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|name = Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy
|established = 1986
|director = Nancy Gibbs
|city = [[Cambridge, Massachusetts|Cambridge]]
|state = [[Massachusetts]]
|country = United States
|campus = [[urban area|Urban]]
|parent = [[Harvard Kennedy School]]
|website= [http://ShorensteinCenter.org ShorensteinCenter.org]
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The '''Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy''' is a [[Harvard Kennedy School]] research center that explores the intersection and impact of [[Mass media|media]], [[politics]] and [[public policy]] in theory and practice.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://shorensteincenter.org/about-us/ |title=Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy |publisher=Harvard Kennedy School | date=2013-03-27 |access-date=2014-03-25}}</ref>
Among other activities, the center organizes dozens of yearly events for journalists, scholars and the public, many of which take place at the [[Harvard Institute of Politics#John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum|John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://shorensteincenter.org/news-events/calendar/ | title=Shorenstein Center Calendar | date=2014-03-25 | access-date=2014-03-25 | publisher=Shorensteincenter.org}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2008/4/29/iop-panelists-simulate-oil-shock-former/ | title=IOP Panelists Simulate Oil Shock | date=2008-04-29 | access-date=2014-03-25 | publisher=TheCrimson.com}}</ref> Courses taught by Shorenstein Center professors are also an integral part of the Harvard Kennedy School's curriculum.
Since its founding in 1986, the center has also emerged as a source for research on US [[political campaign|campaigns]], [[election]]s and [[journalism]].<ref name="boys">{{cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/02/business/media/campaign-journalism-in-the-age-of-twitter.html | title=Campaign Journalism in the Age of Twitter  | date=2013-09-01 | access-date=2014-03-25 | newspaper=New York Times}}</ref> The center hosts visiting fellows each semester, who produce research on a broad range of topics.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://shorensteincenter.org/research-publications/papers/ | title=Shorenstein Center Papers | date=2014-03-25 | access-date=2014-03-25 | publisher=Shorensteincenter.org}}</ref> Papers have included "Riptide: What Really Happened to the News Business,"
by John Huey, [[Martin Nisenholtz]] and [[Paul Sagan]];<ref>{{cite web | url=http://shorensteincenter.org/2013/09/d81-riptide/ | title=Riptide: What Really Happened to the News Business | date=September 2013 | access-date=2014-03-25 | publisher=Shorensteincenter.org}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine | url=https://www.cjr.org/behind_the_news/riptide_reaction.php | title=Against the Riptide | date=2013-09-13 | access-date=2014-03-25 | magazine=Columbia Journalism Review}}</ref> "Did Twitter Kill the Boys on the Bus?" by [[Peter Hamby]] of [[CNN]] and [[Snapchat]];<ref name="boys"/><ref>{{cite web | url=http://shorensteincenter.org/2013/08/d80-hamby/ | title=Did Twitter Kill the Boys on the Bus?  | date=August 2013 | access-date=2014-03-25 | publisher=Shorensteincenter.org}}</ref> and "Digital Fuel of the 21st Century," by [[Vivek Kundra]], who was the first [[chief information officer]] of the United States from March 2009 to August 2011 under President [[Barack Obama]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://shorensteincenter.org/2012/01/digital-fuel-of-the-21st-century-innovation-through-open-data-and-the-network-effect/ | title=Digital Fuel of the 21st Century: Innovation through Open Data and the Network Effect | date=Fall 2011 | access-date=2014-03-25 | publisher=Shorensteincenter.org}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/31/opinion/tight-budget-look-to-the-cloud.html | title=Tight Budget? Look to the 'Cloud' | date=2011-08-31 | access-date=2014-03-25 | work=The New York Times}}</ref> In 2016, the center produced a series of four reports analyzing media coverage of the [[2016 US presidential election]], authored by Thomas E. Patterson, Bradlee Professor of Government and the Press.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://shorensteincenter.org/research-media-coverage-2016-election/|title=Research: Media Coverage of the 2016 Election - Shorenstein Center|date=2016-09-07|work=Shorenstein Center|access-date=2017-08-08|language=en-US}}</ref>
