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Level Up: Why hierarchies are broken and how to fix them

Level Up: Why hierarchies are broken and how to fix them

Join BISG for an interactive book talk with Stanford Professor Nir Halevy to learn practical ways to navigate workplace hierarchies and build healthier organizations.

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Harvard Campus, Wexner Building, Room W-G02
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM ET

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The Diplomat: On Screen and in the World with Keri Russell, Debora Cahn, & Amb. Samantha Power

The Diplomat: On Screen and in the World with Keri Russell, Debora Cahn, & Amb. Samantha Power

Explore how “The Diplomat” brings the work of diplomacy to life, the people and experiences that shape the series, and what the show can reveal about the practice of diplomacy in a period of profound geopolitical change.

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JFK Jr. Forum, 79 John F. Kennedy St., Cambridge, MA 02138
October 26 - 6:00 PM ET

Promotional graphic for the Harvard Kennedy School JFK Jr. Forum event “The Diplomat: On Screen and in the World,” featuring Keri Russell, Debora Cahn, and Ambassador Samantha Power, moderated by Nancy Gibbs. The event takes place Monday, October 26, 2026, at 6 p.m. ET, in person and livestreamed. Co-hosted by the Institute of Politics, Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation, and Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy.
Reclaiming the Internet

Reclaiming the Internet

Olivier Sylvain will discuss how decades of communications policy shaped today’s internet, drawing on his new book, Reclaiming the Internet, to explore what this history means for online platforms and AI. This event is part of The Misinformation Speaker Series.

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Zoom & Northeastern University, 216 Massachusetts Ave, 3rd floor
4:00 PM ET

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Mainstream Media is the Problem

Mainstream Media is the Problem

This event is part of the Speaker Series on Misinformation, co-sponsored by the Network Science Institute at Northeastern University.

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David Rothschild
Vaccine Misinformation: A New Report from the COVID States Project

Vaccine Misinformation: A New Report from the COVID States Project

A team of researchers from the COVID States Project discussed the findings from their latest report on the association between vaccine misinformation and vaccine uncertainty and resistance. You can watch the full program on the video player below.

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Police Violence, Racial Injustice, and the Press: Reflections on Coverage of the Chauvin Trial

Police Violence, Racial Injustice, and the Press: Reflections on Coverage of the Chauvin Trial

This event aired on May 28, 2021 as part of the Shorenstein Center’s new Alumni Fellows Network speaker series, featuring former Shorenstein fellows discussing major topics in the news, and their current work.  The trial of Derek Chauvin sparked national conversations about violent policing and racial injustice. In its wake, how should policy makers, police, and journalists […]

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Police Violence, Racial Injustice, and the Press: Reflections on Coverage of the Chauvin Trial

Police Violence, Racial Injustice, and the Press: Reflections on Coverage of the Chauvin Trial

The trial of Derek Chauvin sparked national conversations about violent policing and racial injustice. In its wake, how should policy makers, police, and journalists respond? The New Yorker staff writer Jelani Cobb (Spring 2018 Shorenstein Writer in Residence) and BBC correspondent Tara McKelvey (Fall 2012 Shorenstein Fellow) — who both covered the trial from Minneapolis — will join The Atlantic staff writer Adam Serwer (Spring 2019 Shorenstein […]

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Virtual – Registration Required
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM ET

“News you don’t believe”: User perspectives on f*ke news and misinformation

“News you don’t believe”: User perspectives on f*ke news and misinformation

Part of the Speaker Series on Misinformation, co-sponsored by the NULab at Northeastern University. This event occurred on May 5, 2021. More about the speaker and the research can be found below the video. Users’ perspectives on what f*ke news and misinformation is and isn’t, who drives it, and where people say they see it are important […]

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“News you don’t believe”: User perspectives on f*ke news and misinformation

“News you don’t believe”: User perspectives on f*ke news and misinformation

Professor Rasmus Kleis Nielsen, Director of the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, uses survey data and focus group material from Reuters Institute research to present an overview of user perspectives on “fake news” and misinformation.

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Theodore H. White Lecture

Theodore H. White Lecture on Press and Politics

Inaugurated in 1989, the Theodore H. White Lecture on Press and Politics is delivered annually by a prominent journalist, politician or historian on a topic at the intersection of media and politics. Past lecturers include Jill Lepore, John Lewis, William Safire, and Walter Cronkite.

Nancy Gibbs and Preet Bharara have a fireside chat during the 2019 Salant Lecture.
Salant Lecture

Salant Lecture on Freedom of the Press

The Salant Lecture on Freedom of the Press is delivered annually by a prominent journalist, scholar or practitioner on a topic related to press freedom or freedom of speech.

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