At this time of division and distrust, our broken information environment poses a threat to the public good. The Shorenstein Center is addressing this challenge at its root by examining how essential information is created, conveyed and consumed.
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The HKS Misinformation Review is a peer-reviewed journal that publishes multidisciplinary research on mis- and disinformation on a fast timeline to get important new research into the hands of practitioners who need it.
Spotlight Shorenstein
The Shorenstein Center welcomes leading photo editor and creative director Kira Pollack as a 2025 Walter Shorenstein Media & Democracy Fellow.
Pollack...
The Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy is pleased to announce that The Washington Post’s Opinions series “Who is Government?” is the...
The Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy at Harvard Kennedy School is proud to announce the six finalists for the 2025 Goldsmith Prize...
Three years ago, as Russian tanks rolled across the Ukrainian border, the world witnessed more than a conventional military invasion. It saw the culmination...
The annual Goldsmith Awards, presented by the Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics, and Public Policy at Harvard Kennedy School, honors public service...
April 3, 2025
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In this panel, we talk to three online content creators who do journalistic work about how their work is both alike and different than mainstream journalism,...
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