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Closed sign in door.

And the survey says, ‘keep it closed’

Despite hardships, U.S. public is ‘firmly opposed’ to reopening the economy immediately

DateApril 30, 2020

Susan Crawford (right) talked about how some of the biggest tech companies are building their own infrastructure.

Big Tech’s power growing at runaway speed

Panel says government needs to upgrade approach to regulating some companies

DateFebruary 7, 2019February 8, 2019

In her discussion with Shorenstein Director Nicco Mele, Russian-American journalist Masha Gessen warned against investing too much hope in theories about the Trump Campaign's possible collusion with Russian Intelligence, instead encouraging those concerned about democratic institutions to stay active and engaged in politics.

On Russia, watch the ball

Protecting open democracy, rather than tracking secrets, should guide U.S. policy, author says

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DateMarch 29, 2017March 30, 2017

Director of the Shorenstein Center Nicco Mele (left) laughs at a retort by comedian Larry Wilmore during their talk at the Harvard Kennedy School. “I do find it ironic that we elect a reality show star as president, and you invite a fake journalist to give the Theodore H. White lecture on it,” said Wilmore.

Larry Wilmore on the election

In the end, comedian says, Americans elected the president they wanted

World|

DateNovember 16, 2016November 17, 2016

Forty-seven Harvard alumni will be part of the 114th Congress, which began this week.

A new chapter for Congress

Its membership includes 47 Harvard alumni

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DateJanuary 9, 2015

Before veteran reporters Mark Halperin (left) and John Heilemann gave the 2014 Theodore H. White Lecture at the Harvard Kennedy School, they first broadcast their show for Bloomberg TV, “With All Due Respect,” from HKS's Allison Dining Room.

Journalism’s new world order

Heilemann, Halperin make good use of digital in their national political reporting

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DateDecember 3, 2014September 12, 2019

A panel convened by Professor Charles Ogletree (from left) reflected on the broad social, legal, and political issues raised by the protests in Ferguson, Mo., last month. “I’m not alleging any type of conspiracy. Just know that many people — minority and majority — think something is terribly wrong,” said the Rev. Ray Hammond. Also on the panel were Lee P. Brown, the first African-American commissioner of police for Atlanta, and Alex Jones, director of the Shorenstein Center.

After Ferguson’s fury

Keys to avoiding future violence are community policing, voter registration, panel suggests

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DateSeptember 18, 2014May 15, 2019

“I regret how I’ve used Twitter,” said Peter Hamby, a Washington, D.C.-based political reporter for CNN. “I think everyone who’s a reporter has sent tweets they wished they hadn’t sent.”

The triumph of Twitter

Snark and shallow scoops can undermine media’s campaign coverage, report says

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DateSeptember 16, 2013

In studying the impact technology has had on journalism since 1980, former editor-in-chief of Time Inc. John Huey told the Kennedy School audience, “Our questions were simple: What happened? How did we blow it? What could have we done differently?”

The media, remade

Panel, new website examine sweeping industry changes in the digital age

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DateSeptember 10, 2013

To most Israelis the idea of Iran with a nuclear weapon means one of only two things, said Charles Freilich (third from left), a onetime senior analyst at the Israel Ministry of Defense. It is either a dire threat, or an existential threat. Freilich was joined by moderator Stephen Walt (from far left), Nazila Fathi, Steven E. Miller, and David Sanger at the Harvard Kennedy School for an IOP panel discussion titled "Countdown: Iran, Israel and the Threat of a Military Strike."

Poised to strike?

Institute of Politics panel focuses on Israel, Iran, and the bomb

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DateFebruary 16, 2012March 6, 2019

Finalists named for Goldsmith Prize

Journalism award winner to be announced March 6

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DateFebruary 3, 2012April 16, 2019

Frank Rich’s career at The New York Times began in 1980 when he was named chief theater critic. Beginning in 1994, he became an op-ed columnist, and in 1999 he became the first Times columnist to write a regular double-length column for the op-ed page. Rich’s weekly essay on the intersection of culture and news draws on his background as a theater critic and observer of art, entertainment, and politics.

New York Times columnist wins Goldsmith

Frank Rich recognized for ‘excellence in journalism’

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DateFebruary 25, 2011July 19, 2019

Shorenstein Center announces spring fellows

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DateJanuary 20, 2011April 2, 2019

Tracy Kidder '67 began his time at Harvard studying government. “I wanted to change the world,” he said. But during a lecture by Henry Kissinger, he realized he was “bored” — not with Kissinger, but with his choice of concentration. He credits poet and classicist Robert Fitzgerald, his first English professor at Harvard, with inspiring in him a love of writing.

A master at his craft

Tracy Kidder teaches how to write riveting nonfiction

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DateNovember 16, 2010April 15, 2019

The Harvard Kennedy School held a conversation on investigative journalism titled "In the Spirit of David Halberstam." It included moderator Alex Jones (from left), Stephen Engelberg, managing editor of ProPublica, Martha Raddatz, senior foreign affairs correspondent for ABC News, and Charles M. Sennott, executive editor and vice president of the GlobalPost.

In the spirit of an intrepid reporter

Panel examines the truth-telling legacy of David Halberstam

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DateOctober 7, 2010May 23, 2019

During "The New Media Landscape" Arianna Huffington, co-founder and editor-in-chief of The Huffington Post and author of "Third World America: How Our Politicians Are Abandoning the Middle Class and Betraying the American Dream" speaks inside the Taubman Building at the Harvard Kennedy School. at Harvard University. Kris Snibbe/Harvard Staff Photographer

Huffington offers social media solution

Columnist discusses book, website, and 'disconnecting' in appearance at Kennedy School

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DateSeptember 14, 2010April 16, 2019

Robert Blendon (left), Julie Rovner, Ezra Klein, and Timothy Johnson discuss “Covering Health Care Reform in the Digital Age." The panel event, which was co-sponsored by the Shorenstein Center, was part of the Kennedy School's Public Service Week events.

Understanding health care reform

Journalists struggle with conflicts over politics vs. policy in explaining how changes will roll out

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DateApril 6, 2010June 14, 2019

Nisbet and Revkin on climate comm.panel

Global warnings

Panel says media’s decline undercuts education efforts on climate change

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DateFebruary 5, 2010April 16, 2019

The future of news

Hard times shake a First Amendment bulwark

World|

DateNovember 3, 2009