This semester, we\u2019re moving decisively. We are launching a multi-year research project examining how local geographies across New England shape trust in information. We\u2019re expanding our team with a new postdoctoral fellow. We\u2019re introducing a seminar series, Media and Public Trust<\/em>, to convene scholars and practitioners around one of the defining challenges of our time. And in May, we\u2019ll host a storytelling event that highlights the depth and ambition of work emerging from MISI\u2019s fellows and directors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n There\u2019s no shortage of work to do\u2014and no shortage of pressure. The contemporary information environment invites constant reaction; trying to make sense of it can quickly become a game of Whack-a-Mole. Someone has to whack the moles, and we deeply value the journalists, scientists, civil servants, health care workers, and activists who do that work every day. MISI\u2019s role is different. Our value\u2014as a university-based research center devoted to trustworthy communication\u2014is the ability to step back, look for patterns, test new modes of communication, and offer guidance to those working on the front lines of civil discourse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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