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Donald Trump’s war on truth confronts another test with voters
Associated Press

Donald Trump’s war on truth confronts another test with voters

Kathleen Hall Jamieson of the Annenberg Public Policy Center says that Donald Trump’s attempt at a second presidential term represents an unprecedented test moment for American politics.

When child care and domestic gig workers have problems, where do they turn?
A childcare worker outside in a park with a toddler and a baby while on a laptop.

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When child care and domestic gig workers have problems, where do they turn?

A new study from professor Julia Ticona and doctoral candidate Ryan Tsapatsaris uncovers the online spaces where domestic workers and their clients talk about using Care.com.

From Annenberg School for Communication

The state of extended reality research
A group of people standing at a table wearing VR headsets.

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The state of extended reality research

Published by the Annenberg School’s Virtual Reality ColLABorative, a new report summarizes augmented, mixed, and virtual reality research in the social sciences.

From Annenberg School for Communication

Name change needed for Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System to reduce misinformation, says Penn’s Annenberg Center
Managed Healthcare Executive

Name change needed for Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System to reduce misinformation, says Penn’s Annenberg Center

A report from the Annenberg Public Policy Center examines how the name, description, and contents of VAERS, the federal government’s vaccine monitoring system, allowed anti-vaxxers and politicians to more easily mislead the public about the safety of COVID-19 vaccines.

What TikTok reveals about Gen Z dating
A young woman lies sideways on a bed, gazing at her phone

In her thesis, Talia Fiester looked at contemporary Gen Z dating against the backdrop of neoliberalism and what she calls “the rejection of the couple form.” She did so by analyzing one of Gen Z’s pervasive mediums—TikTok.

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What TikTok reveals about Gen Z dating

In an honors thesis for Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies, 2023 grad Talia Fiester examines “Neoliberal Love and the Pathology of Gen Z’s Singledom.”

Kristina García

People, not Google’s algorithm, create their own partisan ‘bubbles’ online
Scientific American

People, not Google’s algorithm, create their own partisan ‘bubbles’ online

According to Homa Hosseinmardi of the Annenberg School for Communication, ensuring that search engine giants like Google operate with people’s best interest in mind requires knowing how people are using the algorithm, not just how the algorithm works.

The pandemic didn't really change how Americans think about sickness
Time

The pandemic didn't really change how Americans think about sickness

Kathleen Hall Jamieson of the Annenberg Public Policy Center says that overall scientific literacy has grown during the pandemic, even as more people began to believe conspiracy theories and misinformation.