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Despite awareness of COVID-19 risks, many Americans say they’re back to ‘normal’

According to a national survey data from the Annenberg Public Policy Center, many in the U.S. are living “pre-pandemic” lifestyles, despite the continuing risks.

40% of Americans say they've returned to pre-COVID life, study finds

An Annenberg Public Policy Center survey shows that four in 10 Americans have decided to return to “normal” pre-pandemic life, with a quote from Kathleen Hall Jamieson

How monkeypox myths mimic lies about COVID and AIDS

Kathleen Hall Jamieson of the Annenberg Public Policy Center says that the human impulse to scapegoat is both predictable and dangerous.

Republicans have long feuded with the mainstream media. Now many are shutting them out

Kathleen Hall Jamieson of the Annenberg Public Policy Center says that there’s a difference between temporarily avoiding media coverage and planning a strategy that broadly delegitimizes media outlets.

Even journalists are avoiding bad news. How do we change media?

Kathleen Hall Jamieson of the Annenberg Public Policy Center says that local news coverage can engage an audience by providing a sense of substance and agency.

Many people don’t know basic facts about monkeypox, making them susceptible to public health messaging but also to conspiracy theories

Kathleen Hall Jamieson of the Annenberg Public Policy Center believes that the high number of people unsure about monkeypox represents an opportunity for persuasive public health messaging.

Why people believe conspiracy theories

Kathleen Hall Jamieson and Dolores Albarracín of the Annenberg Public Policy Center discuss the origin, spread, and audience of conspiracy theories and their ideological entrepreneurs.

1 in 5 Americans fears getting monkeypox, but many know little about it

As COVID cases surge across the United States dominated by a highly transmissible subvariant, the public has voiced concern about the new health threat of monkeypox, according to a new Annenberg Public Policy Center survey.

1 in 5 Americans fear they’ll get monkeypox

The Annenberg Public Policy Center publishes a survey which finds that 20% of Americans are concerned about contracting monkeypox, and that many possess a general lack of understanding about the virus.

No reruns: Committee tries new approach to break through

Kathleen Hall Jamieson of the Annenberg Public Policy Center says that lawmakers staying silent is a rare sight in Congress.

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