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Facebook Friends? The Impact of Facebook's News Feed Algorithm Changes on Nonprofit Publishers
October 26, 2018
Abstract: This paper analyzes the changes in traffic from Facebook to non- profit news organizations before and after the major change to the Facebook...
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September 7, 2016
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Audio & Video, International Affairs, Journalistic Practice, News Business & Practice, Past Events, Policy & Issues,
BuzzFeed’s Miriam Elder: Thinking of New Ways to Cover the World
September 23, 2014
September 23, 2014 — Putting the “new” back in “news” is the goal of BuzzFeed’s growing coverage of global affairs, said Miriam Elder, foreign editor...
Past Events,
Thoughts on the media future: N.Y. Times’ David Carr, BuzzFeed’s Ben Smith, MSNBC’s Andrea Mitchell
February 28, 2014
Ben Smith and Nicco Mele February 28, 2014 – The Shorenstein Center hosts a weekly speaker series throughout the academic year. The events feature a wide...
Media Business, News Business & Practice, Past Events,
BuzzFeed: The New Newsroom...Is It the Future?
February 25, 2014
February 25, 2014 – The Shorenstein Center welcomed Ben Smith, editor-in-chief of BuzzFeed, to share his insights on news models, and what works in...
Discussion Papers, Policy & Issues, Public Interest Technology, Publications, Tech Policy,
Machines of Truth and Distortion - A Citizen's Call to Action: Preparing America for the AI Flood
June 12, 2025
The views expressed in Shorenstein Center Discussion Papers are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect those of Harvard Kennedy School,...
Faculty Research, Local News, News Business & Practice, Publications,
Can They Do Good and Still Do Well? Local TV Stations and Communities’ Information Needs
June 4, 2025
The views expressed in Shorenstein Center Discussion Papers are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect those of Harvard Kennedy School or...
Commentary, Media, Public Interest Technology,
The Intimacy Dividend: How AI Might Transform News Media Consumption
May 13, 2025
We're seeing the emergence of what Shorenstein Fellow Shuwei Feng calls the “AI intimacy dividend” - the willingness people have to open up to conversational...
Unlocked,
Q&A with Mina Hsiang
April 10, 2025
Nancy Gibbs talks with former Administrator of the U.S. Digital Service Mina Hsiang about what actually drives government inefficiency.
Judgement & Decision Making Graduate Student Workshop
March 27, 2025
This week: presentations from current HKS PhD students Dilan Tulan and Max Spohn on ways to reduce partisan animosity