Finding new ways to evaluate voters’ beliefs Nicholas Dias is a doctoral student at the Annenberg School for Communication. (Image: Courtesy of Annenberg School for Communication) Finding new ways to evaluate voters’ beliefs In his dissertation research, joint communication and political science doctoral student Nicholas Dias searches for new ways to gauge voter competency.
The YouTube algorithm isn’t radicalizing people Image: Danykur for Adobe Stock The YouTube algorithm isn’t radicalizing people A new study from Annenberg School for Communication’s Computational Social Science Lab finds that the YouTube recommendation system is less influential on users’ political views than is commonly believed.
Meta, Google and other social-media companies brace for heightened deepfake perils ahead of 2024 elections MarketWatch Meta, Google and other social-media companies brace for heightened deepfake perils ahead of 2024 elections Kathleen Hall Jamieson of the Annenberg Public Policy Center says that the capacity exists in 2024 for individuals and nation-states to generate more misleading content that is microtargeted and harder to detect. After #MeToo, sexual assault survivors still fight to be believed Image: Courtesy of Annenberg School for Communication After #MeToo, sexual assault survivors still fight to be believed In their new book, Annenberg School for Communication Dean Sarah Banet-Weiser and former postdoctoral fellow Kathryn Claire Higgins explore the work victims of sexual violence go through to be believed. The mission to get Pennsylvanians online Image: ronstik for Adobe Stock The mission to get Pennsylvanians online The Pennsylvania Broadband Research Institute, a collaboration between Penn and Penn State, looks for ways to bridge the digital divide in the state—and the rest of the nation. FactCheck.org and the fight against misinformation Eugene Kiely is the director of FactCheck.org, which Kathleen Hall Jamieson co-founded in 2003. nocred FactCheck.org and the fight against misinformation Across two decades, the Annenberg Public Policy Center project expanded by adding scientific fact checking, translating content into Spanish, and addressing viral social media misinformation. Targeted anti-smoking messages for LGBTQ+ young women Image: iStock/serikbaib Targeted anti-smoking messages for LGBTQ+ young women In an effort to understand how to reduce smoking among LGBQT+ young women, Professor Andy Tan and colleagues tested tailored anti-smoking campaigns. When young people seem to make threats on social media, do they mean it? Image: iStock/dragana991 When young people seem to make threats on social media, do they mean it? A new app from SAFELab helps teachers, police, and journalists interpret social media posts by BIPOC youth and understand which threats may be real. Exploring the role of science communication in democracy Vanessa Schipani provides an op-ed writing tutorial during her Science Communication in Democracy course. Exploring the role of science communication in democracy Philosophy Ph.D. student Vanessa Schipani taught the SNF Paideia course Science Communication in Democracy, based on her dissertation research. The 2023 Provost/Netter Center Faculty-Community Partnership Award From left to right: Ira Harkavy, Paulette Branson, Andy Tan, and John L. Jackson Jr. (Image: Tarah Paul) The 2023 Provost/Netter Center Faculty-Community Partnership Award Andy Tan, an associate professor at the Annenberg School for Communication, and community partners Cross-Grade Sports and OurSpace were honored for their work in the West Philadelphia community.
After #MeToo, sexual assault survivors still fight to be believed Image: Courtesy of Annenberg School for Communication After #MeToo, sexual assault survivors still fight to be believed In their new book, Annenberg School for Communication Dean Sarah Banet-Weiser and former postdoctoral fellow Kathryn Claire Higgins explore the work victims of sexual violence go through to be believed.
The mission to get Pennsylvanians online Image: ronstik for Adobe Stock The mission to get Pennsylvanians online The Pennsylvania Broadband Research Institute, a collaboration between Penn and Penn State, looks for ways to bridge the digital divide in the state—and the rest of the nation.
FactCheck.org and the fight against misinformation Eugene Kiely is the director of FactCheck.org, which Kathleen Hall Jamieson co-founded in 2003. nocred FactCheck.org and the fight against misinformation Across two decades, the Annenberg Public Policy Center project expanded by adding scientific fact checking, translating content into Spanish, and addressing viral social media misinformation.
Targeted anti-smoking messages for LGBTQ+ young women Image: iStock/serikbaib Targeted anti-smoking messages for LGBTQ+ young women In an effort to understand how to reduce smoking among LGBQT+ young women, Professor Andy Tan and colleagues tested tailored anti-smoking campaigns.
When young people seem to make threats on social media, do they mean it? Image: iStock/dragana991 When young people seem to make threats on social media, do they mean it? A new app from SAFELab helps teachers, police, and journalists interpret social media posts by BIPOC youth and understand which threats may be real.
Exploring the role of science communication in democracy Vanessa Schipani provides an op-ed writing tutorial during her Science Communication in Democracy course. Exploring the role of science communication in democracy Philosophy Ph.D. student Vanessa Schipani taught the SNF Paideia course Science Communication in Democracy, based on her dissertation research.
The 2023 Provost/Netter Center Faculty-Community Partnership Award From left to right: Ira Harkavy, Paulette Branson, Andy Tan, and John L. Jackson Jr. (Image: Tarah Paul) The 2023 Provost/Netter Center Faculty-Community Partnership Award Andy Tan, an associate professor at the Annenberg School for Communication, and community partners Cross-Grade Sports and OurSpace were honored for their work in the West Philadelphia community.