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Reclaiming the Public Interest?
Advancing knowledge on media, audiences, and influence
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Only the Beginning: How the UK Made an Impact on Loneliness and How it Can Do It Again
Hannah Dreier and the staff of The New York Times Win the 2026 Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting
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Every public policy issue is influenced by the quality and flows of media and information. The Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy is a research center dedicated to examining how media is created, distributed and consumed – and its impacts on society.
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Focus Areas
Media Creation
Exploring and supporting the evolving world of news and public interest media.
Information Distribution
Investigating how news and information travel across platforms, technologies, and audiences.
News Consumption & Engagement
Understanding how people behave in a rapidly changing information landscape.
Policy & Impact
Exploring how media and policy shape each other—and their impact on civic life, public discourse, and democracy.
News from the Shorenstein Center
Hannah Dreier and the staff of The New York Times Win the 2026 Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting
Center News
Announcing the winner of the 2026 Goldsmith Prize for Explanatory Reporting
Center News
Announcing the finalists for the 2026 Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting
Featured Event
Disinformation Without Deception: When Russian Strategic Narratives Resonate with West African Audiences
This talk examines how Russian strategic narratives circulating on social media resonate with audiences in West Africa.
Event
Zoom webinar
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
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