The Shorenstein Center also awards the annual Goldsmith Awards Program, which includes the [[Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting]] and the [[Goldsmith Book Prize]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://shorensteincenter.org/prizes-lectures/goldsmith-awards-program/ | title=Goldsmith Awards Program | date=2014-03-25 | access-date=2014-03-25 | publisher=Harvard Kennedy School | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140413043656/http://shorensteincenter.org/prizes-lectures/goldsmith-awards-program/ | archive-date=2014-04-13 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/abcs-brian-ross-investigative-unit-named-goldsmith-prize-finalist_b216007 | title=ABC's Brian Ross Investigative Unit Named Goldsmith Prize Finalist | date=2014-03-05 | access-date=2014-03-25 | publisher=Media Bistro}}</ref> Past winners have included [[James Rosen (journalist)|James Risen]] and [[Eric Lichtblau]] of ''[[The New York Times]]'';<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/16/national/nationalspecial3/16goldsmith.html | title=2 Times Reporters Win Prize for Articles on Spying | date=2006-03-16 | access-date=2014-03-25 | work=The New York Times}}</ref> [[Patricia Callahan]], Sam Roe and Michael Hawthorne of the ''[[Chicago Tribune]]'';<ref>{{cite web | url=http://shorensteincenter.org/2013/03/goldsmith-awards-ceremony-with-nicholas-d-kristof/ | title=''Chicago Tribune'' reporters win Goldsmith Prize, Nicholas D. Kristof delivers keynote | date=2013-05-13 | access-date=2014-03-25 | publisher=Shorensteincenter.org}}</ref> and Debbie Cenziper and Sarah Cohen of ''[[The Washington Post]]''.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://shorensteincenter.org/2009/03/washington-post-team-wins-2009-goldsmith-reporting-prize/ | title=Washington Post Team Wins 2009 Goldsmith Reporting Orize | date=2009-03-17 | access-date=2014-03-25 | publisher=Shorensteincenter.org}}</ref> Other prizes and lectures given by the Shorenstein Center include the [[David Nyhan]] Prize for Political Journalism,<ref>{{cite news | url=http://topics.nytimes.com/top/opinion/editorialsandoped/oped/columnists/bobherbert/ | title=Bob Herbert | date=2014-03-25 | access-date=2014-03-25 | work=The New York Times}}</ref> the T.H. White Lecture on Press and Politics<ref>{{cite web | url=http://shorensteincenter.org/prizes-lectures/theodore-h-white-lecture/ | title=Theodore H. White Lecture | date=2014-03-25 | access-date=2014-03-25 | publisher=Shorensteincenter.org}}</ref> and the [[Richard S. Salant]] Lecture on Freedom of the Press.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://shorensteincenter.org/prizes-lectures/salant-lecture/ | title=Salant Lecture | date=2014-03-25 | access-date=2014-03-25 | publisher=Shorensteincenter.org}}</ref>
==History==
The [[John F. Kennedy School of Government]] has always recognized that engagement with the media should be part of the school's focus, and initially this role was fulfilled by the [[Harvard Institute of Politics]] (IOP).<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.nytimes.com/1966/10/18/archives/harvard-university-creates-institute-of-politics-10-fellows.html | title=Harvard University Creates Institute of Politics; 10 Fellows Appointed to Unit in Graduate School, Which Is Renamed for Kennedy | date=1966-10-18 | access-date=2014-03-25 | work=The New York Times}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.iop.harvard.edu/About-Us/History | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080407095033/http://www.iop.harvard.edu/About-Us/History | url-status=dead | archive-date=2008-04-07 | title=About Us > History | publisher=Harvard Institute of Politics | access-date=2013-04-09 }}</ref> In 1974 [[Jonathan Moore (State Department official)|Jonathan Moore]] became the institute's director, and under him the IOP sponsored conferences and invited journalists to Harvard as fellows.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://dickey.dartmouth.edu/component/content/article/22-board-of-visitors/95-jonathan-moore | title=Jonathan Moore | access-date=2014-03-25 | publisher=John Sloan Dickey Center for International Understanding | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140326003951/http://dickey.dartmouth.edu/component/content/article/22-board-of-visitors/95-jonathan-moore | archive-date=2014-03-26 }}</ref> In 1980 Moore drafted a proposal for a Harvard center on the press, politics and public policy. Kennedy School dean [[Graham Allison]] and Harvard president [[Derek Bok]] supported the concept, and an advisory board and committee were formed.<ref name="hks-history">
