Joan Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics, and Public Policy
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The Joan Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics and Public Policyhttp://www.ksg.harvard.edu/presspol/index.htm at Harvard University
, named after Joan Shorenstein
, explores the intersection of press
, politics
and public policy
in theory and practice, striving to bridge the gap between journalists and scholars, and between them and the public. It has emerged as a major source for research on U.S.
campaigns
, election
shttp://www.ksg.harvard.edu/presspol/research_publications.htm, and journalism
.
Through teaching and research at the Kennedy School of Government and through its program of fellows and conferences, the center is at the forefront of discussions in this area. The center offers a number of student-oriented initiatives, including courses on political communication and public policy. Its fellowship program invites distinguished scholars and journalists to share their knowledge and expertise with the community through frequent discussions open to the public.
The Shorenstein Center is a widely respected convener of journalists, scholars and political activists working to help the press improve its role in democracy
, public policy
, international news
, and race, gender
and the press
.
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
, named after Joan Shorenstein
Joan Shorenstein
Joan Shorenstein was a journalist for The Washington Post who died of cancer in 1985 at the age of 38. She was married to Michael Barone , a senior writer for US News and World Report....
, explores the intersection of press
Mass media
Mass media refers collectively to all media technologies which are intended to reach a large audience via mass communication. Broadcast media transmit their information electronically and comprise of television, film and radio, movies, CDs, DVDs and some other gadgets like cameras or video consoles...
, politics
Politics
Politics is a process by which groups of people make collective decisions. The term is generally applied to the art or science of running governmental or state affairs, including behavior within civil governments, but also applies to institutions, fields, and special interest groups such as the...
and public policy
Public policy
Public policy as government action is generally the principled guide to action taken by the administrative or executive branches of the state with regard to a class of issues in a manner consistent with law and institutional customs. In general, the foundation is the pertinent national and...
in theory and practice, striving to bridge the gap between journalists and scholars, and between them and the public. It has emerged as a major source for research on U.S.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
campaigns
Political campaign
A political campaign is an organized effort which seeks to influence the decision making process within a specific group. In democracies, political campaigns often refer to electoral campaigns, wherein representatives are chosen or referendums are decided...
, election
Election
An election is a formal decision-making process by which a population chooses an individual to hold public office. Elections have been the usual mechanism by which modern representative democracy operates since the 17th century. Elections may fill offices in the legislature, sometimes in the...
shttp://www.ksg.harvard.edu/presspol/research_publications.htm, and journalism
Journalism
Journalism is the practice of investigation and reporting of events, issues and trends to a broad audience in a timely fashion. Though there are many variations of journalism, the ideal is to inform the intended audience. Along with covering organizations and institutions such as government and...
.
Through teaching and research at the Kennedy School of Government and through its program of fellows and conferences, the center is at the forefront of discussions in this area. The center offers a number of student-oriented initiatives, including courses on political communication and public policy. Its fellowship program invites distinguished scholars and journalists to share their knowledge and expertise with the community through frequent discussions open to the public.
The Shorenstein Center is a widely respected convener of journalists, scholars and political activists working to help the press improve its role in democracy
Democracy
Democracy is generally defined as a form of government in which all adult citizens have an equal say in the decisions that affect their lives. Ideally, this includes equal participation in the proposal, development and passage of legislation into law...
, public policy
Public policy
Public policy as government action is generally the principled guide to action taken by the administrative or executive branches of the state with regard to a class of issues in a manner consistent with law and institutional customs. In general, the foundation is the pertinent national and...
, international news
News
News is the communication of selected information on current events which is presented by print, broadcast, Internet, or word of mouth to a third party or mass audience.- Etymology :...
, and race, gender
Gender
Gender is a range of characteristics used to distinguish between males and females, particularly in the cases of men and women and the masculine and feminine attributes assigned to them. Depending on the context, the discriminating characteristics vary from sex to social role to gender identity...
and the press
Journalism
Journalism is the practice of investigation and reporting of events, issues and trends to a broad audience in a timely fashion. Though there are many variations of journalism, the ideal is to inform the intended audience. Along with covering organizations and institutions such as government and...
.
See also
- Shorenstein PrizeShorenstein PrizeThe Shorenstein Prize is awarded annually by the Joan Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics and Public Policy at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government, and the Walter H. Shorenstein Forum for Asia Pacific Studies at Stanford University...
- Goldsmith Book PrizeGoldsmith Book PrizeThe Goldsmith Book Prize is a literary award for books published in the United States.-Description:The award is meant to recognize works that "[improve] government through an examination of the intersection between press, politics, and public policy." The prize is awarded to the book published in...
- Goldsmith Prize for Investigative ReportingGoldsmith Prize for Investigative ReportingThe Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting is an award for journalists administered by the Joan Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics and Public Policy at Harvard University. The program was launched in 1991, with the goal of exposing examples of poor government, and encouraging good...