Brian Stelter

Brian Stelter is a prominent media reporter and expert on journalism who was recently appointed as the Fall 2022 Walter Shorenstein Media and Democracy Fellow at Harvard Kennedy School's Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy.13

Career Background

Prior to his fellowship at Harvard, Stelter had a notable career in media:

• He was the anchor of CNN's "Reliable Sources" and chief media correspondent for CNN Worldwide until August 2022.13
• Before joining CNN in 2013, he worked as a media reporter for The New York Times.13
• He founded the television news blog TVNewser while in college.2

Accomplishments

Stelter has received recognition for his work in media:

• Named to Forbes Magazine's "30 Under 30: Media" for three consecutive years.13
• Included in Fortune Magazine's "40 Under 40: Media & Entertainment".13
• Authored two New York Times bestselling books: "HOAX: Donald Trump, Fox News, and the Dangerous Distortion of Truth" (2020) and "Top of the Morning: Inside the Cutthroat World of Morning TV" (2013).1

Harvard Fellowship

As the Walter Shorenstein Fellow at Harvard, Stelter's role includes:

• Convening a series of discussions about threats to democracy and potential responses from the news media.12
• Collaborating with students, faculty, scholars, media leaders, policymakers, and politicians.12
• Contributing to public and scholarly understanding of the current state of the information ecosystem and its impacts on democratic governance.1

Stelter expressed his hope to bring the spirit of his former Sunday morning TV show to Harvard's campus and to add value for students and the wider community through these discussions.2