In this webinar CarbonPlan research scientist Grayson Badgley and editorial lead Maggie Koerth will walk participants through the ins-and-outs of OffsetsDB, an open-access database of carbon offsets projects from around the world. This webinar is hosted by The Journalist’s Resource.
The Journalist’s Resource’s Clark Merrefield put together a new explainer for reporters covering the potential funding cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). The explainer highlights important background information and research, and provides answers to the following questions: How much does the federal government spend on SNAP? How do states contribute funding to SNAP […]
In the wake of Participant Media’s closure, Cinereach is reimagining its approach to independent film, pivoting from traditional film funding to a “media incubator,” focusing on audience research and innovative storytelling strategies to create social impact.
July 30, 2000 — On the occasion of the 2000 Republican National Convention, the Joan Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics and Public Policy hosted a panel on convention television coverage. The event took place at Philadelphia City Hall, and featured numerous news-organization and political leaders. Shorenstein Center report, Is There a Future for On-the-Air […]
This spring, the Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy will welcome a group of highly accomplished media professionals to Harvard Kennedy School as Shorenstein Fellows. The cohort includes working journalists, academics, and media business executives. They will join the Shorenstein Center as active members of the intellectual community at the Kennedy School, conducting […]
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 To Be Effective Legislators, Members of Congress Need Expert Resources of Their Own. A forthcoming study finds that as laws and issues grow more complex, […]
Join The Journalist’s Resource and The Marshall Project to explore all the complexities of voting with a felony conviction. Also discussed are the results of a landmark political survey of more than 54,000 incarcerated people.
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 Media and Politics Podcast Launch. Tune in to our new, bi-weekly podcast. Each episode will focus on a specific theme, drawn from talks by visiting […]
April 5, 2011 — Caroline Tolbert has been researching and tracking digital literacy in the United States. As professor of political science at the University of Iowa, she studies the divide between the availability of Internet access and use of the Internet. Tolbert presented her research at the Shorenstein Center, and revealed the many barriers […]