Laura Manley
lauramanley.bsky.social
Laura Manley
@lauramanley.bsky.social
Executive Director, Shorenstein Center at HKS | Mom to Amelia & Neil | Korean American Adoptee | Mental Health Advocate
Thank you to @suellentrop.bsky.social and @postopinions.bsky.social for helping me share my adoption story.

I hope this helps people understand the complexities of adoption along with the gratitude and grief.
Beautiful essay by Laura Manley on finding her birth mother, who never meant for her to be a South Korean adoption export. Gift link.

wapo.st/3Gd3Y62
Opinion | Lies tore me from my birth mother. 30 years later, I found her.
Korean adoptees can remind the world that these are deeply personal losses.
wapo.st
April 10, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Reposted by Laura Manley
Harvard peeps -- I'll be on campus next week - March 3 - interviewing some fabulous creators about how they build trust with audiences @underthedesknews.bsky.social @newsnotnoise.bsky.social and @jossfong.bsky.social. Come join us!

iop.harvard.edu/events/futur...
The Future of Trustworthy Information: Learning from Online Content Creators
With news audiences increasingly skeptical that mainstream media serves their interests, more people are turning their attention to independent media creators. In this panel, we talk to three online c...
iop.harvard.edu
February 24, 2025 at 4:23 PM
The media is changing and increasingly difficult to navigate. Now, more than ever, it's important for people–especially civil servants–to know how to engage with the press. We put together a guide to help:
shorensteincenter.org/commentary/e...
The evolving dynamic between reporters and civil servants in a fast-changing environment | Shorenstein Center
Alone among industries, the free press is protected in the Bill of Rights because accountability is foundational to democracy. But the journalist’s mission to explore, explain, and expose how the gove...
shorensteincenter.org
February 18, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Reposted by Laura Manley
“It is time to create a FOIA-like system for Big Tech,” writes @lauramanley.bsky.social. wapo.st/3WspmK1
Opinion | We need a Freedom of Information Act for Big Tech
Accountability systems should reflect the prodigious influence these companies have over our lives.
wapo.st
January 24, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Here's my new piece in @washingtonpost.com where I argue that accountability systems should reflect the scale and influence that Big Tech has over our lives: www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Opinion | We need a Freedom of Information Act for Big Tech
Accountability systems should reflect the prodigious influence these companies have over our lives.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 14, 2025 at 12:40 PM