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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

Misinformation Speaker Series graphic with logos for Northeastern University’s Institute for Information, the Internet & Democracy and Harvard Kennedy School’s Shorenstein Center.
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

Misinformation Speaker Series graphic with logos for Northeastern University’s Institute for Information, the Internet & Democracy and Harvard Kennedy School’s Shorenstein Center.
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

Misinformation Speaker Series graphic with logos for Northeastern University’s Institute for Information, the Internet & Democracy and Harvard Kennedy School’s Shorenstein Center.

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On the Trail of Xi Jinping: A New York Times Correspondent’s Time in China

On the Trail of Xi Jinping: A New York Times Correspondent’s Time in China

Fall 2019 Shorenstein Fellow Jane Perlez has been a foreign correspondent for the New York Times for nearly 30 years, most recently serving as bureau chief for the paper in Beijing. She previously reported from Kenya, Poland, Austria, Indonesia and Pakistan, and she was a member of the New York Times team that won a […]

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Tara Westover in conversation with Nancy Gibbs

Tara Westover in conversation with Nancy Gibbs

Tara Westover, the author of the New York Times #1 Bestseller Educated, is the Fall 2019 A.M Rosenthal Writer-in-Residence at the Shorenstein Center. She joined Center Director Nancy Gibbs on Tuesday, November 5th in the JFK Jr. Forum at the Kennedy School to talk about writing, memory, and the power, privilege, and impact of education.

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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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