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.

The Journalist’s Resource helps journalists and the public get up to speed on academic studies about complex problems and their potential solutions. The goal: more high-quality research in the news stream. 
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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

Center News, News, Public Interest Journalism, Unlocked,
"Unlocked: How Government Works" - new series to help news media demystify government
“Unlocked,” a new explanatory content series designed to make the inner workings of government more accessible to journalists, content creators, and others...
Center News, Documentary Film, News,
Announcing the semifinalists for the Henry Awards for Public Interest Documentary
The Documentary Film in the Public Interest Initiative at the Harvard Kennedy School’s Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy is excited...
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Emmy award-winning visual storyteller Kira Pollack Joins Shorenstein Center as a fellow
The Shorenstein Center welcomes leading photo editor and creative director Kira Pollack as a 2025 Walter Shorenstein Media & Democracy Fellow.  Pollack...
News, Prizes & Lectures, Public Interest Journalism,
Announcing the winner of the inaugural Goldsmith Prize for Explanatory Reporting
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...
Defy: The Power of No in a World That Demands Yes
Join us for an illuminating discussion as Sunita Sah, esteemed professor at Cornell University's SC Johnson College of Business and leading expert on trust,...
April 22, 2025
12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. ET
Make Work Fair
May 8, 2025
12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. ET

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2025 Goldsmith Awards Ceremony
The annual Goldsmith Awards, presented by the Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics, and Public Policy at Harvard Kennedy School, honors public service...
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