Liz Schwartz

Mitigating Medical Misinformation – new research brief from the TaSC project

Disinformation, News / By

The Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy at Harvard Kennedy School (HKS) is proud to announce the release of a new research brief from the Technology and Social Change project (TaSC) — Mitigating Medical Misinformation: A Whole-of-society Approach To Countering Spam, Scams, And Hoaxes. This brief addresses how the public health sector, along […]

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New COVID States surveys on vaccine attitudes and executive approval

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The COVID States Survey project, co-lead by HKS Professor Matthew Baum, has three new reports out this month looking at vaccine attitudes among healthcare workers, higher rates of vaccine hesitancy among parents, and an update on approval rates for governors in all 50 states. Visit COVIDStates.org to see these and all of the project earlier

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Dr. Marya T. Mtshali joins the Technology and Social Change Research Project

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The Shorenstein Center welcomes Marya T. Mtshali as a new post-doctoral fellow on the Technology and Social Change research project team. Dr. Mtshali is a sociologist and Lecturer in Women, Gender and Sexuality at Harvard University, where she teaches a course on interracial relationships. Her areas of expertise include intersectionality, interracial relationships, and inequality. She

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HKS Feature: Tracking attitudes and behavior on COVID in all 50 states, week by week

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The Harvard Kennedy School did a comprehensive write up about Professor Matthew Baum’s COVID States survey project, one of the longest-running and farthest-reaching surveys on U.S. public attitudes about the COVID-19 pandemic and related issues. Read an excerpt below: The numbered reports are issued soon after the field work, so the information is nearly current

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A Turning Point in the Oversight of Digital Platforms: A Challenge for American Leadership

Discussion Papers, Domestic Affairs, Papers, Policy & Issues, Politics & Government, Public Interest Technology, Publications, Technology / By

The views expressed in Shorenstein Center Discussion Papers are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect those of Harvard Kennedy School or of Harvard University. Discussion Papers have not undergone formal review and approval. Such papers are included in this series to elicit feedback and to encourage debate on important issues and challenges

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Setti Warren

Executive Director Setti Warren Moving to the Institute of Politics

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A message from Shorenstein Center Director Nancy Gibbs, on the announcement of Setti Warren’s appointment to be the next Executive Director of the Harvard Kennedy School Institute of Politics. It is with bittersweet feelings that I share the news about Setti Warren’s departure from the Shorenstein Center. For Setti, who we affectionately call the Mayor

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Public Media Mergers Playbook

Discussion Papers, Media Business, News Business & Practice, Public Interest Journalism, Publications / By

As local journalism continues to struggle to find a new economic footing, public media is one stalwart ally and anchor in the new local journalism landscape. This Playbook draws on a year of research to highlight one way public media stations and local, digital newsrooms can join forces to provide a new level of local service to their communities.

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The Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy is a Harvard Kennedy School research center dedicated to exploring and illuminating the intersection of press, politics and public policy in theory and practice. The Center strives to bridge the gap between journalists and scholars, and between them and the public.

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