s Account of the Struggle for Modern Iran by former Shorenstein Fellow Nazila Fathi in The New York Times: “Nazila Fathi’s account of the turbulent years she spent in Iran as a child, a woman and a professional journalist is a personal story. But like

December 28, 2014 — Zachary Karabell, former Shorenstein Fellow, author, and head of global strategy at Envestnet, writes about whether positive news and trends will impact political rhetoric in Politico Magazine. Read more…