Tag: Shorenstein Center
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When mixed-race couples talk about race
New study finds duration of relationship affects comfort level of Black women in discussing topic with white male partners.
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How an authoritarian wields social media
Filipino journalist and 2021 Nobel laureate Maria Ressa issues a warning about information warfare on social media, and what it may mean for democratic institutions such as free press and free elections.
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Humanizing technology
Public Interest Technology Lab brings together experts from across Harvard to pursue technologies that serve the interests of the public.
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How to be an antiracist nonprofit or company
A Harvard Kennedy School research initiative that studies racial bias in the private sector will consider why diversity and inclusion efforts fail.
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Battling the ‘pandemic of misinformation’
Analysts in public health, politics, and technology discuss the “pandemic” of COVID-19 misinformation being shared around the world.
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Why ‘truth’ beats facts
Harvard Kennedy School discussion takes a look at why we can’t agree on facts any more.
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A Platonic ideal of a news website
Adam Moss, now a fall fellow at the Shorenstein Center for Media, Politics and Public Policy at Harvard Kennedy School, launches an eight-week workshop for students to consider the current business realities of political journalism and develop an ideal of a financially viable news site that delivers what readers want and need.
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A long road, well chronicled
Denise-Marie Ordway, with a large family and impressive resumé, excels as Nieman Fellow, HGSE master’s candidate
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‘The same in private as they are in public’
Shorenstein Center Fellow Miguel Head, who served for a decade as chief of staff and press secretary to Prince William and Prince Harry, talks about the royals and the changing role of the British press
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Journalist, whistleblower, or dangerous security leak?
Legal, intelligence, and news analysts discuss the arrest in London of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who faces conspiracy charges by U.S. federal prosecutors for the disclosure of classified national security documents stolen by Pfc. Chelsea Manning
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Probing the roots and rise of white supremacy
Adam Serwer, a staff writer for The Atlantic and a Shorenstein fellow, discusses the lasting appeal of white supremacist ideology in light of an avowed white supremacist’s attack on two mosques in New Zealand that killed 50 people and injured dozens more.
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The new rules of covering sex assault
Journalists covering sexual misconduct charges and the #MeToo movement stop to reflect on the seismic impact the Harvey Weinstein scandal has had on the wider culture and on the profession, and consider what more needs to be done.
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Wanted: A firewall to protect U.S. elections
A new bipartisan initiative at Harvard Kennedy School picks up where the federal government leaves off, bringing together experts in national security, cybersecurity, and politics to develop practical strategies, tools, and guidance to help U.S. political campaigns protect themselves from cyber threats.
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Campaign ’16: How coverage rerouted
A comprehensive report from the Berkman Klein Center found stark differences between what conservative media consumers read and shared online and what everyone else was doing.
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Pursuing veritas in a ‘post-truth’ era
Top reporters and editors discuss the future of news, as well as the opportunities and the challenges the industry faces in what many observers call the “post-truth” era.
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The unchanging election
Veteran pollster Peter D. Hart analyzes the 2016 election and sees far less volatility than headlines would suggest.
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Debating the debates
On the eve of the first debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, Harvard analysts discuss whether presidential debates offer citizens civic value anymore and how to improve them as the nation navigates its political differences.
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From captivity to classroom
Jason Rezaian, the Washington Post reporter who was imprisoned for 543 days by Iranian authorities before the U.S. government negotiated his release in January in tandem with the Iran nuclear deal, joins the 79th class of Nieman Fellows this fall. His wife, Yeganeh, is a Shorenstein fellow.
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For journalism, the future is now
In a sign of the times, political technologist Nicco Mele is taking the helm at the Harvard Kennedy School’s Shorenstein Center for Press, Politics and Public Policy. In a Q&A session, he discusses the issues that he and his center will face.
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Politics in a ‘post-truth’ age
Harvard analysts discuss the unusual dynamics and events of the 2016 presidential election, and what they mean for our political system going forward.
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The making of the campaign, 2016
New analysis by Harvard Kennedy School’s Thomas Patterson finds the conflicted motivation of news outlets covering the 2016 election has resulted in significantly lopsided and disparate attention paid to the Republican and Democratic candidates.
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Nicco Mele named director of Shorenstein Center
Nicco Mele, the Wallis Annenberg Chair in Journalism at the University of Southern California, is the new director of the Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy at Harvard’s John F. Kennedy School of Government.
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Election spotlight turned on media
Veteran political journalists Jill Abramson, formerly of The New York Times, and CNN’s Sam Feist discuss the good, the bad, and the ugly of the 2016 presidential election coverage.
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2016 issues: Voter anger, distrust
Public opinion analyst Peter Hart sizes up the country’s mood and the primary field during a talk at the Shorenstein Center for Media, Politics and Public Policy.
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A price too high
The Atlantic’s Jeffrey Goldberg talks about how the Islamic State has fundamentally changed the nature of Middle East war coverage.
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Radio revolution
In a new paper, Shorenstein Fellow Steve Oney details the radical vision of NPR????s earliest days.