September 23, 2008 — Notch one Republican for Obama. Not as a supporter, of course — after all, Alex Castellanos, a fellow at the Institute of Politics this semester, has spent more than two decades working as a media consultant for Republican candidates, including George Bush, Mitt Romney, and now John McCain. But in a […]
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September 19, 2008 — While keyed to an event now three years in the past, the subject of Jed Horne’s brown-bag lunch, “Governance vs. Laissez-Faire in Rebuilding New Orleans,” couldn’t have been more timely. “I don’t think there’s ever been a moment when the role of government and the limits of government have ever been
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September 16, 2008 – “The Home Stretch: The Candidates and the Media.” Brown-bag lunch with Mark Halperin, editor at large and senior political analyst for Time magazine.
The Home Stretch: The Candidates and the Media Read More »
September 8, 2008 – Shorenstein Center announces fellows and visiting faculty for fall 2008. Learn more; press release
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August 31, 2008 – A panel discussion at the Republican National Convention with Dan Balz, the Washington Post; Gwen Ifill, PBS; William Kristol, the Weekly Standard; Bill Schneider, CNN; and Karen Tumulty, Time magazine.
The Press and the Election: American Demographics Read More »
August 27, 2008 – An all-day conference co-sponsored by the Shorenstein Center and the Political Communication section of the American Political Science Association. Panelists included Bruce Williams, Gadi Wolfsfeld, Michael X. Delli Carpini, and Marion Just.
Old Media, New Media: Political Communication in Transition Read More »
August 24, 2008 – “The Press and the Election: A Conversation with Sunday Morning TV Moderators,” a panel discussion at the Democratic National Convention in Denver with Tom Brokaw, NBC News; Bob Schieffer, CBS News; and George Stephanopoulos, ABC News, and moderated by Judy Woodruff, PBS.
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June 20, 2008 – A two-day conference sponsored by Carnegie-Knight Task Force on the Future of Journalism Education. Learn more.
The Future of Journalism Read More »
J.H. Snider, spring 2008 fellow, discusses problems with government transparency, and the feasibility of potential solutions in two papers. Paper #1: The Dismal Politics of Legislative Transparency The First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution prevents legislators from infringing on the freedom of the press. However, legislators have been granted monopoly control of legislative information systems,
A paper by Philip J. Hilts, spring 2008 fellow, explores the growth and future of global health news coverage. Hilts found that although newspapers have suffered an overall decline in reporting, global health coverage of topics such as new diseases, the safety of imported food, and health-related poverty interventions have received increased coverage, not only at
Journalism and Global Health Read More »
A paper by Richard Davis, spring 2008 fellow, analyzes how political bloggers are affecting traditional journalism. How is a community with long-held traditions and professional norms being affected by a community that seemingly plays by its own rules? What is the nature of the relationship between these two players? The thesis of this paper is
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A paper by Elizabeth Becker, spring 2008 fellow, explores why the business side of travel is so seldom covered by journalists – and the implications. Despite being a fast-growing, $7 trillion international industry that impacts cities and wilderness, sometimes quite negatively, the effects of tourism get “a pass from the media,” according to Becker. She describes
Lost in the Travel Pages: The Global Industry Hiding Inside the Sunday Newspaper Read More »
April 29, 2008 – Brown-bag lunch with Steve Clemons, publisher of the political blog, “The Washington Note,” is a Senior Fellow and Director of the American Strategy Program at the New America Foundation.
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April 24, 2008 – “Of Spies and Spokesmen.” Brown-bag lunch with Nicholas Daniloff, professor of journalism at Northeastern University and former foreign correspondent for U. S. News & World Report.
Of Spies and Spokesmen Read More »
April 22, 2008 – Brown-bag lunch with Jeanne Cummings, senior political correspondent at Politico.
A Political Reporter’s Look at the 2008 Campaign Read More »
April 15, 2008 – “A Great Divide in a Historic Campaign.” Brown-bag lunch with Ellen Goodman, syndicated columnist for the Washington Post Writers Group.
A Great Divide in a Historic Campaign Read More »
April 14, 2008 – “Covering the Global Rise of Organised Crime.” Brown-bag lunch with Misha Glenny, author and BBC correspondent.
Covering the Global Rise of Organised Crime Read More »
April 11, 2008 – “Media Tenor of the Presidential Campaign.” Brown-bag lunch with Roland Schatz, president of Media Tenor Ltd, a provider of international media-content analysis.
Media Tenor of the Presidential Campaign Read More »
April 9, 2008 – The Shorenstein Center hosted a discussion for reporters on the state of the economy in New York City.
The state of the economy Read More »
April 7, 2008 – “The Arab and American Media: Communication Tool or Weapon of War?” Brown-bag lunch with Rami Khouri, editor-at-large of the Beirut-based Daily Star newspaper and an internationally syndicated political columnist.
The Arab and American Media: Communication Tool or Weapon of War? Read More »
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