Events

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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, […]

Reporters and researchers working in newsrooms and at academic institutions are invited to a 1-hour training session with the Technology and Social Change team at Harvard’s Shorenstein Center, to learn how to investigate and analyze Telegram. As Russia’s war on Ukraine escalates, Telegram continues to be an increasingly vital source of news for people in […]

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This webinar will be given by M-RCBG senior research fellow Tom Wheeler, Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (2013-2017). This conversation is off the record. Please use this registration form if you wish to join us online. Please note that our speaker will be presenting in person at Harvard Kennedy School in Wexner 434AB. Anyone […]

Steve Lopez, columnist at the Los Angeles Times and winner of the 2021 Nyhan Prize for Political Journalism, accepted his award and joined 2018 Nyhan Prize winner David Von Drehle in a conversation about his career and the importance of political journalism that centers on the lives and interests of everyday people. 2021 Nyhan Prize […]