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Louisa Shepard
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Communications
Is social media good or bad for social unity?
Is social media good or bad for social unity?
Annenberg professors Sandra González-Bailón and Yphtach Lelkes reviewed all of the previous literature to determine what scholars have discovered to date.
Students compete to help their classmates fall asleep
For their Public Health Communication class, students pitch ideas in a (friendly) “Shark Tank”-style to promote healthy sleep habits on campus.
From crisis communications to dissecting a decade of TV news
From crisis communications to dissecting a decade of TV news
Sam Wolken, a joint doctoral student in communication and political science, studies public opinion, local news, and politics.
‘My body belongs to me???’: Students question media messaging in an Annenberg course
‘My body belongs to me???’: Students question media messaging in an Annenberg course
Students in Sarah Banet-Weiser’s Annenberg course on Gender and the Media make zines responding to messaging and consumer products.
Journalist and activist Maria Ressa on ‘facts, truth, trust’
Journalist and activist Maria Ressa on ‘facts, truth, trust’
In the annual Annenberg Lecture, the Nobel Peace Prize winner discussed being the target of online attacks and what it will take to ensure that truth prevails.
Misperceptions between political parties could erode democracy in the U.S.
Misperceptions between political parties could erode democracy in the U.S.
The majority of Americans believe that U.S. democracy, and the country itself, is in crisis and at risk of failing, according to a poll from NPR/Ipsos.
Twitter gives conservative news greater visibility than liberal content
Twitter gives conservative news greater visibility than liberal content
This bias held even in the context of a social justice movement with left-leaning goals, according to research from Sandra González-Bailón of the Annenberg School for Communication and colleagues.
British South Asian social media influencers balancing race, religion, ethnicity, and gender
British South Asian social media influencers balancing race, religion, ethnicity, and gender
Annenberg professor Aswin Punathambekar’s new paper examines life online for three social media influencers, including Nadiya Hussain from “The Great British Bake Off.”
The television and the President
The television and the President
On Oct. 5 1947, Harry Truman delivered the first televised presidential speech. Communications expert David Eisenhower looks at the history of politics and media and the significance of this moment 75 years later.
The future of globalization in a fracturing world
The future of globalization in a fracturing world
Perry World House’s 2022 Global Order Colloquium hosted experts from government, the media, and across the University to tackle the topic of the state of globalization
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The New York Times
Meet the people working on getting us to hate each other less
Matthew Levendusky of the School of Arts & Sciences and the Annenberg Public Policy Center says that heightening a sense of American national identity can reduce polarization and partisanship between opposing political parties.
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The New York Times
Fact-checking Biden before the State of the Union
The Annenberg Public Policy Center’s FactCheck.org finds that at least five Republican lawmakers, including Speaker Kevin McCarthy, have already voiced opposition to a proposal that would dismantle the IRS and replace current forms of federal taxation with a 30 percent sales tax.
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The New York Times
Americans flunked this test on online privacy
A survey by Joseph Turow of the Annenberg School for Communication and colleagues finds that most Americans don’t understand how online devices and services track users.
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ABC News
Collection of voice data for profit raises privacy fears
Joseph Turow of the Annenberg School for Communication says that consumer voices can be used to reveal a wealth of knowledge to companies, including height, weight, ethnicity, personality traits, and possible health issues.
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Associated Press
As elites arrive in Davos, conspiracy theories thrive online
Kathleen Hall Jamieson of the Annenberg Public Policy Center says that conspiracy theories about influential global leaders aren’t new but that scrutiny of the Davos forum and its chairman, Klaus Schwab, intensified during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Arizona Republic (Phoenix)
Rep. Paul Gosar targets Joint Chiefs of Staff chair as ‘traitor,’ vows investigation
According to the Annenberg Public Policy Center’s factcheck.org, Republican claims that Nancy Pelosi was to blame for the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol riot are unsubstantiated.
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