Online News — Public Sphere or Echo Chamber?
MIT Communications Forum: Online News — Public Sphere or Echo Chamber?
Two panelists debate whether journalism in a digital age amounts to feast or famine, and differ on even basic questions.
Communications Forum: Civic Media and the Law
Communications Forum: Civic Media and the Law
David Ardia, Daniel Schuman, and Micah Sifry What do citizens need to know when they publicly address legally challenging or dangerous topics? Journalists have always had the privilege, protected by statute, of not having to reveal their sources. But as more ...
Civic Media and the Law
Civic Media and the Law
11/04/2010 5:00 PM E14-633Micah Sifry, Founder, Editor, Personal Democracy Forum; Daniel Schuman, Policy Counsel, Sunlight Foundation; David Ardia, Fellow, Berkman CenterDescription: While these panelists diverge on the precise metaphor -- 'picking through a minefield,' 'hacking through the ...
Democracy after Citizens United
Democracy after Citizens United
09/30/2010 4:00 PM Wong AuditoriumLawrence Lessig, Professor of Law at Harvard Law School and Director of the Edmond J. Safra Foundation Center for Ethics; Allison R. Hayward, Vice President of Policy, Center for Competitive Politics; John Bonifaz, Founder, National Voting Rights Institute; ...
"Crossing Mandelbaum Gate" Book Talk with Kai Bird
"Crossing Mandelbaum Gate" Book Talk with Kai Bird
A Starr Forum event presented on May 6, 2010Pulitzer prize-winning author, Kai Bird, came to MIT for a book talk and book signing: Crossing Mandelbaum Gate: Coming of Age between the Arabs and Israelis, 1956-1978 (Just released this April!) ABOUT KAI BIRD:Kai Bird's ...
The Interaction Between Poverty, Growth and Democracy
The Interaction Between Poverty, Growth and Democracy
05/03/2010 12:00 PM Wong AuditoriumPresident Alejandro Toledo, President of Peru 2001"2006Description: Alejandro Toledo has remained a passionate advocate of reform since departing the presidency of Peru in 2006. In his home country, he embodied the possibility of ...
MIT/ Harvard Gaza: America's Response
MIT/ Harvard Gaza: America's Response
Guest speakers:Augustus Richard Norton, professor of anthropology and international relations, Boston University Robert Blecher, historian and analyst with the International Crisis Group Uri Zaki, USA Director, B'Tselem, the Israeli Information Center Moderating the discussion: Balakrishnan ...
Civics in Difficult Places
MIT Communications Forum: Civics in Difficult Places
In a live demonstration of globe-straddling communication technologies like Skype, this forum connects to citizen journalists and activists around the world, some of whom frequently test the limits of governmental authority.
Government Transparency and Collaborative Journalism
Government Transparency and Collaborative Journalism
What new ways of gathering and presenting information are evolving from the nexus of government openness and digital connectedness?
The Future of Civic Engagement in a Broadband"Enabled World
The Future of Civic Engagement in a Broadband"Enabled World
03/01/2010 4:00 PM Wong AuditoriumEugene J. Huang, Government Operations Director, National Broadband Task Force, Federal Communications CommissionDescription: The digital revolution that brought us Facebook, Twitter and YouTube could help revive participatory ...
The Future of Government"Citizen Engagement
The Future of Government"Citizen Engagement
03/01/2010 4:45 PM Wong AuditoriumJerry Mechling, Lecturer in Public Policy, Kennedy School; Nick Grossman, Director of Civic Works, The Open Planning Project; Laurel Ruma, Editor, O'Reilly Media; John Wonderlich, Policy Director, Sunlight Fndtn; Chris ...
Soapbox Event at Federal Hall (some explicit language used)
Soapbox Event at Federal Hall (some explicit language used)
Warning, this video contains some explicit languagePIA LINDMAN: SOAPBOX EVENT Reinventing Forms of Free Speech __________________________________________________________________________________________________ Location of first event: Federal Hall National Memorial 26 ...
What's New at the MIT Center for Future Civic Media?
MIT Communications Forum: What's New at the MIT Center for Future Civic ...
Based on this roster of speakers, the MIT Center for Future Civic Media exists in a constant state of productive ferment, if not adrenaline rush.
Race, Politics and American Media
Race, Politics and American Media
10/08/2009 5:00 PM Juan Williams, News analyst, NPR; J. Phillip Thompson, Associate Professor of Urban Politics, Department of Urban Studies and Planning, MIT; David Thorburn, MIT Professor of Literature, MacVicar Faculty FellowDescription: The collapse of print and other traditional news and ...
Challenges in Nation Building
Challenges in Nation Building
09/29/2009 2:30 PM 10"250President José Ramos"Horta, President, East Timor, 1996 Nobel Peace Prize LaureateDescription: At times humorous and defiant, JoséRamos"Horta describes nurturing the 21st century's first sovereign state through its formative years. The journey of East ...
U.S.-Cuba Relations: The Beginning of a Long Thaw?
U.S.-Cuba Relations: The Beginning of a Long Thaw?
09/23/2009 4:30 PM Wong AuditoriumJulia Sweig, Nelson and David Rockefeller Senior Fellow For Latin America Studies, Council on Foreign Relations; Wayne Smith, Senior Fellow and Director of the Cuba Program, Center for International PolicyDescription: To the dismay of ...
Toward India 2020: Challenges and Opportunities
Toward India 2020: Challenges and Opportunities
09/09/2009 11:00 AM Bartos theaterDr. Montek Singh Ahluwalia, Deputy Chairman, Indian Planning CommissionDescription: People sometimes ask Montek Singh Ahluwalia questions loaded with "aspirational objectives," such as when India will "get rid of poverty." Few are as ...
Learning to See in the Dark: The Roots of Ethical Resistance
Learning to See in the Dark: The Roots of Ethical Resistance
04/24/2009 6:00 PM Simmons HallCarol Gilligan, University Professor, New York University School of LawDescription: In this complex narrative documenting paradigm shifts in developmental thinking, Carol Gilligan defines the very capacity of our human nature-to have a ...
Distributed Leadership in the Obama Campaign
Distributed Leadership in the Obama Campaign
03/19/2009 E51"395Marshall Ganz, Lecturer in Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School of GovernmentDescription: The Obama campaign owes its victory not to a single charismatic candidate, but to the efforts of a disciplined and motivated organization whose roots go back ...
A Few Things Learned from Craigslist
A Few Things Learned from Craigslist
11/14/2008 12:00 PM NE25Craig Newmark, Founder, CraigslistDescription: In his unassuming way, Craig Newmark believes his eponymous website might just help nudge people toward greater civic engagement. While Craigslist.org "is a simple platform where people help each other out," focusing on ...