Media
Khurana Criticizes Final Club Media Spotlight
Last week, Khurana, who has for the most part remained silent about the national media attention, broadly criticized popular media outlets’ coverage of final clubs.
Global Media Jumps on Porcellian Club Controversy
When a leader from Harvard’s most reclusive final club spoke out publicly for the first time in decades, reporters across the globe jumped on the story.
Theater, Dance, and Media Debuts First Sponsored Show
Projections, live cameras, and moving walls were just some of the more experimental features of the first ever production sponsored by the new Theater, Dance, and Media concentration at Farkas Hall on Friday.
Athletic Dept. Expects Increased Attention for Pro Day
Thursday is a big day for Harvard’s Athletic Department. ESPN will likely be on campus, as will NFL.com. A horde of scouts will start their day across the river at the athletic facilities at 9 a.m.—all for the football team’s “Pro Day.”
CNN Washington Bureau Chief Discusses Election Coverage
Sam Feist, CNN’s Washington bureau chief and senior vice president, defended the state of mainstream media and its coverage of the current presidential election at the Harvard Kennedy School on Tuesday.
Cambridge City Council Denounces Right-Wing Media Outlet
In a resolution passed last month, Cambridge’s City Council publicly denounced the right-wing media organization Breitbart.com for spreading what it called “anti-Muslim libel” after the outlet published an article asserting that a City councillor has ties to the Islamic militant group Hamas.
Crowd Gathers for Screening of Environmental Documentary
“Racing Extinction” described the threat posed to endangered species in China, Indonesia, and Hong Kong by the combination of excessive hunting and climate change.
How Harvard Football Landed ESPN’s College GameDay
Athletic department officials say the iconic show has delivered lasting benefits to the department. Most significantly, these include a boost to recruiting efforts.
Greenhouse Talks ‘He Said, She Said’ Journalism
The Pulitzer Prize winner said the media’s overemphasis on objectivity diminishes its ability to present issues accurately.
Crimson Complies With Subpoena After Emailed Threat
The Crimson complied with a subpoena to turn over a “narrow” span of traffic logs to its website on Wednesday after one of its reporters received an emailed threat that referenced the unfounded bomb scare in and around Harvard Yard earlier this week.
The View From the Press Box
The athletic communications office is often overlooked, but it is influential in its efforts to promote Harvard’s varsity sports teams.
Students Launch Two New Online Publications
The two new outlets are called “The Tab” and “Once Daily” and look to publish regularly online, according to their editors.
Shorenstein Center Screens Documentary 'Dateline-Saigon'
“This is the best film about journalism in Vietnam that I’ve ever seen,” former CBS news anchor Bob Schieffer said during the discussion. “This is what real journalism is about and you saw it in this film tonight.”
Panelists Discuss Exploitation and Trafficking at JFK Forum
The event was broadcast by CNN as part of the CNN Freedom Project, a program created to prevent human trafficking and advocate for victims of exploitation.
Franke-Ruta Discusses ‘Mixed’ Landscape for Women in Politics
Yahoo Politics’s editor-in-chief discussed the challenges that women in politics and media still face.
Podcast Pioneers Assess Medium at HUBWeek Panel
Dubbing 2015 the “Year of the Podcast,” panelists at the Berkman Center for Internet and Society pulled back the curtain on the history of the digital media form and discussed its future.
After Attacks, Harvard Library Archive Charlie Hebdo Materials
The Harvard College Library and the Department of Romance Languages and Literatures are creating an archive to preserve materials related to the January attack on French humor magazine Charlie Hebdo and the aftermath of the shooting.
Being Chinese in American Media
Mable Chan, Jo Ling Kent, and Richard Lui respond to questions about their experiences working as Chinese-American journalists on Friday afternoon.
Spee Story Hits Hot Topics in Public Discourse, Reporters Say
According to reporters covering the Spee Club's decision to invite women to punch, the story encapsulated trending issues of gender equality, fraternities, and sexual assault.
Shorenstein Center Names Fall Fellows
Three more journalists will join the Kennedy School of Government's Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics, and Public Policy as fellows this fall.
'Face the Nation's' Schieffer To Join Kennedy School as Fellow
Veteran CBS reporter and “Face the Nation” moderator Bob Schieffer will join the Kennedy School of Government in the fall as the third Walter Shorenstein Media and Democracy fellow.
Structure of Theater Concentration Outlined for Faculty
The structure of a concentration in Theater, Dance, and Media to be discussed at the March 3 Faculty meeting has been outlined in a proposal.
Coakley Shares Insight on Press, Trials with Freshmen
While there is a need to protect the right of the press, the former state attorney general argued, media coverage can influence the actions of both juries and attorneys.
Collegiate Club Seeks to Bring Class Back to Campus
I meet the Collegiate Club in their collegiate meeting spot: Lamont Library’s Larsen Room. Reclining in their chairs, these freshmen greet me with faces bright with excitement. They want to convince Harvard that they are putting out a quality product with their online fashion blog. I want to tell them this is not Stanford— we don’t just make things happen around here; we first try to comp and seek entry to the Acropolis of exclusive organizations.