journalism

The following items are tagged journalism.

Political Polarization and Ideas for Restoring Civility to Government in 2012

Posted by & filed under International Negotiation, The Kelman Seminar.

“Political Polarization and Ideas for Restoring Civility to Government in 2012″

with

Jill Lepore,
Professor of American History at Harvard University
and

Mark McKinnon
Reidy Fellow at the Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics and Public Policy at the Kennedy School of Government
 
Date: October 25, 2011
Time: 4:00-6:00 PM
Where: Weatherhead Center for International Affairs
1737 Cambridge Street, Room K-354, Cambridge MA
Contact Chair:

Detecting lies of omission

Posted by & filed under Daily, Negotiation Skills.

Adapted from “So, You Don’t Want the Other Side to Lie,” first printed in the Negotiation newsletter, June 2004.

Whether we like it or not, negotiators often lie. Researchers have found that while most of us are generally aware of this fact, few of us are adept at detecting actual lies in negotiation.

In two

“Budrus” screening fosters lively discussion on non-violence

Posted by & filed under Events, Negotiation and Nonviolent Action, PON Film Series.

On March 30, the Program on Negotiation and the Harvard Middle East Initiative hosted a screening of the documentary Budrus. The screening was also supported by the Progressive Jewish Alliance, The Harvard Palestine Solidarity Committee, J Street of Harvard and the Nieman Foundation for Journalism.

The film was followed by a question and answer session with

“South Africa: Press, Politics and Development in the Post-Apartheid Era”

Posted by & filed under Daily, Events, International Negotiation, The Kelman Seminar.

 ”South Africa:  Press, Politics and Development
in the Post-Apartheid Era.”

with

Bob Giles
Curator, Nieman Foundation for Journalism
and
Rob Rose
Business reporter for South Africa’s Sunday Times and Nieman Fellow
 
Date: April 26, 2011
Time: 4:00-6:00 PM
Where: CGIS Knafel Building, 1737 Cambridge Street,
Bowie Vernon Room (Room N-262), Cambridge MA
Contact Chair: Donna Hicks (dhicks@wcfia.harvard.edu).

Speaker Bios
Bob Giles is Curator of the Nieman Foundation for

“The Military and the Media: Two Perspectives- Iraq and Pakistan”

Posted by & filed under Daily, Events, International Negotiation, The Kelman Seminar.

“The Military and the Media:  Two Perspectives– Iraq and Pakistan”

with

Wajahat Khan,
and

Emma Sky

Date: March 29, 2011

Time: 4:00-6:00 PM

Where: Knafel Building, 1737 Cambridge Street,
Bowie Vernon Room (Room N-262), Cambridge MA
Contact Chair: Donna Hicks (dhicks@wcfia.harvard.edu).

Speaker Bios
Emma Sky left Iraq in September 2010, where she had served for three years as Political Advisor to General

Knocking

Posted by & filed under Daily, Events, PON Film Series, Student Events, Students.

At first glance, Knocking is about Jehovah’s Witnesses, the door-to-door proselytizers we like to hide from. But there’s a bigger story as the film asks whether they are a necessary annoyance in a free society. What if you wanted to speak, publish, worship or live as you choose but belonged to the marginalized group of

“Understanding public protests in Egypt and Iran: What is similar, what is different”

Posted by & filed under Daily, Events, International Negotiation, The Kelman Seminar.

“Understanding public protests in Egypt and Iran: What is similar, what is different”

with

Hoochang Chehabi
and
Nazila Fathi
Date: February 22, 2011

Time: 4:00-6:00 PM

Where: Knafel Building, 1737 Cambridge Street,
Bowie Vernon Room (Room N-262), Cambridge MA
Contact Chair: Donna Hicks (dhicks@wcfia.harvard.edu).

Speaker Bios
Houchang Chehabi is Professor of International Relations and History at Boston University. He specializes in Middle

“Taking stock of Cambodia 20 years after the Paris Peace Agreement”

Posted by & filed under Daily, Events, The Kelman Seminar.

“Taking stock of Cambodia 20 years after the Paris Peace Agreement”

with

Kevin Doyle
and
Stephen Marks

Date: February 1, 2011

Time: 4:00-6:00 PM

Where: CGIS Building, Weatherhead Center for International Affairs,
1737 Cambridge Street, Room N-262, Cambridge MA
Contact Chair: Donna Hicks (dhicks@wcfia.harvard.edu).

Speaker Bios
Kevin Doyle is the editor-in-chief of The Cambodia Daily newspaper in Phnom Penh where he has

Let Them Compare and Contrast

Posted by & filed under Daily, Negotiation Skills.

Adapted from “Will Your Proposals Hit the Mark?” First published in the Negotiation newsletter.

In negotiation, it’s always better when someone accepts your offer rather than rejecting it, right? Actually, rejection can sometimes be the most effective way to get to “yes.”

Let’s look at another story about consumer behavior, as described by Itamar Simonson of Stanford’s