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Professor Thomas Patterson talked about the Mueller Report, how the media covers those involved, and what could happen next week when Robert Mueller testifies before Congress. This program …

Harvard University’s Shorenstein Center hosted a panel discussion with the winners and finalists of the 2016 Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting. They spoke about their investigation…

Elaine Kamarck, a member of the Democratic National Committee, talked about the presidential nominating process and how it might be reformed. Topics included the Florida and Michigan Democra…

Participants talked about the method of selecting presidential nominees. They talked about the progression of the primary systems from the initial structure to the status quo. They spoke of …

Participants talked to students about the low rate of youth voting and programs to motivate youth to participate in the electoral process. Following their remarks they answered questions fro…

The panelists talked about various ways of financing national party conventions. After their presentations they answered audience members' questions.

Harvard University Professor, Thomas Patterson, joined an edition of the Close Up Foundation program and talked about voter turnout in the 2002 Midterm Elections, as well as causes and conse…

In the second panel of a conference, “Is American Journalism in Crisis,” participants discussed solutions to problems in the news media which were raised in the earlier panel discussion, inc…

In the first panel of a conference, “Is American Journalism in Crisis,” panelists discussed problems in the U.S. news media industry. They examined issues such media mergers, media forms, th…

Patterson, a professor of political science, discussed the Democratic primary in New York and the New York media.