Events

Upcoming Events

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

Dec 5

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

Wexner Building - W-434 A.B. Conference Room & Zoom
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM

The Prevalence and Policy Consequences of “mRNA Vaccine Stigmatization” in the US

Nov 20

The Prevalence and Policy Consequences of “mRNA Vaccine Stigmatization” in the US

In this talk, Professor Matt Motta will argue that although it’s presently unclear if efforts to stigmatize mRNA vaccines by many prominent voices in American public life have impacted broader US public opinion, there is growing reason to believe that it will. 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

Belfer Building – B-200 Starr Auditorium & Zoom
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM

BISG Book Talk with Judd Kessler (“Lucky By Design”)

Nov 19

BISG Book Talk with Judd Kessler (“Lucky By Design”)

Join the Behavioral Insights Student Group (BISG) in conversation with Judd Kessler on his recently published book, “Lucky By Design: The Hidden Economics You Need to Get More of What You Want.”

Hybrid

HKS campus, Taubman Building - T-520 Nye A, B, C & Zoom
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM

Past Events

“The Invisible Primary”: Theodore H. White Seminar on Press and Politics

October 26, 2007 – “The Invisible Primary”: Theodore H. White Seminar on Press and Politics. A panel discussion with Charles E. Cook, Jr., publisher, The Cook Political Report; Tom Fiedler, Shorenstein Fellow, former editor-in-chief, the Miami Herald; Mark Halperin, editor at large and senior political analyst, Time magazine; political analyst, ABC News; Steve Jarding, lecturer in public policy, Kennedy […]

Maureen Dowd delivers 2007 Theodore H. White Lecture

October 25, 2007 — Maureen Dowd, who won the Pulitzer Prize in 1999 for a series of columns on the Monica Lewinsky affair, was at the John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum tonight to deliver the 2007 Theodore H. White Lecture on Press and Politics. It’s co-sponsored by the Institute of Politics and the Kennedy School’s […]

Discussion with columnist Raghida Dergham

October 25, 2007 – Brown-bag lunch with columnist Raghida Dergham.

The New Architecture of Journalism

October 23, 2007 – “The New Architecture of Journalism.” Brown-bag lunch with David Shribman, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

The BBC and the Middle East

October 16, 2007 – “The BBC and the Middle East.” Brown-bag lunch with Middle East bureau chief Simon Wilson, BBC News.

A Reporter’s View of the Iraq War

October 9, 2007 – “A Reporter’s View of the Iraq War.” Brown-bag lunch with contributing editor Linda Robinson, U.S. News & World Report.

Liberian journalists visit Shorenstein Center

October 4, 2007 – Liberian journalists visit Shorenstein Center.

Discussion with Peter Kann

October 2, 2007 – Brown-bag lunch with Peter Kann, formerly with Dow Jones.

First installment of the 2007–2008 Kalb Report series

September 25, 2007 – The Kalb Report: Katie Couric, anchor and managing editor of The CBS Evening News with Katie Couric, joins veteran journalist and scholar Marvin Kalb to discuss democracy and the press in the first installment of the 2007–2008 Kalb Report series.

Landscape for the White House 2008

September 25, 2007 – “Landscape for the White House 2008.” Brown-bag lunch with political analyst Amy Walter.

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