Events

This event was the formal launch of the report “Parallel Public Spheres: Influence Operations in the 2022 Philippine Elections,” presented by Jonathan Corpus Ong and JM Lanuza. Former Vice President of the Philippines Leni Robredo presented her expert comments about the report and shared her advocacy to combat disinformation. Dr. Joan Donovan presented a global-level view of media manipulation. Sushma Raman, Executive Director of the Carr Center for Human Rights and Policy, served as chair of the discussion.

Associate Justice Stephen G. Breyer HLS ‘64 retired in June after nearly 28 years on the Supreme Court of the United States. Justice Breyer will return to the John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum to discuss the state of our judicial system and the rule of law in a conversation moderated by Nancy Gibbs, director of the Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy, and Daphna Renan, the Peter B. Munroe and Mary J. Munroe Professor of Law at Harvard Law School. This Forum is cosponsored by the Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy and Harvard Law School.

Please join the Institute of Politics, the Shorenstein Center, and centers across the Harvard community for a Forum commemorating National Coming Out Day and discussing the progress and challenges facing LGBTQ+ Americans.

Is there a future for opinion journalism in today’s media marketplace—and is it even worth saving? Many readers cannot tell the difference between opinion and news, and are confused and alienated by op-eds about polarized national party politics. On Wednesday, September 28th, Joshua Darr will discuss his research which shows the potential of local opinion pages to bring people together—if they ignore what’s happening in Washington.

This event is cosponsored by the Institute of Politics (IOP)

A team of researchers from the COVID States Project discuss the findings from their latest report comparing public attitudes regarding abortion before and after the Dobbs decision was announced, and the implications of the decision for the upcoming midterm elections. Panelists included: Matthew A. Baum, Harvard University; Kristin Lunz Trujillo, Northeastern University; Alauna C. Safarpour, Harvard […]

Nudge is seemingly everywhere, merging with innovative technology to affect the finest aspects of our daily experience. But has it succeeded in improving our social existences, as promised?

Join Professor Zoe Chance for a discussion of her new book “Influence is Your Superpower: The Science of Winning Hearts, Sparking Change, and Making Good Things Happen.”

The News Innovation Events Series at the Shorenstein Center virtually convenes journalists, news entrepreneurs, policy makers, and funders working on some of the most creative solutions to address the crisis in local journalism and the challenges facing the news media in the age of disinformation at scale. The events in this series are supported by a generous gift from Elaine M. Schuster.

While trust in political institutions rapidly deteriorates and the technology and media companies that we rely on repeatedly fail to meet our information needs, the public still overwhelmingly trusts libraries. That’s because librarians fulfill a service mission as community information stewards–long serving as the only place people can go for free internet access, computer instruction, […]