Cinema & Media Studies

Cable news has a more polarizing effect than social media, study finds

A study by Homa Hosseinmardi of the Annenberg School for Communication shows that the TV news audience is being “distilled,” with an overall shrinkage but an increased number of partisans.

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What is it like to be a journalist during the ‘fake news’ era? Not easy

Doctoral student Jeanna Sybert looks at how journalists in the U.S. are dealing with stress and job insecurity as newspapers shutter, wages are cut, and the legitimacy of their field is called into question.

Don’t be too quick to blame social media for America’s polarization—cable news has a bigger effect, study finds

A study from Homa Hosseinmardi of the Annenberg School for Communication suggests that television, not the web, is the top driver of partisan audience segregation among Americans.

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.

A person watching a television channel with the words FAKE NEWS on the screen.

Cable news networks have grown more polarized

An Annenberg School for Communication analysis of 10 years of cable TV news reveals a growing partisan gap as networks like Fox and MSNBC have shifted to the right or the left of the political spectrum.

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.

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.

Cable news networks have become more polarized in the last decade, study says

Yphtach Lelkes of the Annenberg School for Communication tracks the ideological movement of news networks and media bias following the 2016 election.

Tamia Harvey-Martin smiles in front of the LGBT Center with one hand in her pocket and one hand on a camera hung on a strap around her neck

Who, What, Why

Who, What, Why: Tamia Harvey-Martin presents her film debut

Tamia Harvey-Martin premieres “A Foolproof Guide to Relationships,” a short film about asexuality, at the LGBT Center on June 28.

Interim president Wendell Pritchett interviewing Ken Burns.

Ben Franklin: A voice from the past that speaks to our time

At the 2022 Silfen Forum, Penn Interim President Wendell Pritchett chatted with filmmaker Ken Burns about his new two-part documentary on Benjamin Franklin.

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