New Publication
Net Neutrality For The Win: How Entertainment and the Science of Influence Can Save Your Internet
Harmony Institute's communications guide, FTW! Net Neutrality For The Win: How Entertainment and the Science of Influence to Save Your Internet, was released to the public this June and has since been downloaded by over 1,200 supporters seeking to further understand and act on the looming threat posed to the open Internet. FTW! provides essential information that communicators can use to create powerful messages that resonate with the public and promote actions that can help secure net neutrality and support fair and balanced telecommunications policy reform.
The downloadable PDF and interactive online version of the guide are available at savemyinternet.com
PAST EVENTS
The Psychology of Climate Change: A Guide for Scientists, Journalists, Educators, Political Aides, and the Interested Public
The Harmony Institute has partnered with the Center for Research on Environmental Decisions at Columbia University to release one of the first guides to discuss how psychology and behavior research can address the limitations of the current conversation on climate change. The guide offers real world examples of psychological theory in action, as well as strategic and empirically-based solutions.
WGA Hosts Discussion on Unconscious Bias in Entertainment
On September 30, 2009, Executive Director John Johnson spoke at the Writers Guild of America West panel on 'Unconscious Bias in Entertainment'. The discussion acquainted WGA members with the science of unconscious bias, addressed how it affects both casting and story lines in mainstream entertainment, and discussed methods that writers can use to bring this issue to the public awareness.
Environmental Film Festival at Yale University
In April 2009, the Institute’s Deputy Director Debika Shome was a featured panelist at the Environmental Film Festival, hosted by Yale University and the Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies. The panel, titled “Changing Environmental Attitudes and Behavior Through Film,” explored how the non-profit, academic, and entertainment sectors are using film as a tool to reshape environmental attitudes and behaviors.
For information on the Environmental Film Festival at Yale, click here.
The Power of Online Storytelling
In February 2009, the Harmony Institute partnered with the Screenwriters Colony and the Producers Guild of America to bring together innovators in the field of online storytelling for a provocative discussion on this new and evolving genre.
"The Power of Online Storytelling: A Conversation Among Innovative Writers and Industry Professionals Working Today on the Web” took place at The New School in New York City. Participants included Amy B. Harris (writer, Sex and the City, Puppy Love), Dina Kaplan (co-founder, blip.tv), Virginia Heffernan (“The Medium” columnist for the New York Times magazine), Dinosaur Diorama (creators of The Burg and The All-For-Nots), Mary Feuer (writer for Lonelygirl15 and creator of With the Angels), and Jeff Gomez (Starlight Runner Entertainment).
To watch the webcast of the discussion, click here.