Communications & Culture

The new Harman/Eisner Artist in Residence sat down for a conversation on how to expand access to the arts.

Following months of expert consultation and internal discussion, the Aspen Institute’s Commission on Information Disorder has launched its recommendations for addressing America’s urgent mis- and disinformation crisis. Co-chairs Katie Couric, Chris Krebs, and Rashad Robinson engage in a lively discussion of how government, private industry, and civil society can increase transparency and understanding, build trust, and reduce harms.

America is in a crisis of trust and truth. Bad information has become as prevalent, persuasive, and persistent as good information, creating a chain reaction of harm. It makes any health crisis more deadly. It slows down response time on climate change. It undermines democracy. In their final report, the Aspen Institute’s Commission on Information Disorder makes 15 recommendations for how government, private industry, and civil society can reduce the greatest harms of mis- and disinformation.

Open to authors of any nationality, the award is one of the few focused exclusively on fiction with a social impact.

The “Conversations with Great Leaders, in Memory of Preston Robert Tisch” series presents a virtual panel featuring Walgreens Boots Alliance CEO Rosalind Brewer in conversation with Judy Samuelson.

Historically, the tech industry’s approach to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) has been dispersed, individual, and short-term. The Action to Catalyze Tech Report (ACT Report) is calling for a new DEI paradigm, one that is holistic, collective, and sustainable.

Norms in newsrooms across the United States are being upended thanks to deep polarization, a racial reckoning, and the pandemic. Hallmark journalistic traits like neutrality and objectivity are being redefined.

Community science provides a complementary and novel approach to thorny problems at the intersection between the human and natural worlds.

In May 2021, we hosted a workshop is to build a vibrant, collaborative, international network of partners who are committed to community science. We are pleased to present the final report from our work, based on the group’s rich discussion.