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Center for Media Innovation & Social Impact (MISI)

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MISI investigates how people come to trust one another and how information becomes trustworthy in a fractured media environment.

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Center for Media Innovation & Social Impact (MISI) @misibu.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Join @misibu.bsky.social & @infoecon.bsky.social of @buquestrom.bsky.social for a convo on treating misinformation as a pollution problem, and how redesigning the incentives around speech could reduce misinformation without a central authority judging speech. REGISTER sites.bu.edu/misi/2026/09...
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Center for Media Innovation & Social Impact (MISI) @misibu.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
MISI director Eric Gordon is helping build On the Porch, an AI chatbot rooted in trusted local sources so Dorchester residents can better understand their community and engage more effectively with the city. Read about it here: baystatebanner.com/2026/06/18/a...
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Center for Media Innovation & Social Impact (MISI) @misibu.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
When the NYT & WSJ run ads from the top US oil lobby, does it affect their coverage? BU's Michelle Amazeen says yes. She's featured in a new @columjournreview.bsky.social interview on fossil fuel influence + quoted in a @desmog.com investigation. Her work with MISI: sites.bu.edu/misi/michell...
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Coverage of the Fossil-Fuel Industry ‘Doesn’t Have to Be This Way’
Michelle Amazeen says oil and gas money is fueling conflicts of interest.
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Center for Media Innovation & Social Impact (MISI) @misibu.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
YOU'RE INVITED! On Wednesday, May 13th, join us at @wbur.org's CitySpace for an evening of storytelling as our fellows and directors share intimate stories of survival, resilience, identity and memory in a time of environmental upheaval. Buy tickets today! www.wbur.org/events/10789...
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Center for Media Innovation & Social Impact (MISI) @misibu.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
“[MISI] was born out of ambitions to help society unlock its potential through amazing communication,” says @comatbu.bsky.social Dean @mdichristina.bsky.social. After launching in November 2025, we've stayed on mission while collaborating, experimenting, and rebuilding trust.
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Putting Media to Work for the People
On a warm September afternoon, two dozen people filled a BU conference room. Journalists, researchers, nonprofit staffers, a photographer, a…
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Communication Research Center @bucomresearch.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
“Universities play in their sandbox, and governments play in theirs […] and we want to avoid [that],” says Eric Gordon of @misibu.bsky.social. But, what happens when cities and universities finally stop working in silos? Read here: www.route-fifty.com/artificial-i...
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It’s time for cities and higher education to join forces on effective AI, experts say
Local governments and academic institutions haven’t always aligned their goals and priorities. But for either sector to unlock artificial intelligence’s potential, they must work more closely together...
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Center for Media Innovation & Social Impact (MISI) @misibu.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
Know someone (including yourself) who would be a good fit for our Truth and Storytelling Fellowship? Share and APPLY TODAY by 5p! bit.ly/MISI_TASFell...
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Center for Media Innovation & Social Impact (MISI) @misibu.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
Next Monday 3/30, join us for our Media & Public Trust seminar: @busph.bsky.social's Greg Wellenius will talk about the divide between academia + #research and community + #publichealth in a time of #climatechange, and propose steps to bridge that very gap. REGISTER today > bit.ly/MISI_MediaPu...
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Center for Media Innovation & Social Impact (MISI) @misibu.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
ONE MORE WEEK: Are you a community activist or creator in/around Boston? Or @bostonu.bsky.social faculty doing humanistic research? Be the next to join our Trust and Storytelling (TAS) Fellowship in 2026-2027. LEARN more and APPLY by March 27: spr.ly/63329B6XtHT @comatbu.bsky.social
A group of people who are part of a fellowship sit around to talk. The flyer is a call for the Trust and Storytelling fellowship for 2026-2027.
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Center for Media Innovation & Social Impact (MISI) @misibu.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
On March 30, our Media & Public Trust seminar welcomes @busph.bsky.social's Greg Wellenius for a talk on how academics can make their research more relevant, timely, and actionable to communities who can influence action. REGISTER now: spr.ly/63324B6zf7a @comatbu.bsky.social @bu-igs.bsky.social
Flyer for seminar with title, description, photo, and details of when and where it will take place at Boston University
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Center for Media Innovation & Social Impact (MISI) @misibu.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
OPEN CALL: Are you a civic leader or activist working to better your neighborhood? Or a creative focused on climate, community violence or migration? MISI is seeking its 2026-2027 cohort for our Trust and Storytelling (TAS) Fellowship. LEARN more and APPLY by March 27: spr.ly/63328B6yXVm
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Center for Media Innovation & Social Impact (MISI) @misibu.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
On March 2, Peter Levine of @tufts.edu joins our Media & Public Trust seminar for a talk on why the research models around civic & political beliefs have contributed to polarization and how a new framework can cultivate cohesion and understanding. RSVP: spr.ly/63329htYIT @comatbu.bsky.social
MISI's Media and Public Trust seminar welcomes Peter Levine of Tufts University
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Center for Media Innovation & Social Impact (MISI) @misibu.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
JOIN: On Feb. 6, @ericbot73.bsky.social, Chaplain Clementina Chéry, and Peter Masiakos, MD come together to talk building partnerships between higher ed and community organizations. 📍 @bostonu.bsky.social's Howard Thurman Center 808 Comm. Ave, Room 104 🔗 RSVP: spr.ly/63327h8n4c
An in-person event with Boston University's College of Communication center, MISI. Facilitated by Eric Gordon with Chaplain Clementina Chéry and Peter Masiakos, MD.
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Center for Media Innovation & Social Impact (MISI) @misibu.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
[MISI IS HIRING] We're recruiting a Postdoctoral Fellow to contribute to research on public trust and local information ecosystems in New England. Join our community of researchers working at the intersection of trust, media, and technology. Apply by January 15, 2025. lnkd.in/ertN2dXb.
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Center for Media Innovation & Social Impact (MISI) @misibu.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
🗓️ SAVE THE DATE! Join us Friday 11/7 as we host our first MISI summit on "Communicating Climate." Leading voices will explore why what we listen to or read about around #climatechange leads to misinformation and disinformation or trust. Register now > bit.ly/MISISummit2025 @comatbu.bsky.social
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Center for Media Innovation & Social Impact (MISI) @misibu.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
"Our team is working to understand and support how stories gain trust and legitimacy." @ericbot73.bsky.social talks with @bu-igs.bsky.social about the mission of MISI, its fellowships around the theme of #environmentaljustice, and why storytelling matters. @bostonu.bsky.social @comatbu.bsky.social
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Q&A: With Trust in Media Declining, These BU Scholars are Reimagining Community Storytelling | Institute for Global Sustainability
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