Correcting misperceptions about—and increasing empathy for—migrants Participants’ erroneous beliefs about immigrants impacted their views on immigration policy and caused them to view immigrants with less empathy and to dehumanize them more. (Image: Max Bohme/Unsplash) Correcting misperceptions about—and increasing empathy for—migrants Americans dramatically overestimate the number of migrants affiliated with gangs and children being trafficked.
Partisan politics and the opioid epidemic: A social media analysis Partisan politics and the opioid epidemic: A social media analysis Researchers at Penn Medicine explored how partisanship might affect legislative progress on the opioid epidemic by analyzing the content of state legislators’ opioid-related social media posts over time.
How news coverage affects public trust in science How news coverage affects public trust in science News media reports about scientific failures that do not recognize the self-correcting nature of science can damage public perceptions of trust and confidence in scientific work.
From facts to fake news: How information gets distorted From facts to fake news: How information gets distorted Wharton’s Shiri Melumad on how news becomes increasingly biased when it’s repeatedly retold.
2021 cohort of Postdoctoral Fellows for Academic Diversity named The Office of the Vice Provost for Research announces the 2021 cohort of Penn’s Postdoctoral Fellows for Academic Diversity, the largest in the program’s history thus far. This fellowship program is designed to help postdocs advance their careers while enriching the community of scholars here at Penn. 2021 cohort of Postdoctoral Fellows for Academic Diversity named The competitive program, managed by Office of the Vice Provost for Research, is designed to support early career researchers and scholars while enriching the Penn community.
AP says it is reviewing social media policies after firing Penn In the News Associated Press AP says it is reviewing social media policies after firing Kathleen Hall Jamieson of the Annenberg Public Policy Center weighed in on the Associated Press’s employee social media guidelines after a journalist was fired from the organization. “I want to live in a world where people who are employed know what the rules are and what the boundaries are, and they are extraordinarily clear,” Jamieson said. Biden vowed to ‘follow the science,’ but left many out with sudden mask guidance Penn In the News The Washington Post Biden vowed to ‘follow the science,’ but left many out with sudden mask guidance PIK Professor Ezekiel Emanuel commented on the CDC’s revised mask and social distancing guidelines. “It wasn’t well done,” he said. “Slowing this down would have been the prudent thing to improve the communication and ensure that all the considerations that were needed on such a momentous decision were in fact taken into account and that the administration had answers for the very, very obvious potential scenarios.” Fox News viewers are getting mixed messages about whether to take the coronavirus vaccine Penn In the News The Washington Post Fox News viewers are getting mixed messages about whether to take the coronavirus vaccine Kathleen Hall Jamieson of the Annenberg Public Policy Center said people tend to trust the hosts of shows they regularly watch. “Combine that trust with ongoing exposure and reinforcement in other media channels, and a popular host who creates or reinforces concerns about a COVID vaccine or about COVID vaccination in general can reduce the likelihood of vaccination among devoted viewers,” she said. COVID-19 conspiracy beliefs increased among users of conservative and social media COVID-19 conspiracy beliefs increased among users of conservative and social media Belief in conspiracies about the COVID-19 pandemic increased through the early months of the U.S. outbreak among people who reported being heavy users of conservative and social media. Study: Conservative media drove belief of COVID-19 conspiracies Penn In the News CNN Study: Conservative media drove belief of COVID-19 conspiracies Kathleen Hall Jamieson of the Annenberg Public Policy Center spoke about research she co-authored with Dan Romer, which explored the links between beliefs in COVID-19 conspiracy theories and reliance on conservative and social media outlets for information. Load More
Biden vowed to ‘follow the science,’ but left many out with sudden mask guidance Penn In the News The Washington Post Biden vowed to ‘follow the science,’ but left many out with sudden mask guidance PIK Professor Ezekiel Emanuel commented on the CDC’s revised mask and social distancing guidelines. “It wasn’t well done,” he said. “Slowing this down would have been the prudent thing to improve the communication and ensure that all the considerations that were needed on such a momentous decision were in fact taken into account and that the administration had answers for the very, very obvious potential scenarios.” Fox News viewers are getting mixed messages about whether to take the coronavirus vaccine Penn In the News The Washington Post Fox News viewers are getting mixed messages about whether to take the coronavirus vaccine Kathleen Hall Jamieson of the Annenberg Public Policy Center said people tend to trust the hosts of shows they regularly watch. “Combine that trust with ongoing exposure and reinforcement in other media channels, and a popular host who creates or reinforces concerns about a COVID vaccine or about COVID vaccination in general can reduce the likelihood of vaccination among devoted viewers,” she said. COVID-19 conspiracy beliefs increased among users of conservative and social media COVID-19 conspiracy beliefs increased among users of conservative and social media Belief in conspiracies about the COVID-19 pandemic increased through the early months of the U.S. outbreak among people who reported being heavy users of conservative and social media. Study: Conservative media drove belief of COVID-19 conspiracies Penn In the News CNN Study: Conservative media drove belief of COVID-19 conspiracies Kathleen Hall Jamieson of the Annenberg Public Policy Center spoke about research she co-authored with Dan Romer, which explored the links between beliefs in COVID-19 conspiracy theories and reliance on conservative and social media outlets for information. Load More
Fox News viewers are getting mixed messages about whether to take the coronavirus vaccine Penn In the News The Washington Post Fox News viewers are getting mixed messages about whether to take the coronavirus vaccine Kathleen Hall Jamieson of the Annenberg Public Policy Center said people tend to trust the hosts of shows they regularly watch. “Combine that trust with ongoing exposure and reinforcement in other media channels, and a popular host who creates or reinforces concerns about a COVID vaccine or about COVID vaccination in general can reduce the likelihood of vaccination among devoted viewers,” she said. COVID-19 conspiracy beliefs increased among users of conservative and social media COVID-19 conspiracy beliefs increased among users of conservative and social media Belief in conspiracies about the COVID-19 pandemic increased through the early months of the U.S. outbreak among people who reported being heavy users of conservative and social media. Study: Conservative media drove belief of COVID-19 conspiracies Penn In the News CNN Study: Conservative media drove belief of COVID-19 conspiracies Kathleen Hall Jamieson of the Annenberg Public Policy Center spoke about research she co-authored with Dan Romer, which explored the links between beliefs in COVID-19 conspiracy theories and reliance on conservative and social media outlets for information. Load More
COVID-19 conspiracy beliefs increased among users of conservative and social media COVID-19 conspiracy beliefs increased among users of conservative and social media Belief in conspiracies about the COVID-19 pandemic increased through the early months of the U.S. outbreak among people who reported being heavy users of conservative and social media.
Study: Conservative media drove belief of COVID-19 conspiracies Penn In the News CNN Study: Conservative media drove belief of COVID-19 conspiracies Kathleen Hall Jamieson of the Annenberg Public Policy Center spoke about research she co-authored with Dan Romer, which explored the links between beliefs in COVID-19 conspiracy theories and reliance on conservative and social media outlets for information.