The Shorenstein Center

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Advancing knowledge on media, audiences, and influence

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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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Media Creation

Media Creation

Exploring and supporting the evolving world of news and public interest media.

Information Distribution

Information Distribution

Investigating how news and information travel across platforms, technologies, and audiences.

Policy & Impact

Policy & Impact

Exploring how media and policy shape each other—and their impact on civic life, public discourse, and democracy.

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Featured Event

Events

Theodore H. White Lecture on Press and Politics with Ken Burns

Theodore H. White Lecture on Press and Politics with Ken Burns

Attend the 2026 Theodore H. White Lecture on Press and Politics with preeminent documentary filmmaker Ken Burns. Shorenstein Center Director, Nancy Gibbs, will hold a fireside chat with Burns in the JFK Jr. Forum at Harvard Kennedy School.

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JFK Jr. Forum, HKS
6:00 PM

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The Shorenstein Center’s work is entirely funded by generous donations and grants. Your support can help build a better information landscape.

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