Anna Holmes: Emerging Voices in Digital Journalism
March 10, 2015 — Anna Holmes, editor at Fusion, columnist for the New York Times Sunday Book Review, and founder of Jezebel, discussed her career, diversity in the media business, and the trends she...
View ArticleStickier News: What Newspapers Don’t Know about Web Traffic Has Hurt Them...
A paper by Matthew Hindman, Joan Shorenstein Fellow (Fall 2014) and Associate Professor in the School of Media and Public Affairs at The George Washington University, examines why local newspapers are...
View ArticleAnatomy of a Global Investigation: Collaborative, Data-Driven, Without Borders
A paper by William E. Buzenberg, Joan Shorenstein Fellow (Spring 2015) and former Executive Director of the Center for Public Integrity, explores the need for and impact of international collaborations...
View Article“They Don’t Give a Damn about Governing” Conservative Media’s Influence on...
A paper by Jackie Calmes, Joan Shorenstein Fellow (Spring 2015) and national correspondent for The New York Times, examines the increasing influence of conservative media on the Republican Party’s...
View ArticleTheodore H. White Lecture on Press and Politics with Jill Lepore
November 5, 2015 – Jill Lepore, David Woods Kemper ’41 Professor of American History at Harvard University and staff writer for The New Yorker, delivered the 26th annual Theodore H. White Lecture on...
View ArticleCriminal Justice in the Age of Big Data
“Our criminal justice system isn’t as smart as it should be.” — President Obama, July 15, 2015 This summer, President Obama addressed the 106th NAACP convention to lay out the reasons we need to reform...
View ArticleThe Persistent Advocate: The New York Times’ Editorials and the Normalization...
A new paper by Marie Sanz, Joan Shorenstein Fellow (fall 2015) and senior correspondent for Agence France Presse, examines The New York Times’ editorials on U.S.-Cuba relations over the past five...
View ArticleControversy! A Reporter’s Perspective On Global Climate & Energy Debates:...
A seminar and discussion with Coral Davenport, Energy & Environment Correspondent, The New York Times. One of the most respected and prolific reporters on this beat, Davenport covers Obama’s...
View ArticleJill Abramson – Election 2016: Is There Enough Quality Campaign Coverage?
February 17, 2016 — Jill Abramson, lecturer at Harvard and former executive editor of The New York Times, discussed the 2016 election and its coverage in the media – both problematic and promising....
View ArticleNicco Mele – In Search of a Business Model: The Future of Journalism in an...
February 18, 2016 — Nicco Mele, author, digital strategist and Wallis Annenberg Chair in Journalism at the USC Annenberg School of Journalism, discussed the future and feasibility of various news...
View ArticleReporting on the 2008 Financial Crisis, and the Next One
A new paper by Robert Lenzner, Spring 2014 Fellow and contributor to Forbes Media, examines why the media failed to detect the warning signs of the 2008 financial crisis – and how it can avoid missing...
View ArticleSpeaker Series: E.J. Dionne, Jr. – American Conservatism and the Republican...
E.J. Dionne, Jr. is a journalist and political commentator, and a long-time op-ed columnist for The Washington Post. He is also a Senior Fellow in Governance Studies at the Brookings Institution, a...
View ArticleReporting on the 2008 Financial Crisis, and the Next One
A new paper by Robert Lenzner, Spring 2014 Fellow and contributor to Forbes Media, examines why the media failed to detect the warning signs of the 2008 financial crisis – and how it can avoid missing...
View ArticleLinda Greenhouse: The Post-Scalia Supreme Court
March 22, 2016 — Linda Greenhouse, long time New York Times Supreme Court reporter, discussed the current polarization of the court, the nomination of Merrick Garland, and the legacy of the late...
View ArticleDigital Government and Public Sector Startups with Erie Meyer of U.S. Digital...
Erie Meyer is a co-founder of United States Digital Service, a new team working to transform how the federal government works for the American people. She serves on the headquarters team in the White...
View ArticleSarah Kliff: Health Care Policy in the Media
March 29, 2016 — Sarah Kliff, deputy managing editor for visuals at Vox, discussed media coverage of the Affordable Care Act, what’s next for health care policy, and Vox’s approach to covering policy....
View ArticleThe United States and the Syrian Refugee Crisis: A Plan of Action
A new white paper by Michael Ignatieff, Edward R. Murrow Professor of Press, Politics and Public Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School’s Shorenstein Center, and Harvard students, argues that it is in...
View ArticleThe Bezos Effect: How Amazon’s Founder Is Reinventing The Washington Post –...
A new paper by Dan Kennedy, Joan Shorenstein Fellow (spring 2016) and associate professor in the School of Journalism at Northeastern University, provides insight into The Washington Post’s digital...
View ArticleRape Culture in India: The Role of the English-Language Press
A new paper by Joanna Jolly, Joan Shorenstein Fellow (spring 2016) and former BBC South Asia editor, examines the increased coverage of rape in India’s English-language newspapers following the...
View ArticleNews Coverage of the 2016 Presidential Primaries: Horse Race Reporting Has...
A new report from Harvard Kennedy School’s Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy analyzes news coverage of the 2016 presidential primary races and how it affected the candidates’...
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