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Using AI to Tailor the News

Using AI to Tailor the News

Talia Stroud will discuss new research on whether correcting people’s perceptions about how widespread misinformation is can change their attitudes and behaviors. This event is part of The Misinformation Speaker Series.

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Zoom & Northeastern University, 216 Massachusetts Ave, 3rd floor
11:00 AM ET

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Tackling the Misinformation Research Landscape With Integrity and Urgency

Tackling the Misinformation Research Landscape With Integrity and Urgency

Shorenstein Center fellow Sylvia Chou will discuss the challenges facing health misinformation research, including pressures on federal funding and scientific inquiry, and identify priorities for advancing the field. This event is part of The Misinformation Speaker Series.

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Zoom & Northeastern University, 216 Massachusetts Ave, 3rd floor
12:00 PM ET

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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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Can Society Control Big Tech? Truth and Trust

Can Society Control Big Tech? Truth and Trust

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 Rubenstein 414AB (ELLWOOD DEMOCRACY LAB). Anyone with a Harvard ID is invited to join us on a first-come, first-served basis.

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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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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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