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The Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy is a Harvard University research center dedicated to exploring and illuminating the intersection of press, politics and public policy in theory and practice. It is part of the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.

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Jill Abramson: Merchants of Truth

Tue, Apr 9, 2019

Jill Abramson talks about her new book _The Merchant of Truth: The Business of News and the Fight for Facts_ which follows The New York Times, The Washington Post, BuzzFeed, and Vice News over the course of the 21st century. She is also the co-author with Jane Mayer of _Strange Justice: The Selling of Clarence Thomas_, a National Book Award finalist. Jill started as a reporter in the era of Watergate. She held senior editorial positions at the New York Times, where she was the first woman to serve as Washington bureau chief, managing editor, and executive editor. She spent nine years at the Wall Street Journal. A senior lecturer at Harvard University, she writes a column about U.S. politics for The Guardian.

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Decoding the Mueller Investigation

Tue, Apr 2, 2019

Garrett M. Graff, a distinguished magazine journalist and historian, met with fellows and guests at the Shorenstein Center in Harvard's Kennedy School to give his take on the wrap-up of the Russia investigation led by special counsel Robert Mueller. Graff offers what he thinks is in the 300-400 pages of the final report that the public has not yet seen. » **[See WGBH News reporter Phillip Martin's interview with Garrett Graff](https://www.wgbh.org/news/politics/2019/04/05/searching-for-a-strategy-in-robert-muellers-final-report ) ** Graff writes about politics, technology, and national security. He’s written for publications from WIRED and _Esquire_ to _Bloomberg BusinessWeek_ and _The New York Times_, and served as the editor of two of Washington’s most prestigious magazines, _Washingtonian_ and POLITICO Magazine.

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Finalists for the Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting

Tue, Mar 12, 2019

Hear from the seven finalists for the 2019 Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting. Nominees conducted investigative reporting and created pieces that examine effective and ethical conduct of government, the making of public policy, or the practice of politics. **2019 Goldsmith Prize Finalists ** Connor Sheets, Alabama Media Group _Alabama’s ‘Beach House Sheriff’_ J. David McSwane and Andrew Chavez, _The Dallas Morning News_ _Pain and Profit_ Daffodil Altan, Andrés Cediel, Abbie VanSickle for The Investigative Reporting Program (IRP) at UC Berkeley’s Graduate School of Journalism and FRONTLINE, PBS _Trafficked in America_ Barbara Laker, Wendy Ruderman, Dylan Purcell, Jessica Griffin, Garland Potts for _The Philadelphia Inquirer_ _Toxic City: Sick Schools_ Ginger Thompson, Michael Grabell, Topher Sanders, Melissa Sanchez, Duaa Eldeib, Jodi S. Cohen, Alex Mierjeski, Claire Perlman, Ken Schwencke, Adriana Gallardo, and staff for ProPublica _Zero Tolerance_ Christian Sheckler, Ken Armstrong for _South Bend Tribune_ ProPublica _Criminal Justice in Elkhart, Indiana_ Michael Rothfeld, Joe Palazzolo, Nicole Hong, Rebecca Davis O’Brien, Rebecca Ballhaus, Alexandra Berzon, Lukas I. Alpert, Michael Siconolfi, Carmel Lobello, Shelby Holliday, Jarrard Cole, Anthony Galloway, Joel Eastwood for _The Wall Street Journal's_ "Trump’s Hush Money" **Update:** following the panel discussion, the Shorenstein Center announced [the winner of the 2019 Goldsmith Awards.](https://shorensteincenter.org/2019-goldsmith-prize-winner/ "") Congratulations to J. David McSwane and Andrew Chavez of the _The Dallas Morning News_ for their series ["Pain and Profit"](https://interactives.dallasnews.com/2018/pain-and-profit/ ""). Financial support for the Goldsmith Awards Program is provided by an annual grant from the Goldsmith Fund of the Greenfield Foundation. The program is administered by the Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy at Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government.

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What’s the Point of Publishing Opinion, Anyway?

Tue, Feb 26, 2019

James Bennet is the editorial page editor of _The New York Times_. He oversees the editorial board and the Letters and Op-Ed sections. In this fellows lecture at Harvard's Shorenstein Center, Bennet discusses the role opinion pages in daily news, and what happens when an op-ed like the anonymous letter from a former member of the Trump administration becomes the news.

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How to talk Conservatism

Tue, Mar 5, 2019

Jane Coaston, a senior politics reporter at Vox, talks on the subject of conservative political ideology and right wing politics. Prior to joining Vox, Coaston covered the 2016 election for MTV News, examining the Republican Party and the American right wing in depth. Image Source: Pexels

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Justin Tinsley: Social Activism through Sports & Pop Culture

Tue, Feb 12, 2019

Justin Tinsley is a culture and sports writer for [The Undefeated](https://theundefeated.com ""), a sports and pop culture website owned and operated by ESPN. He visited the Shorenstein Center at the Harvard Kennedy School to talk with fellows about current and historic protests in sports, and the activism playing out in popular music and culture today. Imgage: Pixabay

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German Lopez: Guns in America

Tue, Oct 30, 2018

Vox Senior Correspondent German Lopez talks with Professor Nancy Gibbs about gun violence, gun reform, and criminal justice reform in the United States. Image: [Pexels.com](https://www.pexels.com/photo/arms-blur-close-up-firing-370202/ "Pexels.com")

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Jazmine Ulloa: Reporting on the Borderlands

Tue, Oct 2, 2018

Jazmine Ulloa has covered stories on immigration and life at the Mexican-American border as a reporter in Texas and California. She visited Harvard's Shorenstein Center to discuss issues brought into a brighter light under the Trump administration, namely the numerous challenges both legal and undocumented immigrants face in the United States. Photo: [U.S. Customs and Border Protection](https://www.flickr.com/photos/cbpphotos/ "")

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Talia Buford: Environmental Inequity in 2018

Tue, Apr 3, 2018

Talia Buford, reporter for ProPublica, discusses environmental justice, the complexities of covering the environment, how environmental policy is changing in the Trump administration, and more during a visit to the Shorenstein Center. **SEE ALSO:** [Talia Buford's interview with WGBH News.](https://www.wgbh.org/news/national-news/2018/06/15/talia-buford-on-pruitts-epa-and-environmental-inequities "Talia Buford's interview with WGBH News. ")

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Adam Serwer: The Politics of Racism in Trump’s America

Tue, Mar 27, 2018

Adam Serwer discusses the politics of racism in America under the Trump administration.

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Boston Talks About Racism, Policing The Black Community: Consequences And Activism

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