October 21, 2008 — Editor of washingtonpost.com Elizabeth Spayd has a print background, but an online future – a reflection of journalism today. Spayd spoke Tuesday about the future of newsrooms in a world increasingly focused towards online news content at a brown bag lunch sponsored by the Joan Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics […]
Video of this virtual event can be found here. Kathy Pham: Welcome to the Under the Hood: Tech in the Time of Crisis session. Thanks for joining us. Today I will give you an overview of what we’re going to talk about, introduce the other panelists who are here, and then open up for Q&A. […]
The Nobel Prize committee just sent Russian President Vladimir Putin a powerful message, awarding its Peace Prize to Russia’s best known human rights organization, Memorial, along with the Center for Civil Liberties in Ukraine and jailed Belarussian human rights activist Ales Bialiatski. The Nobel Peace Prize committee’s announcement focused on the crucial role played by […]
The Shorenstein Center hosts a weekly speaker series throughout the academic year, as well as other special events. With the Fall 2014 semester coming to a close, we look back at the perspectives shared by our visiting speakers, who discussed some of the important issues of 2014. A full list of past Shorenstein Center events […]
This mixed-methods research project in Nigeria, India, and Pakistan consisted of surveys, survey experiments, and semi-structured interviews, designed to better understand the spread and impact of misinformation, and in particular of misinformation on mobile messaging apps (MIMs).
Mr. Patterson: Now, it’s my distinct pleasure to introduce the recipient of this year’s Goldsmith Career Award for Excellence in Journalism, Walter Isaacson. Walter Isaacson is president and CEO of the Aspen Institute, which he’s led for more than a decade. If you’re familiar with the outsized agenda that Walter has pursued at Aspen, there […]
A case study presented by the Institute for Nonprofit News (INN) and the Single Subject News Project at the Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy. This report was produced with the generous support of the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. On June 27, VTDigger’s Anne Galloway will take your […]
A new report from Shorenstein Center Fellow Ann Cooper describes the origins and evolution of independent media in Russia from the late Soviet era to the coronavirus crisis of 2020.
A new report from Harvard Kennedy School’s Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy analyzes news coverage of President Trump’s first 100 days in office. The report is based on an analysis of news reports in the print editions of The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and The Washington Post, the main […]
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 Shorenstein Center Co-Sponsors “Defending Digital Democracy” Project to Fight Cyber Attacks and Protect Integrity of Elections. The Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at […]