Featured series 
Tag: Politics and Public Policy
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Work & Economy
And the survey says, ‘keep it closed’
A majority of people in the U.S. want to continue physical distancing measures, even as the federal government and some state governors are pushing to reopen the economy, according to a new national survey.
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Work & Economy
Big Tech’s power growing at runaway speed
Harvard Kennedy School experts offer views on why the U.S. government continues to grapple with the power of technology and its impact on democracy.
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Nation & World
On Russia, watch the ball
Although the news spotlight is shining on questions about possible collusion between Russia and President Trump’s campaign organization, Russian-American journalist Masha Gessen cautions against making that issue the key focus of national attention.
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Nation & World
Larry Wilmore on the election
In the end, comedian Larry Wilmore said in delivering the Theodore H. White Lecture on Press and Politics, Americans elected the president they wanted.
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Nation & World
A new chapter for Congress
Forty-seven Harvard alumni will be part of the 114th Congress, which began this week.
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Nation & World
Journalism’s new world order
Game-changing political reporters John Heilemann and Mark Halperin are optimistic about the relentless changes happening in journalism.
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Nation & World
After Ferguson’s fury
A panel convened by HLS professor Charles Ogletree reflected on the broad social, legal, and political issues raised by the protests in Ferguson, Mo., last month.
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Nation & World
The triumph of Twitter
With Twitter becoming a driving force in politics, snark and shallow scoops are undermining the media’s campaign coverage, study says.
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Nation & World
The media, remade
Three spring 2013 fellows at the Joan Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics and Public Policy, in collaboration with the Nieman Journalism Lab, this week launched an oral history/research multimedia project called “Riptide” to document the digital disruption of the news business and what that means for the future of news gathering and news publishing.
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Nation & World
Poised to strike?
As Iran moves closer to having a nuclear weapon, Israel faces an existential moment.
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Campus & Community
Finalists named for Goldsmith Prize
Six finalists for the Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting have been announced by the Joan Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics and Public Policy at Harvard Kennedy School.
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Campus & Community
New York Times columnist wins Goldsmith
New York Times op-ed columnist Frank Rich will receive the Goldsmith Career Award for Excellence in Journalism as part of the annual Goldsmith Awards Ceremony.
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Campus & Community
Shorenstein Center announces spring fellows
The Joan Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics and Public Policy, located at the John F. Kennedy School of Government, has announced five spring fellows.
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Arts & Culture
A master at his craft
Author and Harvard graduate Tracy Kidder is the first writer in residence at the Harvard Kennedy School’s Joan Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics and Public Policy. For the fall semester, he is sharing his insights about the art of writing with the Harvard community.
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Nation & World
In the spirit of an intrepid reporter
Remembering award-winning journalist and Harvard graduate David Halberstam, a panel of journalists explored his legacy and the future of investigative reporting in a digital age.
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Nation & World
Huffington offers social media solution
Author and syndicated columnist Arianna Huffington discussed her recent book, her popular website, and what she sees as ways forward for America at a Harvard Kennedy School talk.
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Nation & World
Understanding health care reform
With the debate on health care reform slowing after its passage, media outlets now turn to explaining how the massive legislation will be implemented.
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Science & Tech
Global warnings
Harvard Kennedy School panelists say that the slippage in mainstream media outlets means more voices argue about environmental issues, prompting the public to have difficulty sorting out the cacophony and even to doubt global warming.
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Nation & World
The future of news
Experts in print, television, and the social media look at the troubled present of news, and peer ahead at its future.
