If you’re a journalist covering the 2020 election results, or anyone looking for more research-based context on the election-related landscape of media and information, the Shorenstein Center’s researchers and faculty have pulled together this list of recent reports, articles, and explainers. Resources and Research Collections Election Beat 2020: Bradlee Professor of Government and the Press […]
Shorenstein Center Election Research Read More »
The latest survey conducted by the multi-university COVID-19 Consortium for Understanding the Public’s Policy Preferences Across States, led in part by Shorenstein Center faculty Matthew Baum wanted to find out which issues are, or will be, on voters’ minds as they enter the voting booth on or beforeNovember 3rd. You can read the full report here. Perhaps
The most important problem facing the country today Read More »
The latest survey conducted by the multi-university COVID-19 Consortium for Understanding the Public’s Policy Preferences Across States, led in part by Shorenstein Center faculty Matthew Baum found found a remarkably consistent picture of public opinion: respondents prefer state governments over the federal government when it comes to COVID-19, with a notable partisan differences in perspective. You can
Public opinion on government reaction to COVID-19 Read More »
The latest survey conducted by the multi-university COVID-19 Consortium for Understanding the Public’s Policy Preferences Across States, led in part by Shorenstein Center faculty Matthew Baum looked at the degree to which vote choice is associated with attitudes and behaviors regarding the pandemic, and whether the pandemic may be making voters who would otherwise be likely to
Public health and Trump support Read More »
The latest survey conducted by the multi-university COVID-19 Consortium for Understanding the Public’s Policy Preferences Across States, led in part by Shorenstein Center faculty Matthew Baum sought to answer the question of who is spreading misinformation on COVID-19. You can read the full report here. In this report, the team specifically examined the tweets of 1.6 million
COVID-19 fake news on Twitter Read More »
The Media Manipulation Casebook is a new open-access digital research platform produced by Shorenstein Center Research Director Joan Donovan and the Technology and Social Change Project.
New Media Manipulation Casebook Read More »
The latest survey conducted by the multi-university COVID-19 Consortium for Understanding the Public’s Policy Preferences Across States, led in part by Shorenstein Center faculty Matthew Baum looked the speed at which survey respondents received COVID-19 test results, and what that means for effective contact tracing. You can read the full report here. Despite a slight increase in
COVID-19 test result times have gotten faster, but cannot support broad contact tracing Read More »
The latest survey conducted by the multi-university COVID-19 Consortium for Understanding the Public’s Policy Preferences Across States, led in part by Shorenstein Center faculty Matthew Baum looked how likely survey respondents were to vote by absentee or mail-in ballot, and what that means in terms of when we will know the final results of the election. You
The Shorenstein Center’s Research Director Dr. Joan Donovan provides concrete recommendations for public health information officers and communication professionals drafting communication campaigns for health agencies and health organizations to maximize the chance that timely health advisories reach the public. You can read the full report here. Dr. Donovan makes five recommendations based on research conducted by the
Concrete Recommendations for Cutting Through Misinformation During the COVID-19 Pandemic Read More »
Proposing a new framework for newspaper ownership and governance that leverages national capital markets and supports accountability and decision-making in local communities.
The National Trust for Local News Read More »
The latest survey conducted by the multi-university COVID-19 Consortium for Understanding the Public’s Policy Preferences Across States, led in part by Shorenstein Center faculty Matthew Baum analyzed public attitudes regarding a new COVID-19 relief package. You can download the full report here. The survey had five key findings: (1) Large majorities of Americans overall, and in every
Survey finds overwhelming public support for a fifth COVID-19 relief package Read More »
The latest survey conducted by the multi-university COVID-19 Consortium for Understanding the Public’s Policy Preferences Across States, led in part by Shorenstein Center faculty Matthew Baum looked at the acceptance of false information in regards to COVID-19, and it’s link to vaccine acceptance. You can download the full report here. In this report, the authors assess respondents’
Misinformation and vaccine acceptance Read More »
The latest survey conducted by the multi-university COVID-19 Consortium for Understanding the Public’s Policy Preferences Across States found that supporters of Joe Biden and Dr. Anthony Fauci were significantly more likely to get vaccinated than backers of President Donald Trump.
New study finds trust in COVID-19 vaccines aligns with political parties Read More »
The Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy at Harvard Kennedy School has received a $1 million gift from Craig Newmark Philanthropies in support of the ongoing work of the Technology and Social Change Research Project. The project aims to understand how media manipulation is a means to control public conversation, derail democracy, and
Shorenstein Center receives $1 million in support of project on media manipulation Read More »
The Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy at Harvard Kennedy School has received a $600,000 grant from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation in support of The Institutional Antiracism and Accountability (IARA) Project. The IARA Project’s goal is to use research, learning, and policy to promote antiracism as an institutional norm in the public, non-profit,
Shorenstein Center receives $600,000 grant for antiracism project Read More »
The twelfth survey conducted by the multi-university COVID-19 Consortium for Understanding the Public’s Policy Preferences Across States, led in part by Shorenstein Center faculty Matthew Baum and Kennedy School Institute of Politics Polling Director John Della Volpe, found a continued disapproval for how governors have handled the COVID-19 pandemic, and an ever so slight increase in approval for
UPDATE: COVID Public Opinion Study Finds Continued Disapproval for Government Executives Read More »
In this report, the authors examine how Zoom bombing works, the sociotechnical systems that enabled it, and the networked terrain of the attacks.
Space Invaders: The Networked Terrain of Zoom Bombing Read More »
A new report by authors Tom Wheeler, Phil Verveer, and Gene Kimmelman addresses the challenge of government oversight for digital platform companies. It suggests the creation of a new federal agency designed to deal with digital issues rather than industrial ones, and the development of a new approach that replaces industrial era regulation with a new, more agile regulatory model better suited for the dynamism of the digital era.
New Digital Realities; New Oversight Solutions Read More »
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to ravage the country as we draw closer to a new school year leaving school districts across the United States struggling with the decision of whether to stay remote in the fall, return to classes in full, or embrace a hybrid approach. The latest survey conducted by the multi-university COVID-19 Consortium for Understanding
Survey finds majority in U.S. believe it is unsafe for schools to reopen in fall Read More »
The latest survey conducted by the multi-university COVID-19 Consortium for Understanding the Public’s Policy Preferences Across States, led in part by Shorenstein Center faculty Matthew Baum and Kennedy School Institute of Politics Polling Director John Della Volpe looked at the many intersections COVID-19 has with growing protests for racial justice. The survey sought to answer two main
COVID-19 and its Links to Nationwide Protests Read More »
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