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Rebekah Larsen is an Assistant Professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the Comparative Media Studies department. She is also a Faculty Associate at Harvard Law School’s Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society and a Research Associate at the Center for Governance and Human Rights (Cambridge University). Prior to her MIT faculty role, she held positions including a Marie Curie Fellow at the University of Copenhagen and a Postdoctoral Fellow at Oslo Metropolitan University.
- Education: PhD in Sociology (University of Cambridge, 2022), MA in Technology Policy (Cambridge, 2015), BA in Science, Technology, and Society Studies (University of Pennsylvania, 2012)
- Affiliations: Berkman Klein Center (Harvard), Center for Governance and Human Rights (Cambridge), EU Marie Curie program
Rebekah’s research focuses on understudied media ecosystems, particularly at the intersection of sociotechnical change, power relations, and dis/misinformation. Her work spans conservative talk radio in rural Utah, platform-funded fact-checking networks, and search engine manipulation of journalists. She employs mixed methods (ethnography, computational analysis) and critiques digital research practices.
Her publications address topics like platform power, fact-checking technologies, and data privacy debates. Key themes include media accountability, hybrid digital-broadcast systems, and policy implications for news deserts.
Scientific Awards:
- Recognized by the Association of Internet Researchers (AoIR) (2022) for her PhD dissertation’s policy relevance
- Awarded a Collier Grant (MIT Outdoor Club, 2019-2020) for outdoor inclusivity
- Marie Curie fellowship grant (EU)
Rebekah has advised on journalistic responses to misinformation and taught courses at MIT, including CMS 100: Introduction to Media Studies. She contributes to peer-reviewed journals like New Media and Society and Digital Journalism, and her methodological work explores data colonialism and ethnographic challenges in partisan environments.
