Shorenstein Center receives $600,000 grant for antiracism project

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The Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy at Harvard Kennedy School has received a $600,000 grant from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation in support of The Institutional Antiracism and Accountability (IARA) Project. The IARA Project’s goal is to use research, learning, and policy to promote antiracism as an institutional norm in the public, non-profit, […]

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Media Manipulation and the 2020 Election: Protecting Our Democracy

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The Technology and Social Change Project’s (TaSC) Political Pandemonium 2020 is a series of three digital workshops exploring the harmful effects of media manipulation on our society. These gatherings will each focus on a unique subtopic of interest to both the field of Critical Internet Studies and the broader public concerns about disinformation in elections. Media

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What will it take to stand up again together? Start with accountability

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The United States succumbed to a “cascade of crises” in the spring and summer of 2020, as the nation simultaneously grappled with a pandemic, a recession, and racial tensions. The aftermath left the country disjointed, aggrieved, and pained. In this article, Shorenstein Center Director Nancy Gibbs explores how our country lacks personal, political, and economic

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India’s TikTok Ban Dispels the Myth of the “China Bogeyman”

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US tech giants like Mark Zuckerberg have long warned that heavy regulation on data collection for social media platforms like Facebook will strengthen the positions of Chinese companies. This argument resonated with Congress in 2018, as Zuckerberg defended his company amid the Cambridge-Analytica scandal. India’s recent ban on the Chinese app TikTok, however, erodes the

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UPDATE: COVID Public Opinion Study Finds Continued Disapproval for Government Executives

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The twelfth survey conducted by the multi-university COVID-19 Consortium for Understanding the Public’s Policy Preferences Across States, led in part by Shorenstein Center faculty Matthew Baum and Kennedy School Institute of Politics Polling Director John Della Volpe, found a continued disapproval for how governors have handled the COVID-19 pandemic, and an ever so slight increase in approval for

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Confronting Disinformation: A Conversation with Audrey Tang

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Join us for a conversation with Audrey Tang, Taiwan’s Digital Minister in charge of Social Innovation, moderated by Dr. Joan Donovan. Audrey Tang is Taiwan’s Digital Minister in charge of Social Innovation. Audrey is known for revitalizing the computer languages Perl and Haskell, as well as building the online spreadsheet system EtherCalc in collaboration with

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New Digital Realities; New Oversight Solutions

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A new report by authors Tom Wheeler, Phil Verveer, and Gene Kimmelman addresses the challenge of government oversight for digital platform companies. It suggests the creation of a new federal agency designed to deal with digital issues rather than industrial ones, and the development of a new approach that replaces industrial era regulation with a new, more agile regulatory model better suited for the dynamism of the digital era.

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Survey finds majority in U.S. believe it is unsafe for schools to reopen in fall

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The COVID-19 pandemic continues to ravage the country as we draw closer to a new school year leaving school districts across the United States struggling with the decision of whether to stay remote in the fall, return to classes in full, or embrace a hybrid approach. The latest survey conducted by the multi-university COVID-19 Consortium for Understanding

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America’s Economic Experience: The Reality of the Rural/Urban Divide

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Thursday, August 13, 2020 – Divides – economic, racial, cultural, and educational, to name just a few – exist between communities across the country. But the perceived divide between rural and urban areas have been a lightning rod for our national conversation over the past several years. Setti Warren, in conversation with two journalists working

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COVID-19 and its Links to Nationwide Protests

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The latest survey conducted by the multi-university COVID-19 Consortium for Understanding the Public’s Policy Preferences Across States, led in part by Shorenstein Center faculty Matthew Baum and Kennedy School Institute of Politics Polling Director John Della Volpe looked at the many intersections COVID-19 has with growing protests for racial justice. The survey sought to answer two main

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Will Americans Vacinate Themselves and Their Children Against COVID-19?

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If a COVID-19 vaccine becomes available, what is the likelihood Americans will vaccinate themselves? A new survey conducted by the multi-university COVID-19 Consortium for Understanding the Public’s Policy Preferences Across States, led in part by Shorenstein Center faculty Matthew Baum and Kennedy School Institute of Politics Polling Director John Della Volpe, 66 percent of U.S. residents say

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New COVID Study Finds Testing Results are Coming Too Late to Help Slow the Coronavirus’ Spread.

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The seventh survey conducted by the multi-university COVID-19 Consortium for Understanding the Public’s Policy Preferences Across States, led in part by Shorenstein Center faculty Matthew Baum and Kennedy School Institute of Politics Polling Director John Della Volpe, reported that delays in COVID-19 test results mean the U.S. testing program has slowed down to the point where it is

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The Negative Consequences of Public Health Misinformation: Media Manipulation During the Pandemic

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The Technology and Social Change Project’s (TaSC) Political Pandemonium 2020 is a series of three digital workshops exploring the harmful effects of media manipulation on our society. These gatherings will each focus on a unique subtopic of interest to both the field of Critical Internet Studies and the broader public concerns about disinformation in elections. The

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Conveying Truth: Independent Media in Putin’s Russia

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A new report from Shorenstein Center Fellow Ann Cooper describes the origins and evolution of independent media in Russia from the late Soviet era to the coronavirus crisis of 2020.

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New COVID Public Opinion Study Finds Increased Support for Vote By Mail

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The sixth survey conducted by the multi-university COVID-19 Consortium for Understanding the Public’s Policy Preferences Across States, led in part by Shorenstein Center faculty Matthew Baum and Kennedy School Institute of Politics Polling Director John Della Volpe, found not only an increase in approval for vote by mail but also a staggering increase in eligible voters who

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America’s Economic Experience: The Reality of the Rural/Urban Divide

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Divides – economic, racial, cultural, and educational, to name just a few – exist between communities across the country. But the perceived divide between rural and urban areas have been a lightning rod for our national conversation over the past several years. Setti Warren, in conversation with two journalists working at both ends of this

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Product Management and Public Interest: Summer Convening 2020

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Join us for an engaging conversation and community building with other Product Managers in the Public Interest. This convening is open to Product Managers and those who are acting in the role of Product Managers in any field related to the Public Interest – We recognize that roles and titles for Product Managers are complicated

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Big, If True Webinar: The Fight to Ban Facial Recognition Technology: Protest in the Era of Mass Surveillance

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Friday, July 31, 2020 – On this episode of BIG, If True we delve into the formidable struggle against the deployment of facial recognition technology. In light of the recent wave of Black Lives Matter protests, there are distressing concerns that facial recognition software is being used to target and catalogue people engaging in protected speech and

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