As we begin a new academic year at Harvard Kennedy School, the Shorenstein Center is thrilled that five new faculty have joined us at the Center. Professors Sharad Goel, Jim Waldo, Jennifer Lerner, Julia Minson, and Todd Rogers are joining Professors Matthew Baum, Nancy Gibbs, Thomas Patterson, and Latanya Sweeney, along with Lecturer and Senior […]
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Todd Rogers, Professor of Public Policy at the Kennedy School and a new resident faculty member of the Shorenstein Center, was profiled in the latest issue of the Kennedy School Magazine. Learn about Rogers’ research into what makes for effective communication that moves people to action, and about BIG, the Behvioral Insights Group, which Rogers
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“If you want to humble an empire it makes sense to maim its cathedrals. They are symbols of its faith, and when they crumple and burn, it tells us we are not so powerful and we can’t be safe,” begins the black-bordered TIME cover story published on September 14, 2001 – just days, and a
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The Technology and Social Change Project at the Shorenstein Center is pleased to announce the following new and returning fellows for the 2021-2022 academic year. New Fellows Dr. Brooklyne Gipson is an interdisciplinary communication scholar whose research areas include: digital and social media environments, Black feminist digital/technology studies, and the intersection of race, gender, social media,
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Written just prior to the Taliban’s rapid takeover of Afghanistan, this new report from Shorenstein Center Fellow Samiullah Mahdi provides an overview of the media landscape in Afghanistan, and the threats to and opportunities for press freedom in the region.
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Cambridge, MA — The Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy at Harvard Kennedy School (HKS) is pleased to announce the appointment of two new Joan Shorenstein Fellows for the fall, 2021 semester. Maria Ressa, co-founder and CEO of Rappler in the Philippines, and Sahana Udupa, Professor of Media Anthropology at the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
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“Every day around 9 p.m., Joan Donovan bids her wife good night, heads into her home office — which she calls the “dungeon” — and binges white supremacist videos and conspiracy theories on YouTube. Donovan’s nightly ritual, which often lasts until 2 a.m., is difficult but essential to her research at Harvard Kennedy School. At
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We are thrilled to announce that Laura Manley will be joining the Shorenstein Center as its next Executive Director. Laura is currently Director of the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs’ Technology and Public Purpose (TAPP) Project at Harvard Kennedy School, and is an experienced leader in higher education and non-governmental organizations, with over
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Read this announcement also on the Belfer Center’s website. CAMBRDIGE, MA — Harvard Kennedy School’s Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs and Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy are launching the Democracy and Internet Governance Initiative (DIGI), a joint initiative to convene a range of stakeholders across government, business, and civil society
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$5 million gift to the Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy will advance the work of the Technology and Social Change Research Project The Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy at Harvard Kennedy School has received a 5 million dollar gift from Craig Newmark Philanthropies to support the Technology and
Harvard Kennedy School PhD student Ke Wang, along with his advisor, Thornton F. Bradshaw Professor of Public Policy, Management & Decision Science Jennifer Lerner – a Shorenstein Center resident faculty member – and a team of other co-authors, published a new study today in the journal Nature Human Behaviour. Read more about their new research
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The Shorenstein Center, along with her many friends and colleagues the world-over, are mourning the loss of Sandra Nyaira, legendary Zimbabwean journalist and 2008 Shorenstein Center Fellow, who passed away on July 13, 2021 after battling COVID-19. Nyaira proved a formidable force wherever she went, serving as a correspondent for the BBC, UK Guardian, British
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