Brian Stelter joins Harvard Kennedy Faculty as media and democracy fellow

The Harvard Kennedy Faculty is welcoming former Dependable Sources anchor Brian Stelter to its ranks this fall.

Stelter, who departed CNN final month, will be a part of the Shorenstein Middle on Media, Politics and Public Coverage as a Walter Shorenstein media and democracy fellow and "convene a collection of discussions about threats to democracy and the vary of potential responses from the information media."

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"I am becoming a member of the @ShorensteinCtr at Harvard Kennedy Faculty," Stelter tweeted. "This fall I will be the Walter Shorenstein Media and Democracy Fellow, convening discussions, a few of which shall be live-streamed. Grateful to @nancygibbs and her staff for the house."

The 37-year-old former CNN host seemingly fell sufferer to a serious shake-up on the community following guardian firm WarnerMedia's latest merger with Discovery. Since taking the reins as CEO to exchange Stelter ally Jeff Zucker, Chris Licht has reportedly launched into a campaign to reorient the corporate in a much less partisan route.

Star anchors and reporters have seemingly been ousted amid the inner shuffling, together with former chief authorized correspondent Jeffrey Toobin and White Home correspondent John Harwood. As Licht tries to steer the corporate in a brand new route, CNN has been dogged by sagging revenue projections amid a rankings hunch.

"Brian Stelter is a nationally acknowledged media reporter and knowledgeable on the state of journalism and its wide-reaching implications for society and governance," the establishment stated in a press launch.

All through his tenure at CNN, Stelter analyzed and reported on media happenings however drew conservative critics whereas reporting on former President Donald Trump and amid his protection of controversial media protection.

He additionally revealed a ebook in 2020, HOAX: Donald Trump, Fox News, and the Harmful Distortion of Reality, that portrayed parts of conservative media as a menace to democracy for allegedly promulgating misinformation.