Cable news networks have become more polarized in the last decade, study says Penn In the News The Hill 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. TV news top driver of political echo chambers in U.S. TV news top driver of political echo chambers in U.S. Duncan Watts and colleagues found that 17% of Americans consume television news from partisan left- or right-leaning sources compared to just 4% online. For TV news viewers, this audience segregation tends to last month over month. Who, What, Why: Annenberg doctoral student Ava Irysa Kikut Ava Kikut, a 2020-22 Provost’s Graduate Academic Engagement Fellow, focuses on health communication. Who, What, Why Who, What, Why: Annenberg doctoral student Ava Irysa Kikut Through a Netter Center ABCS course, Kikut worked with high school students and Penn undergrads to develop media messages that speak to the health needs and inequalities pertinent to adolescent Philadelphians. Video experiment brokers peace among ex-FARC combatants and locals in Colombia An image from the intervention video shown to promote peace between everyday Colombians and ex-FARC members (Image: Pirata Films) Video experiment brokers peace among ex-FARC combatants and locals in Colombia A new study from the Peace and Conflict Neuroscience Lab explores the impact of media interventions on brokering peace among former members of Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) and non-FARC Colombians. Which Americans are most isolationist? It may not be who you think Which Americans are most isolationist? It may not be who you think A course taught by Diana Mutz is designed to teach and implement research methodology, discovered a major shift in young Americans’ isolationist views on foreign aid. Do shared life experiences make it harder to understand others? Do shared life experiences make it harder to understand others? A new Annenberg School of Communication study reveals that having similar life experiences can actually diminish our ability to perceive other people’s unique feelings and circumstances. Frontline voices from the pandemic’s early days Frontline voices from the pandemic’s early days In his new book, “The Wuhan Lockdown,” Guobin Yang uses personal diaries from that city’s residents to recreate how it felt at the epicenter of what was then a scary and unknown new virus. Tumblr’s enduring appeal reveals the potency of the web’s cultural memory Penn In the News The Conversation Tumblr’s enduring appeal reveals the potency of the web’s cultural memory Ph.D. candidate Jeanna Sybert of the Annenberg School for Communication contemplates Tumblr's unique place in internet culture. Desmond Patton appointed Penn Integrates Knowledge University Professor Desmond Upton Patton will be the Brian and Randi Schwartz University Professor effective July 1. Desmond Patton appointed Penn Integrates Knowledge University Professor Patton will be Penn’s Brian and Randi Schwartz University Professor, with joint appointments in the School of Social Policy & Practice and the Annenberg School for Communication and a secondary appointment in the Perelman School of Medicine. Are Republicans and Democrats driven by hatred of one another? Less than you think Are Republicans and Democrats driven by hatred of one another? Less than you think Rather than being fueled by animosity for the other side—negative partisanship—a new study finds that Americans are at least as motivated by the passion they have for their own party. Load More
TV news top driver of political echo chambers in U.S. TV news top driver of political echo chambers in U.S. Duncan Watts and colleagues found that 17% of Americans consume television news from partisan left- or right-leaning sources compared to just 4% online. For TV news viewers, this audience segregation tends to last month over month.
Who, What, Why: Annenberg doctoral student Ava Irysa Kikut Ava Kikut, a 2020-22 Provost’s Graduate Academic Engagement Fellow, focuses on health communication. Who, What, Why Who, What, Why: Annenberg doctoral student Ava Irysa Kikut Through a Netter Center ABCS course, Kikut worked with high school students and Penn undergrads to develop media messages that speak to the health needs and inequalities pertinent to adolescent Philadelphians.
Video experiment brokers peace among ex-FARC combatants and locals in Colombia An image from the intervention video shown to promote peace between everyday Colombians and ex-FARC members (Image: Pirata Films) Video experiment brokers peace among ex-FARC combatants and locals in Colombia A new study from the Peace and Conflict Neuroscience Lab explores the impact of media interventions on brokering peace among former members of Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) and non-FARC Colombians.
Which Americans are most isolationist? It may not be who you think Which Americans are most isolationist? It may not be who you think A course taught by Diana Mutz is designed to teach and implement research methodology, discovered a major shift in young Americans’ isolationist views on foreign aid.
Do shared life experiences make it harder to understand others? Do shared life experiences make it harder to understand others? A new Annenberg School of Communication study reveals that having similar life experiences can actually diminish our ability to perceive other people’s unique feelings and circumstances.
Frontline voices from the pandemic’s early days Frontline voices from the pandemic’s early days In his new book, “The Wuhan Lockdown,” Guobin Yang uses personal diaries from that city’s residents to recreate how it felt at the epicenter of what was then a scary and unknown new virus.
Tumblr’s enduring appeal reveals the potency of the web’s cultural memory Penn In the News The Conversation Tumblr’s enduring appeal reveals the potency of the web’s cultural memory Ph.D. candidate Jeanna Sybert of the Annenberg School for Communication contemplates Tumblr's unique place in internet culture. Desmond Patton appointed Penn Integrates Knowledge University Professor Desmond Upton Patton will be the Brian and Randi Schwartz University Professor effective July 1. Desmond Patton appointed Penn Integrates Knowledge University Professor Patton will be Penn’s Brian and Randi Schwartz University Professor, with joint appointments in the School of Social Policy & Practice and the Annenberg School for Communication and a secondary appointment in the Perelman School of Medicine. Are Republicans and Democrats driven by hatred of one another? Less than you think Are Republicans and Democrats driven by hatred of one another? Less than you think Rather than being fueled by animosity for the other side—negative partisanship—a new study finds that Americans are at least as motivated by the passion they have for their own party.
Desmond Patton appointed Penn Integrates Knowledge University Professor Desmond Upton Patton will be the Brian and Randi Schwartz University Professor effective July 1. Desmond Patton appointed Penn Integrates Knowledge University Professor Patton will be Penn’s Brian and Randi Schwartz University Professor, with joint appointments in the School of Social Policy & Practice and the Annenberg School for Communication and a secondary appointment in the Perelman School of Medicine.
Are Republicans and Democrats driven by hatred of one another? Less than you think Are Republicans and Democrats driven by hatred of one another? Less than you think Rather than being fueled by animosity for the other side—negative partisanship—a new study finds that Americans are at least as motivated by the passion they have for their own party.