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Cambridge

Cambridge Day to Expand Staff After Acquisition by Local Nonprofit

A local nonprofit has acquired Cambridge Day, promising to hire a number of editors and reporters to expand its operations, the news outlet announced on Tuesday in an email to financial supporters.

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IOP

Abby Phillip Says Nontraditional Media Outlets Helped Trump Win at Harvard IOP Forum

CNN anchor Abby D. Phillip ’10 said the Trump campaign’s focus on non-traditional media outlets contributed to his electoral victory — and could mark a broader shift towards a new type of political candidate.

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Faculty

Harvard Prof. Danielle Allen Resigns from Washington Post Over Non-Endorsement

University Professor Danielle S. Allen resigned as a contributing columnist at the Washington Post last week over the paper’s decision to not endorse a candidate in the 2024 U.S. presidential election.

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College

Former WaPo Executive Editor Sally Buzbee to Begin Visiting Nieman Fellowship

Sally S. Buzbee, the former executive editor of the Washington Post and the Associated Press, will begin a two-month visiting fellowship at Harvard’s Nieman Foundation for Journalism next week.

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Cambridge

Cambridge-Based Product Review Website ‘Reviewed’ To Close in November

Newspaper chain Gannett will halt operations of its Cambridge-based product-review website “Reviewed” this November, according to a spokesperson for the platform.

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Health

Health Experts, Artists Discuss Need to Change Media Portrayals of HIV/AIDS at Harvard Medical School Panel

Health experts and artists discussed the need to change the narrative in popular media around HIV/AIDS to avoid stigma and provide true representation in a panel last Friday hosted by Harvard Medical School in recognition of World AIDS Day.

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Research

Harvard Kennedy School Professor’s Research Shows Radio Stations Can Fill Local News Gaps

Radio stations could potentially fill the gap in local news left by the decline of the newspaper — but only if they are given more funding, according to a study by Harvard Kennedy School Professor Thomas E. Patterson published last week.

Transgender Awareness Week Event: Representation in the Media
Harvard Kennedy School

Transgender Awareness Week Event: Representation in the Media

The Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics, and Public Policy hosted an event titled on Monday titled "LGBTQIA+ Representation in the Media" for Transgender Awareness Week.

Transgender Awareness Week Event: Representation in the Media
Harvard Kennedy School

Panelists Discuss LGBTQ+ Representation in Media at Shorenstein Center Event

Harvard College’s Office of BGLTQ+ Life celebrated the start of Transgender Awareness Week with a Shorenstein Center panel on media representation on Monday.

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Politics

Former CNN Host Brian Stelter Joins Harvard as Shorenstein Center Fellow

Former CNN chief media correspondent Brian P. Stelter is set to join the Harvard Kennedy School's Shorenstein Center as a fellow this fall.

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Research

Harvard Health Researchers Launch Website to Dispel Cancer Misinformation

Harvard and Dana-Farber researchers launched a website called Cancer FactFinder to provide vetted information about the causes of cancer on this year’s World Health Day.

IOP Forum
IOP

Authors Call for the U.S. to Implement Universal Voting at Harvard IOP Forum

Political columnist E.J. Dionne Jr. ’73 and former Connecticut Secretary of State Miles S. Rapoport ’71 laid out the case for universal voting at a Harvard Institute of Politics forum on Thursday evening.

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Harvard Law School

Tech Experts Debate Strategies to Regulate Social Media, Protect Private Data

Legal and policy experts debated strategies to protect private data on platforms including Facebook, Google, and Twitter in a virtual panel hosted Tuesday by the Berkman Klein Center.

Harvard Kennedy School
Harvard Kennedy School

Northeastern Professor Delivers Kennedy School Lecture on Social Networks and Fake News

Northeastern University professor David Lazer discussed the impact of the internet on misinformation and the spread of political ideas at a lecture at the Harvard Kennedy School Tuesday.

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Arts

The Prospects and Plights of Instagram-Inspired Streetwear

@liljupiterr juxtaposes Lucky Charms, drugs, and memes with haute couture sneakers — many of which are rare, beautiful, and custom-made.

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