Fall 2013 Fellow Michael Copps, former Federal Communications Commissioner, shares concerns and offers advice regarding government regulation of corporate media.
A Letter to Journalists from a Former FCC Commissioner Read More »
Fall 2013 Fellow Lee Aitken examines the lack of transparency in campaign financing.
February 18, 2014 – In their book, The New Soft War on Women: How the Myth of Female Ascendance Is Hurting Women, Men—and Our Economy, authors Caryl Rivers and Rosalind C. Barnett argue that while strides have been made over the years in the area of gender equality, there is still more work to be done. At the Shorenstein Center speaker series
February 12, 2014 – Andrea Mitchell, NBC News Chief Foreign Affairs Correspondent and host of MSNBC’s “Andrea Mitchell Reports,” discussed the challenges of reporting on global issues in an ever-changing media environment.
MSNBC’s Andrea Mitchell on Covering Foreign Affairs While Keeping the Facts Straight Read More »
February 11, 2014 – David Carr, media and culture columnist for The New York Times, shared his thoughts on changing media models, and how old and new media “are marching toward each other.”
NYT’s David Carr Embraces ‘New Skin’ on Old News Models Read More »
February 10, 2013 – “The Influence of Mandela in Today’s South Africa.” Herbert C. Kelman Seminar on International Conflict Analysis and Resolution with Greg Marinovich, a Nieman Fellow and a South African Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist and co-author of The Bang Bang Club, a nonfiction account of South Africa¹s transition to democracy. Co-sponsored by the Program on Negotiation, the Nieman
The Influence of Mandela in Today’s South Africa Read More »
February 7, 2013 – “National Security Reporting from Both Sides of the Podium: Balancing Secrets with the Public’s Right to Know.” Jim Miklaszewski, chief Pentagon correspondent for NBC News, and George Little, former Pentagon press secretary and former CIA spokesman. Moderated by Tammy Thorp, National Security Fellow and former Chief of Public Affairs for the National Counterterrorism Center
Discussion with Jim Miklaszewski and George Little Read More »
The most recent newsletter reports on the new Walter Shorenstein Fellowship, the Joan Shorenstein Fellows, student internships, the Fall Speaker Series, recent publications, Journalist’s Resource and more.
January 2014 Newsletter Read More »
February 5, 2013 – “Partisan Media and Democracy: An Historical Perspective.” Partisan Media Seminar Series with Matthew Gentzkow, Richard O. Ryan Professor of Economics and Neubauer Family Faculty Fellow, University of Chicago; and Tim Groeling, Associate Professor and Chair of Communication Studies, University of California, Los Angeles. Moderator: Marion Just, William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of Political Science,
Partisan Media and Democracy: An Historical Perspective Read More »
January 30, 2014 – 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 Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting will be announced at an awards ceremony on March 5, 2014, at the Kennedy
January 21, 2014 – The Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy is pleased to announce the Joan Shorenstein Fellows for the 2014 Spring semester: Jill Dougherty, former foreign news correspondent for CNN; Robert Lenzner, contributing editor and columnist for Forbes.com; and Steve Oney, author of And the Dead Shall Rise. Diane McWhorter, author of Carry Me Home, is the A.M. Rosenthal Writer-in-Residence.
Shorenstein Center Announces New Fellows for Spring 2014 Read More »
December 10, 2013 – Harvard Kennedy School (HKS) today announced an ambitious new fellowship in honor of developer and philanthropist Walter Shorenstein and a name change for the research center endowed by the late Mr. Shorenstein in 1986. A gift of $5 million from Doug and Lydia Shorenstein to Harvard University will be used to fund the new
December 2, 2013 – “Accountability and Transparency: National Security, the Media and the Public Good.” Herbert C. Kelman Seminar on International Conflict Analysis and Resolution with Joe Klein, Shorenstein Fellow and columnist at Time magazine; and Frank Thorp IV, a retired Navy Rear Admiral, was the U.S. Navy’s chief of information for the Department of the Navy providing strategic communication counsel
Accountability and Transparency: National Security, the Media and the Public Good Read More »
November 19, 2013 – Reflecting on the 2013 elections and what they might mean for 2014 and 2016, Maggie Haberman, senior political reporter for Politico, shared with the Shorenstein Center what she saw as the three key outcomes that might shed light on future political developments.
Politico’s Maggie Haberman says 2013 elections hold little ‘predictive value’ Read More »
Panel discussion with The Honorable Alan K. Simpson, Leonard Pitts Jr., Jackie Calmes, Beth Myers and Clarence Page.
November 13, 2013, 9-10:30am, Nye ABC, Taubman Building 5th Floor, Harvard Kennedy School.
Theodore H. White Seminar on Press and Politics Read More »
November 12, 2013 – The 24th annual Theodore H. White Lecture on Press and Politics was deliverd by The Honorable Alan K. Simpson, U.S. Senator, Wyoming (1979-1997), and the David Nyhan Prize for Political Journalism was presented to Leonard Pitts, Jr., columnist, the Miami Herald.
Theodore H. White Lecture with Alan K. Simpson Read More »
November 12, 2013 – The founding director of the Shorenstein Center and Edward R. Murrow Professor of Press and Public Policy at Harvard Kennedy School, Marvin Kalb spoke to the Shorenstein Center about the war powers of U.S. presidents and how the lack of congressional support has impacted military policy.
November 5, 2013 – Ana Navarro, Institute of Politics Fellow and political contributor at CNN and CNN en Español, describes herself as a “Republican without labels,” which she explained meant that she is “inclusive, not obstructionist.” Navarro, who served as the National Hispanic Co-Chair for Gov. Jon Huntsman’s 2012 Campaign, spoke to the Shorenstein Center about how punditry has changed political debate, and how politicians might be able to capture the Hispanic vote.
CNN’s Ana Navarro: “Something snapped” in Republican Party after government shutdown Read More »
October 29, 2013 – How can we increase our cognitive diversity through social networks that thrive on familiarity? To look more closely at answers and possible solutions, the Shorenstein Center invited Ethan Zuckerman, director of the Center for Civic Media at MIT and principal research scientist at the MIT Media Lab, to share his insights.
October 28, 2013 – “The Potentials and Limits to Humanitarian Intervention: Lessons from Bosnia and Kosovo for the Current Syria Crisis.” Herbert C. Kelman Seminar on International Conflict Analysis and Resolution with with Sadik al-Azm, Professor Emeritus of modern European philosophy at the University of Damascus, Syria and Scholar at Risk, Harvard University; and Wolfgang Petritsch,
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