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How to access decades of U.S. public opinion polls through Roper iPoll

How to access decades of U.S. public opinion polls through Roper iPoll

Learn how Roper iPoll can inform your reporting during one of two webinars — Feb. 26 or March 4 — hosted by The Journalist’s Resource.

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Zoom webinar
February 26 - 11:00 AM
March 4 - 3:00 PM

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Theodore H. White Lecture on Press and Politics with Ken Burns

Theodore H. White Lecture on Press and Politics with Ken Burns

Attend the 2026 Theodore H. White Lecture on Press and Politics with preeminent documentary filmmaker Ken BurnsShorenstein Center Director, Nancy Gibbs, will hold a fireside chat with Burns in the JFK Jr. Forum at Harvard Kennedy School.

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JFK Jr. Forum, HKS
6:00 PM

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Technology and the Public Interest

Technology and the Public Interest

A webinar with Shorenstein resident faculty member, Latanya Sweeney

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Webinar
4:00 PM

Misinformation: Why is it a problem and what can we do about it?

Misinformation: Why is it a problem and what can we do about it?

This event was part of the Speaker Series on Misinformation, co-sponsored by the Shorenstein Center for Media, Politics and Public Policy at Harvard’s Kennedy School and the NULab at Northeastern University.

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Wexner Building - W-434 A.B. Conference Room, HKS Campus
2:00 PM

Boston Globe’s Inundation District Documentary Screening

Boston Globe’s Inundation District Documentary Screening

This screening is co-sponsored by the Shorenstein Center’s Documentary Film in the Public Interest Initiative and The Salata Institute for Climate and Sustainability at Harvard University.

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Piper Auditorium, Harvard Graduate School of Design
6:00 PM

Bad Press: A documentary film screening and panel discussion

Bad Press: A documentary film screening and panel discussion

This event is presented by The Shorenstein Center’s Documentary Film in the Public Interest Program. It is co-sponsored by the Harvard Art Museums, the Project on Indigenous Governance and Development at Harvard Kennedy School, and the Harvard University Native American Program.

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Harvard Art Museums, Menschel Hall, Lower Level. Enter at the Broadway Entrance
7:00 PM

Theodore H. White Lecture on Press & Politics with John Dickerson

Theodore H. White Lecture on Press & Politics with John Dickerson

After a pandemic hiatus, the Shorenstein Center’s annual Theodore H. White Lecture on Press and Politics is back this year with CBS News Prime Time anchor John Dickerson.

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JFK Jr. Forum

Theodore H. White Lecture on Press & Politics with John Dickerson
How to Cover Academic Research Fraud and Errors

How to Cover Academic Research Fraud and Errors

This event is hosted by The Journalist’s Resource. The Journalist’s Resource is a project of the Shorenstein Center aimed at bridging the gap between journalism and academia. Its primary goal is helping journalists improve their work by relying more often on scientific evidence and high-quality, peer-reviewed research.

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Webinar
12:00 PM

Plan C: A Documentary on Abortion Pill Access

Plan C: A Documentary on Abortion Pill Access

This event was co-sponsored by the Institute of Politics (IOP) at HKS and the Women and Public Policy Program. It was presented by The Shorenstein Center’s Documentary Film in the Public Interest Program.

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John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum
6:00 PM

Are Psychological Inoculations Against Misinformation Likely to be Effective at Scale? A Discussion Between Sander van der Linden and Gordon Pennycook

Are Psychological Inoculations Against Misinformation Likely to be Effective at Scale? A Discussion Between Sander van der Linden and Gordon Pennycook

This event was part of the Speaker Series on Misinformation, co-sponsored by the Shorenstein Center for Media, Politics and Public Policy at Harvard’s Kennedy School and the NULab at Northeastern University.

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Belfer Building - B-200 STARR AUDITORIUM

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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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