Media
'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.
Alex Jones on Media and Democracy
Alex Jones, director of the Harvard Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics, and Public Policy, speaks on the role of the media and journalism within a democracy, especially touching upon the history of the First Amendment. The talk was sponsored by the First Parish Church and moderated by Charles Sennott, founder of Global Post.
Shorenstein Center Names Spring Fellows
Among the six Shorenstein fellows who will join the center for the spring semester are a radio host, a New York Times reporter, and a former U.S. chief technology officer.
Faust, Boston Leaders Announce Plans for Innovation Week
The weeklong festival called HUBweek, scheduled for Oct. 3 through Oct. 10 next fall, will include hackathons, conferences, art exhibits, cultural performances, and other activities.
