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Arc of Trump’s coronavirus comments defies reality on ground

Arc of Trump’s coronavirus comments defies reality on ground

Kathleen Hall Jamieson of the Annenberg Public Policy Center weighed in on President Trump’s response to the coronavirus pandemic. “The trustworthiness of a president in a time of national crisis is his most important asset,” she said. “And when he says things that are proven to be untrue, or problematic from a public health standpoint, that erodes his credibility and the capacity of the country to prepare adequately.”

Viewership soars for misleading tobacco videos on YouTube
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Viewership soars for misleading tobacco videos on YouTube

Misleading portrayals of the safety of tobacco use are widespread on YouTube, where viewership of popular pro-tobacco videos has soared over the past half-dozen years, according to research by the Annenberg Public Policy Center.

Penn Today Staff

The facts on coronavirus testing
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The facts on coronavirus testing

FactCheck.org explains how testing works, what happened with the CDC’s coronavirus test and what’s known about how many tests are available in the U.S.

Penn Today Staff

A Q&A with Ben Jealous, former NAACP head turned tech investor
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Ben Jealous, former head of the NAACP, is a visiting scholar in the Annenberg School for Communication, the School of Social Policy & Practice, and Wharton. He is teaching a class on social innovation, part of SP2’s Nonprofit Leadership program.

A Q&A with Ben Jealous, former NAACP head turned tech investor

The visiting scholar discusses the social innovation class he is teaching, plus why it’s key to focus on local civil rights victories and the need to take a long view of history.

Michele W. Berger

At 25 years, understanding the longevity of Craigslist

At 25 years, understanding the longevity of Craigslist

Jessa Lingel of the Annenberg School for Communication spoke about the founders of Craigslist. “They’re both just old-school engineer type guys who just really believe in keeping the design as simple and functional as possible,” she said. “[I]t’s never had a competitor that was really able to swallow up its user base. It’s had loyal customers all along, loyal users all along, so it’s just never been forced to adapt.”

Vaccine misinformation and social media
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Vaccine misinformation and social media

People who look to social media for information are more likely to be misinformed about vaccines than those who rely on traditional media.

Penn Today Staff

What craigslist can teach us about Web 2.0
A person standing in a library stack, with shelves of books on either side. Jessa Lingel, an assistant professor at the Annenberg School for Communication.

What craigslist can teach us about Web 2.0

In a new book, Annenberg’s Jessa Lingel views modern online life through the lens of a site that hasn’t changed much in look or feel since it began 25 years ago.

Michele W. Berger , Julie Sloane