Disrupted media – disrupted academy: Rethinking African j-schools

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The views expressed in Shorenstein Center Discussion Papers are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect those of Harvard Kennedy School or of Harvard University. Discussion Papers have not undergone formal review and approval. Such papers are included in this series to elicit feedback and to encourage debate on important issues and challenges in […]

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The COVID States Project Survey of U.S. Pandemic Opinions

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The COVID States Project is a nationwide, 50-state survey of opinions related to the COVID-19 pandemic that has been in the field regularly since March, 2020. It is run by a multi-university collaboration including Harvard Kennedy School, Northeastern University, Rutgers University, Harvard Medical School, and Northwestern University. The Kennedy School’s Marvin Kalb Professor of Global

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New study on receptiveness to opposing views

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Julia Minson, Associate Professor of Public Policy at Harvard Kennedy School and Shorenstein Center resident faculty member, and Dr. Frances Chen, Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of British Columbia, recently published a new study in the Personality and Social Psychology Review on receptiveness to opposing views –  or as the

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A Look Back at 2021 at the Shorenstein Center

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New Shorenstein Center HKS Executive Education Program

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Led by Shorenstein Center Director Nancy Gibbs, along with a team of Shorenstein Center faculty and affiliates, the new Harvard Kennedy School Executive Education Program Leading through the Changing Media Landscape is designed to equip leaders in the public and private sector to be more successful in today’s difficult media environment. During the past few

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The Case for Video Animation in Local TV News: Summary Report for Newsrooms

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Authors Mike Beaudet is a professor of the practice at Northeastern University School of Journalism and an investigative reporter at WCVB- TV Boston. Contact: m.beaudet@northeastern.edu John Wihbey is an associate professor of journalism and media innovation at Northeastern, a faculty affiliate at Northeastern’s Ethics Institute, and a former Research Associate and Assistant Director at the

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Telling stories about the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic: An investigation of biases in the international news media

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Research Fellows Join the Shorenstein Center’s COVID States Project and Public Interest Tech Lab

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A group of research fellows and post-doctoral fellows have joined the Shorenstein Center to work on several resident faculty-led projects. COVID States Project Fellows Matthew Baum, the Marvin Kalb Professor of Global Communications at Harvard Kennedy School, is one of the lead researchers on a multi-university collaborative effort to conduct polling related to the COVID-19

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Tracie Powell, Fall 2021 Shorenstein Center Research Fellow

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Tracie Powell, expert on audience development, community engagement, philanthropy, and equity in journalism, joins the Shorenstein Center as a Fall 2021 Research Fellow. Tracie Powell is a leader in philanthropic efforts to increase racial equity and diversity in news media. She is the founder of The Pivot Fund, which seeks to support independent BIPOC community

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Solutions to America’s Local Journalism Crisis: Consolidated Literature Review

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By: Craig I. Forman, Schuster Media and Technology Fellow The views expressed in Shorenstein Center Discussion Papers are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect those of Harvard Kennedy School or of Harvard University. Discussion Papers have not undergone formal review and approval. Such papers are included in this series to elicit feedback and

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Maria Ressa Wins Nobel Peace Prize

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Maria Ressa, founder of Rappler.com, global press freedom advocate, and Fall 2021 Joan Shorenstein Fellow, was awarded the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize today. In its announcement of the prize, which Ressa was awarded jointly with Russian journalist Dimitry Muratov, the Norwegian Nobel Committee said, “Ms Ressa and Mr Muratov are receiving the Peace Prize for

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Shorenstein Fellow Kathy Pham talks tech with Chancellor Dr. Angela Merkel

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On Thursday, July 15th, 2021, Harvard Shorenstein Center and Rita Allen Foundation Fellow, Kathy Pham, was invited to a meeting with Chancellor Dr. Angela Merkel and five other business and technology leaders, on the occasion of the Chancellor’s visit to Washington, DC. Pham was invited to the meeting for her expertise on product and society,

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