Events

Upcoming Events

Dubious News and the Aging American: Understanding Discernment and Engagement Among Older Adults

Dubious News and the Aging American: Understanding Discernment and Engagement Among Older Adults

In this talk, Professor Lyons will explore the question “Why do older adults engage more with misinformation online, even when they often identify falsehoods correctly in surveys?” This event is 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 Network Science Institute at Northeastern University.

Hybrid

Rubenstein Building - R-414-AB David Ellwood Democracy Lab & Zoom
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM

Past Events

How to Read a Court Docket: Tips for Finding Facts and Stories Amid the Arguments

How to Read a Court Docket: Tips for Finding Facts and Stories Amid the Arguments

The Journalist’s Resource presents an online training session with former-journalist-turned-whistleblower-lawyer Eugenie Reich. JR 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.

Webinar
12:00 PM

Decoding ChatGPT

Decoding ChatGPT

This video on ChatGPT by Sharad Goel, Professor of Public Policy at Harvard Kennedy School, is an accessible to anyone curious about how ChatGPT works.

Littauer Building - L-140 GOODMAN & online
4:30 PM

NAVALNY Screening and Q&A

NAVALNY Screening and Q&A

This event is currently at capacity.

The Brattle Theater, 40 Brattle Street, Cambridge, MA
7:00 PM

When the World Comes to Your Community: Tips for Reporting on the Local Impacts of International Trade

When the World Comes to Your Community: Tips for Reporting on the Local Impacts of International Trade

This event is co-hosted by The Journalist’s Resource and EconoFact. 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. EconoFact is a nonpartisan publication designed to bring key facts and incisive analysis to the national debate on economic and social policies. It is published by the Edward R. Murrow Center for a Digital World at The Fletcher School at Tufts University.

Webinar
2:00 PM

Race, Place, Resistance: Anti-Racism Policy

Race, Place, Resistance: Anti-Racism Policy

Dinner and panel discussion with Erin Genia, Chi Ossé, and Brittany White, discussing strategies for developing and implementing an anti-racist agenda in various sectors of modern society. This event is co-hosted by the student-led Anti-Racism Policy Caucus and Anti-Racism Policy Journal at HKS.

Bell Hall, Harvard Kennedy School

Life on the Move: The Global Refugee Crisis

Life on the Move: The Global Refugee Crisis

Caitlin Dickerson is a current Joan Shorenstein Fellow. The mission of the Joan Shorenstein Fellowship is to advance research in the field of media, politics and public policy; facilitate a dialogue among journalists, scholars, policymakers and students; provide an opportunity for reflection; and create a vibrant and long-lasting community of scholars and practitioners. The primary focus for a Fellow is to research, write and publish a paper on a media/politics topic.

Wexner Building - W-434 A.B. Conference Room, Zoom & Livestreamed on YouTube
6:00 PM

NAVALNY: Political Opposition in Russia and the Power of Documentary

NAVALNY: Political Opposition in Russia and the Power of Documentary

Join Christo Grozev, Shane Boris, Julia Minson, and Ann Cooper for a discussion about the film NAVALNY, political opposition and media in Russia, and the ways that documentary film can influence political and personal futures.

JFK Jr. Forum, Harvard Kennedy School and livestreamed

poster showing images of the four event speakers and the title, date, and time of the event
Bad Axe: Film Screening and Director Q&A

Bad Axe: Film Screening and Director Q&A

Join the Asian American Policy Review (an HKS student-led journal) and the Shorenstein Center for a screening of the new documentary film Bad Axe, followed by a discussion with filmmaker David Siev.

Bell Hall, Harvard Kennedy School
6:00 PM

Bad Axe Screening poster with photo of filmmaker David Siev
The Art of Political Writing: a conversation with Washington columnist James Bennet

The Art of Political Writing: a conversation with Washington columnist James Bennet

Communication—writing in particular—is the lifeblood of politics and journalism. Rosenthal Fellow Adam Lashinsky, who is at work on a biography of the Presidential speechwriter and political columnist William Safire, is hosting a series of interviews with today’s leading practitioners of the craft. Join him in conversation with top columnists and speechwriters for a discussion of technique, of-the-moment topics in Washington, and the interdependent relationships between political writers and their government subjects and clients.

Virtual Webinar & livestream

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