Chalk Radio shares MIT’s teaching techniques with the world
Podcast from MIT OpenCourseWare showcasing the Institute’s inspiring instructors and their courses enters second season.
Understanding how people make sense of information in the information age
Graduate student Manon Revel uses quantitative methodologies to investigate how advertising in online publications affects trust in journalism.
Podcast series from J-PAL North America shares stories behind the impact of summer jobs in the US
Series paints a holistic picture of summer youth employment programs and how research helps strengthen them.
New website features podcasts from around MIT
Learners worldwide can explore the Institute's audio landscape, in one convenient place.
Tackling the misinformation epidemic with “In Event of Moon Disaster”
New website from the MIT Center for Advanced Virtuality rewrites an important moment in history to educate the public on the dangers of deepfakes.
Our itch to share helps spread Covid-19 misinformation
Study finds social media sharing affects news judgment, but a quick exercise reduces the problem.
Q&A: Seth Mnookin on Covid-19 and the public understanding of science
MIT professor and writer examines the large-scale reaction to our new public health crisis.
Investigating the power of group think
Political science doctoral student Clara Vandeweerdt studies how identity shapes beliefs on complex political topics such as climate change.
3 Questions: Heather Hendershot on the state of US political discourse
Media historian and expert on conservatism considers the end of rational dialog.
Does cable news shape your views?
MIT study finds partisan news coverage has a bigger impact on viewers without strong media preferences.
Changing the face of conservatism in the U.S.
New book by professor Heather Hendershot explores impact of William F. Buckley’s “Firing Line.”
Report: How interactive documentaries represent a new form of innovation in digital journalism
MIT report represents the first thorough mapping of the ongoing convergence between interactive and participatory practices within digital journalism.
How can one tree tell the story of climate change?
With help from a single red oak, five MIT Knight Science Journalism colleagues explore storytelling as a way to convey the impacts of a changing climate.
Our connection to content
Using neuroscience tools, Innerscope Research explores the connections between consumers and media.
Media Lab to bring more digital tools into newsrooms with $1.2 million Knight Foundation grant
The Future of News initiative aims to bridge the gap between journalism, technology, and civic engagement.