The Kelman Seminar

A panel discussion with Nieman Fellows Ian Johnson, Pulitzer Prize Winning Reporter for the Wall Street Journal, and Rose Luwei Luqiu, Assignment Editor at Phoenix Satellite Television and Weatherhead Center Fellow Jisheng Sun, Associate Professor at China Foreign Affairs University.

The discussions in the Negotiation, Conflict and the News Media series focus on exploring the relationship … Read Misunderstanding the US? Misunderstanding China?

A panel discussion with Nieman Fellows Evelyn Hernandez, Opinion Page Editor of for El Diario/La Prensa and Claudio Sanchez, Education Correspondent for National Public Radio

The discussions in the Negotiation, Conflict and the News Media series focus on exploring the relationship among government, news media, and the conflict resolution community in framing and responding to conflict. … Read Immigration and the News Media

Dexter Filkins, Baghdad Correspondent for the New York Times and Nieman Fellow and Kate Peters, World News Producer for the BBC and Nieman Fellow

The discussions in the Negotiation, Conflict and the News Media series focus on exploring the relationship among government, news media, and the conflict resolution community in framing and responding to conflict. Topics … Read Reporting from Iraq: A US and British Perspective

Janette Ballard, Producer, BBC London

On March 4-6, 2006, the BBC aired Facing the Truth, a three part television series that brought victims and perpetrators of the conflict in Northern Ireland together for dialogue. Archbishop Desmond Tutu presided over the events. Janette Ballard, producer of the series, will show one of the programs and comment on … Learn More About This Program

Donna Hicks, Associate at the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs

On March 4-6, 2006, the BBC aired Facing the Truth, a three part television series that brought victims and perpetrators of the conflict in Northern Ireland together for dialogue. Archbishop Desmond Tutu facilitated the encounters along with Lesley Bilinda, whose husband was killed in the Rwandan … Learn More About This Program

Nieman Fellows Zippi Brand and Taghreed Zuhair El-Khodary reflected on some of the most painful news stories they have covered over the years, and spoke to how reporters can help deescalate conflict. They noted that when journalists focus on fair, balanced reporting and investigate underlying motives behind violent acts, they can help defuse tension and … Learn More About This Program

On Tuesday, December 6, 2005, Joseph Nye, University Distinguished Service Professor, Sultan of Oman Professor of International Relations and former Dean of Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government and Nathaniel Fick, former Marine Officer and author of One Bullet Away, will be sharing a panel discussion entitled, “The Role of the Military in Exercising Soft Power.”

This … Read The Role of the Military in Exercising Soft Power

On Tuesday, November 8, 2005, James Carroll, columnist for the Boston Globe, and Charles Hooper, Colonel, US Army and Weatherhead Center Fellow will be sharing a panel discussion entitled, “Responding to Terrorism: Challenges to the Military.”

This discussion is the third in a series on the topic of Negotiation, Conflict and the News Media presented by … Learn More About This Program

The Role of the Expert in Terrorism Reporting (October 25, 2005)
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On Tuesday, October 25, 2005, Rami Khouri, Editor-at-Large of the Beirut-based Daily Star and Antonia Chayes, Visiting Professor of International Politics and Law at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy shared a panel discussion entitled, “The Role of the Expert in … Read The Role of the Expert in Terrorism Reporting