November 1, 2007 – Panelists: Floyd Norris, the New York Times; Jane Bryant Quinn, Newsweek; Ed Glaeser, Harvard University; Jeff Frankel, Harvard University. Moderator: Tom Patterson, acting director, Shorenstein Center; Bradlee Professor of Government and the Press.
Financial Reporting: The Disconnect between the Front Page and the Business Section Read More »
This Shorenstein Center report includes transcripts from a conference sponsored by the Shorenstein Center, featuring keynote speeches from Arianna Huffington, founder of the Huffington Post and Ellen Goodman, author and journalist, as well as research on women’s engagement with political news by Shauna Shames of Rutgers University and Marion Just of Wellesley College. Download the
October 26, 2007 – Shorenstein Center releases new report with Project for Excellence in Journalism, The Invisible Primary — Invisible No Longer, which explores how the news media covered the early months of the 2008 presidential election. With the race starting so early, did the press leap to horse-race coverage from the start? Download PDF
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October 26, 2007 – “The Invisible Primary”: Theodore H. White Seminar on Press and Politics. A panel discussion with Charles E. Cook, Jr., publisher, The Cook Political Report; Tom Fiedler, Shorenstein Fellow, former editor-in-chief, the Miami Herald; Mark Halperin, editor at large and senior political analyst, Time magazine; political analyst, ABC News; Steve Jarding, lecturer in public policy, Kennedy
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October 25, 2007 — Maureen Dowd, who won the Pulitzer Prize in 1999 for a series of columns on the Monica Lewinsky affair, was at the John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum tonight to deliver the 2007 Theodore H. White Lecture on Press and Politics. It’s co-sponsored by the Institute of Politics and the Kennedy School’s
Maureen Dowd delivers 2007 Theodore H. White Lecture Read More »
October 25, 2007 – Brown-bag lunch with columnist Raghida Dergham.
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October 23, 2007 – “The New Architecture of Journalism.” Brown-bag lunch with David Shribman, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
The New Architecture of Journalism Read More »
October 16, 2007 – “The BBC and the Middle East.” Brown-bag lunch with Middle East bureau chief Simon Wilson, BBC News.
The BBC and the Middle East Read More »
October 9, 2007 – “A Reporter’s View of the Iraq War.” Brown-bag lunch with contributing editor Linda Robinson, U.S. News & World Report.
A Reporter’s View of the Iraq War Read More »
October 4, 2007 – Liberian journalists visit Shorenstein Center.
Liberian journalists visit Shorenstein Center Read More »
October 2, 2007 – Brown-bag lunch with Peter Kann, formerly with Dow Jones.
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A paper by Elizabeth A. Stein, spring 2007 fellow, evaluates the theory that in authoritarian regimes, leaders of civil society follow the mainstream press not so much for the specific information it provides, but rather as a barometer for the government’s tolerance for opposition activities or to gauge the government’s ability to quash such activities.
This study by the Shorenstein Center and the Project for Excellence in Journalism found that in the early months of the 2008 presidential campaign, the media had already winnowed the race to mostly five candidates and offered Americans relatively little information about their records or what they would do if elected. The press also gave
September 25, 2007 – The Kalb Report: Katie Couric, anchor and managing editor of The CBS Evening News with Katie Couric, joins veteran journalist and scholar Marvin Kalb to discuss democracy and the press in the first installment of the 2007–2008 Kalb Report series.
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September 25, 2007 – “Landscape for the White House 2008.” Brown-bag lunch with political analyst Amy Walter.
Landscape for the White House 2008 Read More »
September 18, 2007 – “Politics as Entertainment: The Softening of Presidential Campaign Coverage.” Brown-bag lunch with media critic Bill Powers, National Journal.
Politics as Entertainment: The Softening of Presidential Campaign Coverage Read More »
September 10, 2007 – Shorenstein Center announces fall 2007 fellows. Learn more; Press Release
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May 5, 2007 — The Shorenstein Center contributed to the Kennedy School’s annual spring conference on May 5 by hosting a panel discussion titled “The Role of the Media in the Discussion of Global Warming.” The panel fit into the larger theme of the conference, titled “The Looming Crises: Can We Act in Time?” The
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April 30, 2007 — At a brown-bag lunch sponsored by the Shorenstein Center and the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, David Sanger, chief Washington correspondent for the New York Times, focused on Iraq, Iran, and North Korea. Sanger recalled his early encounters with Bush, stating that “it did not strike me at the
Sanger: Journalists should challenge faulty intelligence Read More »
April 28, 2007 – “Human Rights and Media Conference — Beijing Olympics 2008.” Co-sponsored by the Shorenstein Center and the Human Rights Program at Harvard Law School.
Human Rights and Media Conference: Beijing Olympics 2008 Read More »
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