September 2026 Newsletter
The Fall Brings a Season of Events Not to Be Missed SUMMIT REGISTRATION OPEN "The Need for Roots in a Digital Society" In a twenty-first century digital society, what does it mean to be rooted? And how do we maintain ties to what is essential to human flourishing? On Friday, November 6th, attend our... More
Book Talk: How Institutions Listen: Civic Data, AI, and the Path to Public Trust
On October 27th, join a conversation between Eric Gordon, the director of the Center for Media Innovation & Social Impact (MISI), Nigel Jacob, former co-chair of Boston's Mayor's Office of New Urban Mechanics, and Anne Short Gianotti, BU Professor of Earth & Environment. The three will talk about Eric's new... More
Media and Public Trust: Fighting Misinformation and Repairing Trust through Market Design with Marshall Van Alstyne
Can we curb misinformation without censorship by redesigning the incentives that govern speech? Drawing on insights from market design, Marshall Van Alstyne's research reframes misinformation as a pollution problem rather than one of falsity per se. When false or misleading claims create externalities, markets fail; when those costs can be... More
Fall Open House: Center for Media Innovation & Social Impact and Communication Research Center
September 10, 2026 More
August 2026 Newsletter
An All-New Website and Summit, and a Refreshed Hub SAVE THE DATE: NOV. 6, 20262nd ANNUAL SUMMIT Join us on November 6th for A Need for Roots in a Digital Society, MISI’s second annual summit. In a twenty-first century digital society, what does it mean to be rooted? In the midst of jarring technological... More
June 2026 Newsletter
The 2026-2027 Trust + Storytelling Fellows and Watch 'Stories from a Warming World' MEET OUR 2026 - 2027 FELLOWS We're excited to announce our 2026-2027 Trust + Storytelling fellows! From a diversity of disciplines and backgrounds, our 15 fellows will explore the themes of climate action, migration, and violence intervention. They are... More
May 2026 Newsletter
Upcoming Events and Opportunities, and MISI's New Post-doc Fellow Stories from a Warming World Next Wednesday, join us at WBUR’s CitySpace for Stories from a Warming World! The event will feature members of the MISI community who will share personal stories about climate and perseverance. These storytellers will explore what it means to... More
April 2026 Newsletter
Stories from a Warming World, a continuation of projects, and a podcast. Putting Media To Work for the People Read the new feature about our center! Entitled “Putting Media to Work for the People," the article from COM's most recent alumni magazine chronicles our beginnings (mere months ago) while hinting at all... More
Between Fear and Hope: Displacement, Migration, and Belonging Across Eras and Continents
A Gegenüber TALK with Julia Cumes and Roy Grundmann As part of the Literature Across Borders series with the Goethe Institut, “Between Fear and Hope” brought together MISI fellows Julia Cumes and Roy Grundmann to explore migration as a lived, layered human experience. Photographer Julia Cumes discussed her portrait project Invisible Threads: Portraits and Stories of Our Global Neighbors, More
Media and Public Trust: Beyond the Left-Right Divide
March 2, 2026 More