Events

Professor John Wihbey will present his argument for the U.S to establish a duty of care for social media platforms to take reasonable action when harms present themselves. Attendees will discuss ideas from his forthcoming book “Governing Babel: The Debate over Social Media Platforms and Free Speech – and What Comes Next” (MIT Press). 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.

Join us for a wide-ranging conversation on the media and American Politics, with CNN’s chief political correspondent, and anchor of Inside Politics, Dana Bash.

Join representatives from each stage of open science for a frank discussion of how each part of the publishing process must adapt to make sure open science advances not just science itself, but society’s understanding of, trust in, and willingness to invest in research.

Hosted by Trusting News and The Journalist’s Resource, this webinar recording provides journalists with strategies to help cover misinformation responsibly and rebuild audience trust.

The Journalist’s Resource and The Marshall Project collaborated for this on-the-record conversation with experts on prison staffing declines and sweltering heat, two dangerous conditions plaguing many facilities.

Harvard Kennedy School’s Bradlee Professor of Government and the Press, Thomas Patterson, reviews the findings and recommendations in his report on local TV stations and communities’ information needs. This webinar was co-sponsored by The Journalist’s Resource.

This webinar offers concrete strategies to equip journalists with the tools they need to navigate leaks with integrity, rigor, and security. It was co-sponsored by The Journalist’s Resource.

Watch the 2024-2025 Nyhan Prize winners in a discussion about doing people-centered public policy journalism in today’s political climate.

What does it take to create truly fair workplaces? In their new book, “Make Work Fair,” behavioural economist Iris Bohnet and gender expert Siri Chilazi reveal how to redesign systems—not people—to embed equity into the core of our organizations. This event was hosted by the Behavioral Insights Student Group (BISG).

In this talk, DiResta will describe her work observing viral rumors during the 2020 election to explain how “invisible rulers” thrive today, and call attention to what this means for our collective understanding of truth, reality, and consensus. 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 the Northeastern University Internet and Democracy Initiative.