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Center for Media Innovation & Social Impact (MISI) @misibu.bsky.social · 10h

Their perspectives will help guide this year’s Summit as we ask: In a twenty-first century digital society, what does it mean to be rooted?

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Center for Media Innovation & Social Impact (MISI) @misibu.bsky.social · 10h

Jillian Racoosin Kornmeier, Executive Director of the Foundation for Social Connection will discuss how the foundation is taking concrete steps to advance systems and policies that strengthen place, community, connection, and well-being.

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Center for Media Innovation & Social Impact (MISI) @misibu.bsky.social · 10h

Marshall Ganz, Senior Lecturer in Leadership, Organizing and Civil Society at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government, has spent his life studying how narratives can move people to action and build collective power.

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Center for Media Innovation & Social Impact (MISI) @misibu.bsky.social · 10h

Meet the keynote speakers for the 2026 MISI Annual Summit! 🎤

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BU URBAN @buurban.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Pleased to partner with @misibu.bsky.social to offer a science communication workshop focused on participatory and values-centered research. RSVP to join us: forms.gle/k6aR8snR9jHH...

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Center for Media Innovation & Social Impact (MISI) @misibu.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

At @misibu.bsky.social 2026 Summit, scholars, journalists, scientists, technologists and community leaders will explore how technology can strengthen our connections to community, ecology and attention. 🔗 Learn more & register for this free event: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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Center for Media Innovation & Social Impact (MISI) @misibu.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

What does it mean to be rooted in a rapidly changing digital society? 🌱

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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

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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

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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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