Posted on 02/02/2023 2:12:19 PM PST by ImJustAnotherOkie
Harvard University is forcing out the school's so-called misinformation expert who has led the university's research into issues such as "media manipulation" and "adversarial media movements," the Harvard Crimson reported.
Harvard Kennedy School dean Douglas Elmendorf informed Joan Donovan, a noted expert on disinformation surrounding the coronavirus, white supremacy, and critical race theory, that she must leave the Ivy League school by the summer of 2024, according to the Crimson. Donovan, who joined the school in 2019, is no longer allowed to fundraise, and the school instated a hiring freeze for her projects.
The Crimson pointed to "tensions" between the expert and Elmendorf as the reason for the firing.
Donovan's dismissal comes as so-called misinformation experts and professional fact-checkers come under fire for protecting Democrats from negative press, frequently calling for the censorship of damaging reports under the pretense of suppressing misinformation.
Some of Donovan's work included a report blaming Donald Trump for the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot and a book called Meme Wars: The Untold Story of the Online Battles Upending Democracy in America. Donovan's work has appeared in NPR, the Washington Post, the Atlantic, and the New York Times, according to her faculty profile.
Donovan, a frequent critic of Twitter under Elon Musk’s ownership, tweeted that after she leaves Harvard she plans to "open up a lesbian bookstore that’s got a coffee stand and uhaul rental inside."
The school is still committing to teaching students about misinformation, James Smith, a spokesman for the Harvard Kennedy School, told the 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 said.
ugly men make ugly women
who knew?
"Noted expert" ha-ha-ha-ha!
Ms. Large's media website --- https://joandonovan.org/joandonovan
"open up a lesbian bookstore that’s got a coffee stand and uhaul rental inside."Perhaps a touch more discretion in the candidate's writing skills might have avoided the hire in the first place.
I’m glad I attended college in the late 60’s when the schools were mostly run by adults and supported freedom of speech. Now they are asylums run by the patients(My spell check is not working), while bilking the tax payers.
She must have been a hoot at Halloween in that getup!
The Kennedy School has a LONG WAY to go to improve itself—way beyond just dismissing this creature!!!!
You would be amazed. There are many lesbians who are very attractive. Very attractive.
There is a misspelling. Should be “Clean out your orifice”...
Looks like John Candy.
Her chain wallet got stuck in her flannel shirt.
10. You’re gonna need wider paper to show all of her.
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