Events

Upcoming Events

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

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

Rubenstein Building - R-414-AB David Ellwood Democracy Lab & Zoom
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM

Past Events

Data + Donuts: Kathy Pham on Data Bias, Algorithmic Justice, and Public Policy

Data + Donuts: Kathy Pham on Data Bias, Algorithmic Justice, and Public Policy

Shorenstein Center adjunct faculty member, Kathy Pham, will speak about the intersections of data bias, algorithmic justice, and public policy at this session of Data + Donuts, hosted by Harvard Kennedy School Library & Research Services.

HKS Campus, Allison Dining Room & Zoom
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM

The Future of Trustworthy Information: Learning from Online Content Creators

The Future of Trustworthy Information: Learning from Online Content Creators

In this panel, we talk to three online content creators who do journalistic work about how their work is both alike and different than mainstream journalism, how they engage with audiences and what traditional journalists can learn from them.

JFK Jr. Forum, 79 John F. Kennedy St., Cambridge, MA 02138
6:00 PM

Quantifying the Impact of Misinformation and Vaccine-Skeptical Content on Facebook

Quantifying the Impact of Misinformation and Vaccine-Skeptical Content on Facebook

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 Northeastern University Internet and Democracy Initiative.

Northeastern University, 177 Huntington Ave. 11th floor & Zoom
2:00 PM

TALK: The Science of Conversation & the Art of Being Ourselves

TALK: The Science of Conversation & the Art of Being Ourselves

Join Professor Alison Wood Brooks for a celebration of her latest book, including interactive exercises, a faculty roundtable with Shorenstein Center faculty member Todd Rogers, Mike Norton, and Leslie John, and acoustic music from ‘The Lights.’

Harvard Business School, Campus Classroom: Aldrich 112 & Virtual

Covering tariffs: What journalists need to know

Covering tariffs: What journalists need to know

Join The Journalist’s Resource and Econofact for an hourlong, on-the-record webinar about the future of tariffs in 2025, days before the second Trump administration begins.

Zoom webinar
12:00 PM

a large contatiner ship at a port
Beyond the Individual: Understanding and Addressing Misinformation from a Structural Perspective

Beyond the Individual: Understanding and Addressing Misinformation from a Structural Perspective

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.

Northeastern University, 177 Huntington Ave. 11th floor & Zoom
10:00 AM

Goldsmith Prize for Explanatory Reporting Informational Webinar

Goldsmith Prize for Explanatory Reporting Informational Webinar

This informational webinar is a chance to learn more the new Goldsmith Prize for Explanatory Reporting, honored at our annual Goldsmith Awards ceremony. Attendees will learn more about the goals of the new prize and the types of reporting it seeks to honor, and will have the chance to ask about the prize specifics.

Zoom webinar
4:00 PM

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