{{cite web | url=http://www.hks.harvard.edu/news-events/news/articles/25-years-and-counting-for-the-shorenstein-center-on-the-press,-politics-and-public-policy | title=25 Years and Counting for the Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics and Public Policy | date=2011-10-13 | access-date=2014-03-25 | publisher=Harvard Kennedy School}}</ref> Those consulted included political scientist [[Richard Neustadt]]; attorney and educator [[David Riesman]]; journalists [[James C. Thomson Jr.]], [[David S. Broder]], [[J. Anthony Lukas]] and [[Dan Rather]]; newspaper executives [[Otis Chandler]], [[Katharine Graham]] and [[William O. Taylor II]]; researcher [[Stephen H. Hess]]; ''[[Foreign Affairs]]'' editor [[James F. Hoge, Jr.]]; and television executive [[Frank Stanton (executive)|Frank Stanton]] . An endowment fund was created by the IOP, and other donations came from the ''[[Boston Globe]]'', [[Cox Enterprises]], [[Walter Cronkite]] and [[General Electric]]. In all, these efforts raised $5 million for professorships, programs and fellowships.<ref name="hks-history"/>
In March 1985, [[Joan Shorenstein]], a producer of the ''[[CBS Evening News|CBS Evening News with Dan Rather]]'', died of cancer at age 38. Her parents, [[Walter Shorenstein|Walter H. and Phyllis J. Shorenstein]], were interested in creating an initiative that would honor their daughter's passion for journalism and politics, and spoke with [[Edward M. Kennedy]], Allison, Bok and Moore. The Shorensteins' gave an initial gift of $5 million, and the Joan Shorenstein Center on Press, Politics and Public Policy officially opened in September 1986.<ref name="hks-history"/><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/25/nyregion/25jewish.html |title=An Old-Time Kingmaker and His Political Legacy|work=The New York Times |date=25 August 2008 |access-date=2014-04-25|last1=Roberts |first1=Sam }}</ref> At the ceremony an address was given by [[Benjamin C. Bradlee]], with remarks by Senator Kennedy, Walter H. Shorenstein and others.<ref name="hks-history"/>
Two years after the Shorenstein Center's founding, veteran journalist [[Marvin Kalb]] became its director.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.hks.harvard.edu/about/faculty-staff-directory/marvin-kalb | title=Marvin Kalb, Edward R. Murrow Professor of Practice, Emeritus Harvard Kennedy School | access-date=2014-03-25 | publisher=Harvard Kennedy School}}</ref> He worked to raise the center's profile, and under his leadership the Theodore H. White Lecture on Press and Politics was established, followed by the [[Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.nytimes.com/1996/03/11/business/media-press-increasing-numbers-critics-get-early-start-their-analysis-campaign.html | title=In Increasing Numbers, Critics Get an Early Start in Their Analysis of Campaign Reporting | work=The New York Times |date= 1996-03-11 | access-date=2013-04-09}}</ref> Kalb directed the center until 1999, and during that time formalized its fellowship program; developed the introductory course on press, politics and public policy; and expanded the Kennedy School's curriculum.<ref name="hks-history"/>
On July 1, 2000, [[Pulitzer Prize]]–winning journalist [[Alex S. Jones]] was named director of the Shorenstein Center.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://news.harvard.edu/gazette/2000/04.20/shorenstein.html | title=Alex S. Jones Named New Director of the Shorenstein Center | date=2000-04-20 | access-date=2014-03-25 | publisher=Harvard Gazette | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130525182715/http://www.news.harvard.edu/gazette/2000/04.20/shorenstein.html | archive-date=2013-05-25 }}</ref> Since taking over, he has enhanced the fellowship program, launched initiatives to increase student engagement and broadened the advisory board. The Shorenstein Center is one of the most active programs at the [[Harvard Kennedy School]], and has hosted more than a thousand speakers since 1986.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://shorensteincenter.org/2014/?cat=11 | title= Shorenstein Center Events Archive | publisher=Shorensteincenter.org | access-date=2014-04-25}}</ref>
It is currently run by Nancy Gibbs, former editor in chief of Time and former editorial director of the Time Inc. News Group.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://shorensteincenter.org/nancy-gibbs-appointed-faculty-director-shorenstein-center/|title=Nancy Gibbs Appointed Faculty Director of the Shorenstein Center|date=2016-04-25|newspaper=Shorenstein Center|language=en-US|access-date=2016-11-15}}</ref>
==Shorenstein Center fellows==
