When we first learned that Brian Stelter got the boot from CNN, we couldn’t help but wonder: where would he land next? Would he end up in a dumpster somewhere, where he belonged?
Actually, a dumpster is not too far off. It seems that Brian Stelter has landed at Harvard, the prestigious home to fellow illustrious thinkers like Laurence Tribe and David Hogg.
We wish we were joking. Alas:
NEWS: @brianstelter is coming to the @Kennedy_School as the center's 2022 Walter Shorenstein Fellow! He'll be holding a series of public events and community discussions about democracy and the role of the media in preserving it. Welcome, Brian! https://t.co/oJRFm5K9nZ
— Shorenstein Center (@ShorensteinCtr) September 12, 2022
Here’s the first part of the official announcement from the Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy:
The Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy at Harvard Kennedy School is pleased to announce that Brian Stelter will join the center as the Fall 2022 Walter Shorenstein Media and Democracy Fellow.
The Walter Shorenstein Media and Democracy Fellowship brings high-profile figures at the forefront of media, politics, and public policy to Harvard’s Kennedy School to work with students, faculty, scholars and the public on important issues of the moment. As the Walter Shorenstein Fellow, Stelter will convene a series of discussions about threats to democracy and the range of potential responses from the news media. These discussions with media leaders, policy makers, politicians, and Kennedy School students, fellows, and faculty will help deepen public and scholarly understanding about the current state of the information ecosystem and its impacts on democratic governance.
Convene discussions about threats to democracy? But he’s done that before, and he sucks at it. Guess that’s why Harvard snatched him up. Give mediocrity a chance!
Brian Stelter is a nationally recognized media reporter and expert on the state of journalism and its wide-reaching implications for society and governance. Until August 2022 he was the anchor of “Reliable Sources,” which examined the week’s top media stories every Sunday on CNN, and the chief media correspondent for CNN Worldwide.
Guess people are supposed to be impressed that Brian got canned. We do suppose it’s impressive that he managed to last as long as he did. Even by CNN’s terrible standards at the time, he was a mess.
— His Excellency President Mike Anderson 🇺🇸 (@m_anderson2015) September 12, 2022
Of course. 😐
— Gigi🌻🇺🇸 (@Ok81Gigi) September 12, 2022
Of course Brian Stelter is going to Harvard. Of course Harvard is welcoming Brian Stelter with open arms.
There is absolutely no reason for Harvard to give this guy a fellowship, other than to attempt to use its status to launder his reputation.
Absolutely disgraceful. https://t.co/ktQ0VFDdmB
— Will (@Will_Redacted) September 12, 2022
In the end, Harvard won’t so much have laundered Brian Stelter’s reputation as soiled their own.
Harvard is apparently determined to destroy their brand. https://t.co/lXsfxNn5kL
— Mike LaChance (@MikeLaChance33) September 12, 2022
Keep going, Harvard. You’re getting closer every day.
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