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The Campaign Casino: Elections Have Become a Get-Rich-Quick Scheme, and the Press Is Missing the Story
(Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy, 2014)
The 2012 campaign cycle was “the greatest windfall” for political operatives in American history, Democratic consultant Hank Sheinkopf has said—a 6 billion dollar spending frenzy unmatched in U.S. politics. [i]
So who ...
The Challenges of Democratizing News and Information: Examining Data on Social Media, Viral Patterns and Digital Influence
(Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy, 2014)
The advent of social media and peer-to-peer technologies offers the possibility of driving the full democratization of news and information, undercutting the agenda-setting of large media outlets and their relative control ...
The Philosopher King and the Creation of NPR.
(Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy, 2014)
Hulking and unkempt, typically clad in denim and shit-kickers, Jeff Kamen was referred to around the offices of National Public Radio as El Lobo. He came from the world of big-market rock ‘n roll news. During the late ...
A Letter to Journalists from a Former FCC Commissioner
(Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy, 2014)
Dear Journalist:
You may wonder why a long-time regulator like me is writing to you. The answer is that for more than a decade I occupied a front-row seat watching government policy undermine your profession and our ...
The Media and Markets: How Systematic Misreporting Inflates Bubbles, Deepens Downturns and Distorts Economic Reality
(Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy, 2014)
Just as a vibrant press plays a crucial role in a healthy democracy, the media also have an indispensable watchdog role in business and economic affairs. At their best, journalists make sense of complex economic issues, ...
Reporting on the 2008 Financial Crisis, and the Next One
(Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy, 2014-12)
What follows are the conclusions I reached. Most of them are deeply alarming to me as a journalist and a citizen because what became inescapably clear is that we are still living today with the same global financial system ...
Everyone Lies: The Ukraine Conflict and Russia’s Media Transformation
(Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy, 2014-07)
All sides are using propaganda: Ukraine, Russia, the United States and other Western countries. But, for Moscow, the conflict in Ukraine is accelerating profound changes already under way in the Russian media: the ...
Who Gets a Press Pass? Media Credentialing Practices in the United States
(Digital Media Law Project at Harvard University’s Berkman Center for Internet & Society; Journalist’s Resource Project at Harvard’s Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy, 2014-06)
A new report from the Digital Media Law Project and Journalist’s Resource explores media credentialing practices in the United States through a nationwide survey of more than 1,300 newsgatherers.