Report: Harvard Cans School’s Media ‘Misinformation’ Expert

Harvard University has fired the so-called misinformation expert from the school, who led research at the university into such issues as “media manipulation” “adversarial media movements,” The Harvard Crimson reported.

The Harvard Kennedy School dean Douglas Elmendorf advised Joan Donovan that she had to leave the Ivy League school before the summer 2024. Joan Donovan is a well-known expert on disinformation around the coronavirus and white supremacy. Crimson. Donovan joined the school in 2019 and is now prohibited from fundraising. The school also imposed a hiring freeze on Donovan’s projects.

The Crimson “tensions” Elmendorf and the expert as the reason for firing.

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Donovan also wrote a report that blaming Donald Trump was responsible for Jan. 6, 2021’s Capitol riot, and a book called Meme Wars: The Untold History of the Online Battles That Threaten Democracy in America. The work of Donovan has been featured in NPR, Washington Post?, AtlanticThe, and New York Times, According Check out her faculty profile.

Donovan, a frequent critic of Twitter under Elon Musk’s ownership, Tweet After she leaves Harvard, she plans to move to Canada. “open up a lesbian bookstore that’s got a coffee stand and uhaul rental inside.”

James Smith, spokesperson for Harvard Kennedy School, said that the school continues to teach students about misinformation. Crimson.

“Harvard Kennedy School is committed to the teaching and study of misinformation and disinformation, and several faculty members are leading significant projects that address these topics,” Smith.

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