The Shorenstein Center traditionally hosts 5–6 fellows per semester. These fellows are well-established practitioners in media, politics and public policy. They serve as mentors to students and hold study groups to share their experiences with the Harvard Kennedy School community more broadly. Each fellow produces a final research paper that contributes to ideas and innovation in their respective areas of expertise. Past fellows have included Maria Ressa, Bob Schieffer, Richard Stengel and Judy Woodruff.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://shorensteincenter.org/fellowships/former-fellows-by-name/ |title=Former Shorenstein Fellows |publisher=Shorenstein Center}}</ref>
== Combating fake news & ''Harvard Kennedy School Misinformation Review'' ==
In September 2017, First Draft News, a non-profit that works on solutions to challenges with trust & truth in news, set up a home base at the Shorenstein Center. The network includes more than 100 organizations that help newsrooms & tech companies verify news. This announcement is part of the Shorenstein Center's broader work and research in the area of combatting fake news.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.niemanlab.org/2017/09/with-4-5-million-knight-is-launching-a-new-commission-and-funding-more-new-projects-to-address-declining-public-trust-in-media/| title=Knight launching a new commission'| publisher=Nieman Lab}}</ref>
In February 2017, the Shorenstein Center hosted a conference on fake news, bringing together academics and practitioners to discuss solutions to the problem. The conference was co-sponsored by the Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation, as well as Northeastern University.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://shorensteincenter.org/combating-fake-news-agenda-for-research/| title=Combating Fake News Conference| work=Shorenstein Center| date=2 May 2017}}</ref>
In response to online misinformation, the Shorenstein Center created the '''''Harvard Kennedy School Misinformation Review'',''' a [[peer-reviewed]], [[open-access]] [[Academic journal|journal]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=HKS Misinformation Review|url=https://misinforeview.hks.harvard.edu/our-mission/|access-date=2021-08-23|website=[[Shorenstein Center]]|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Harvard's new Misinformation Review features "fast review" of scholarly research|url=https://knightfoundation.org/articles/harvards-new-misinformation-review-features-fast-review-of-scholarly-research/|access-date=2021-08-23|website=[[Knight Foundation]]|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Barett|first=Brian|date=September 4, 2020|title=Will WhatsApp's Misinfo Cure Work for Facebook Messenger?|language=en-US|magazine=Wired|url=https://www.wired.com/story/facebook-messenger-limits-misinformation-election-2020/|access-date=2021-08-23|issn=1059-1028}}</ref>
==The Journalist's Resource==
[[The Journalist's Resource]] is a free reference website based at the Shorenstein Center.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://journalistsresource.org/about| title=Informing the news with The Journalist's Resource| publisher=Shorenstein Center|website=The Journalist's Resource}}</ref> It makes leading media research and insights on topical news items available to journalists, bloggers, students and professors. Peer-reviewed research is central to its mandate and day-to-day offerings.<ref>{{cite web|title=From white paper to newspaper: Making academia more accessible to journalists: Journalist's Resource attempts to bridge a gap between academia and journalism, making original research easy to find and easy to understand.
|first=ANDREW |last=PHELPS |date=Nov 21, 2011|url=https://www.niemanlab.org/2011/11/from-white-paper-to-newspaper-making-academia-more-accessible-to-journalists/|website=[[Nieman Lab]]}}</ref> The resource has been recognized by the [[American Library Association]] for the quality of work made available on the site.<ref>{{cite journal|page=74|title=Best Free Reference Websites: The Fifteenth Annual List|journal=Reference and User Services Quarterly|volume=53|issue=1 |date= Fall 2013|url=https://www.ala.org/rusa/sites/ala.org.rusa/files/content/sections/mars/marspubs/combined_index/bestfreecombined_1999_2016_complete.pdf}}</ref>
==See also==
* [[Hard Choices (Moore book)|''Hard Choices'' (Moore book)]]
* [[Joan Shorenstein Barone Award]]
* [[Walter Shorenstein]]
* [[Douglas W. Shorenstein]]
==References==
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==External links==
*[http://ShorensteinCenter.org Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy]
*[http://journalistsresource.org Journalist's Resource]
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