Speaker series on fake news and misinformation, co-sponsored by the NULab at Northeastern University. Though some warnings about online “echo chambers” have been hyperbolic, tenden- cies toward selective exposure to politically congenial content are likely to extend to misinformation and to be exacerbated by social media platforms. We test this prediction using data on the factually dubious

Speaker series on fake news and misinformation, co-sponsored by the NULab at Northeastern University. Many of the ideas for sifting truth from fiction in news feeds entail Facebook embracing its currently-singular role as a social network. Relying on that centrality may seem efficient and beneficial in the short term, but it’s a recipe for deep trouble in

Jelani Cobb is the current A.M. Rosenthal Writer-in-Residence at the Shorenstein Center. He is the Ira A. Lipman Professor of Journalism at Columbia University and a staff writer for The New Yorker, where he writes about race, politics, history, and culture. Previously, Cobb was Associate Professor of History and Director of the Africana Studies Institute at the University

A panel discussion featuring Koa Beck, editor-in-chief of Jezebel; Dahlia Lithwick, senior editor at Slate; Zerlina Maxwell, senior director of Progressive Programming for SiriusXM; Gabriel Sherman, special correspondent for Vanity Fair; and Genevieve Roth, Shorenstein Fellow (moderator). Cosponsored by the Women and Public Policy Program and Harvard IOP. Watch the live stream here. Koa Beck is the editor-in-chief of Jezebel

EPPIC and Media PIC present a screening and talk with the Directors of “Get Me Roger Stone,” the acclaimed documentary of longtime GOP political operative Roger Stone and his role in orchestrating Donald Trump’s 2016 election as President of the United States. “Get Me Roger Stone” paints a comprehensive portrait of a Trump confidante described

The Pan-Harvard Filipino Network invites you to a forum-discussion entitled Architects of Disinformation: Behind the Scenes of Troll Accounts and Fake News in the Philippines. Co-sponsored by the Shorenstein Center, the Nieman Foundation, and the HKS Southeast Asia Caucus. Professor Jonathan Ong of UMass Amherst will present his report on the industry behind troll accounts and

Carol Giacomo, of The New York Times Editorial Board and a former diplomatic correspondent for Reuters in Washington, in conversation with Professor Nicholas Burns. Presented by The Future of Diplomacy Project at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs; cosponsored by the Shorenstein Center.