April 20, 2016 — Bob Schieffer, Walter Shorenstein Media and Democracy Fellow, veteran CBS reporter, and former moderator of “Face the Nation,” discussed the media’s performance in covering the 2016 election and Donald Trump’s campaign, and looked ahead to the general election. Trump “understands television,” said Schieffer. While most candidates hire campaign consultants who will […]
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April 20, 2016 — Jackie Calmes, spring 2015 fellow and national correspondent for The New York Times, covers the forthcoming changes to $5, $10 and $20 bills. Read more in The New York Times.
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April 19, 2016 — The Shorenstein Center hosted a conversation with its Spring 2016 Joan Shorenstein Fellows: Johanna Dunaway, associate professor of communication, Texas A&M University; Joanna Jolly, South Asia editor and feature writer, BBC; Dan Kennedy, associate professor of journalism, Northeastern University; and Marilyn Thompson, deputy editor, Politico. Each fellow gave a preview of
April 19, 2016 — Matthew Nisbet, associate professor at Northeastern University and fall 2012 fellow, spoke to Eduardo Porter of The New York Times for his column on how “Liberal Biases, Too, May Block Progress on Climate Change.” Nisbet also spoke to the Associated Press about a new study at the journal Nature that sparked unusually critical
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April 18, 2016 — Charles Lewis, founder of the Center for Public Integrity and the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, and spring 2006 fellow, writes that the publication of the Panama Papers demonstrates that “public accountability should not be confined by the borders and orthodoxies of traditional journalism.” Read more in The Guardian.
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 Shira T. Center – The Trump Factor: Covering Election 2016. Shira T. Center, political editor for The Boston Globe, discussed media coverage of Donald Trump, as well
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What are the particular challenges facing social democrats — or the millennial inheritors of the social democratic tradition—in the U.S., U.K. and beyond? Join this discussion on the evolving prospects for social democratic parties across Europe and farther afield. Panelists will explore emerging opportunities for experimentation within social democratic politics and the wider ecosystem which surrounds it,
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April 13, 2016 — A US News article by Marilyn Thompson, current Joan Shorenstein Fellow and deputy editor at Politico, and Andrew Levine, HKS student, analyzes how Donald Trump has “created his own news cycle” to dominate the airwaves – receiving 54 percent of TV media mentions of GOP candidates. Read more.
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April 12, 2016 — Shira T. Center, political editor for The Boston Globe, discussed media coverage of Donald Trump, as well as the relationship between Trump supporters and the press. Center described several factors that contributed to the media’s paradoxical coverage of Trump – characterized by an initial reluctance to view him as a serious
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Herbert C. Kelman Seminar on International Conflict Analysis and Resolution featuring speakers: Jacqueline Bhabha, Professor of the Practice of Health and Human Rights, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health; Jeremiah Smith Jr. Lecturer, Harvard Law School; University Adviser on Human Rights Education, Director of Research, FXB Center; Carr Center for Human Rights Policy Dara
April 11, 2016 — Dan Kennedy, current Joan Shorenstein Fellow and associate professor of journalism at Northeastern University, weighs in on The Boston Globe’s parody front page, which envisioned a Donald Trump presidency. Read more at WGBH News.
The Black Policy Conference is a policy driven conference that provides an opportunity for academics and practitioners to come together to find sustainable solutions for issues facing black communities. This year’s conference will feature panels on politics, mass incarceration, higher education access, healthcare and technology. View the full schedule and register to attend. Cosponsored by the Shorenstein Center.
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