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Is Huawei a national security threat?
Huawei headquarters building made of blue glass with Huawei written on its exterior

Vilnius, Lithuania, headquarters for Huawei. 

Is Huawei a national security threat?

Christopher Yoo, professor of law, communication, and computer and information science, describes why the Chinese technology company has become a hot topic of conversation in national security circles.
Behind the scenes of Netflix’s call to alter ‘13 Reasons Why’ episode

Behind the scenes of Netflix’s call to alter ‘13 Reasons Why’ episode

Joseph Turow of the Annenberg School of Communication spoke about Netflix’s decision to edit out a graphic suicide scene from one of its original programs. “The way they did it on television in that episode seems to have hit a nerve,” he said. “Once it becomes pictorialized, it takes on a new level of scrutiny and concern.”

A feisty Google adversary tests how much people care about privacy

A feisty Google adversary tests how much people care about privacy

Joseph Turow of the Annenberg School for Communication commented on DuckDuckGo, a privacy-focused search engine. “I’m almost embarrassed to say that I don’t use it more than I do,” he said. “There is something in my head that tells me I’ll get a better search from Google, even when I don’t know if that is demonstrably correct or not.”

Can a dead father and daughter make us feel what we already know?

Can a dead father and daughter make us feel what we already know?

Jessica Fishman of the Perelman School of Medicine and Annenberg School for Communication said American media rarely show images of American children who have died, in spite of publishing images of those from other countries. “America’s dead children remain invisible because doing otherwise strikes us as profoundly unethical and even nonsensical.”

Do most Americans believe in climate change? The answer is more complicated than you might think

Do most Americans believe in climate change? The answer is more complicated than you might think

Annenberg Public Policy Center postdocs Matt Motta, Dan Chapman, Dominik Stecula, and Kathryn Haglin co-authored an article for The Washington Post about survey methodology and public perceptions of climate change. “We encourage those who study or share climate change opinion to openly discuss their survey design choices,” they wrote. “Given the policy implications, accurately measuring opinion on climate change is more important than ever.”

Those silly chairs you keep seeing in the park? They’re Lamzacs

Those silly chairs you keep seeing in the park? They’re Lamzacs

Emily Hund, who recently received her PhD from the Annenberg School for Communication, spoke about the ethics of viral advertising on Instagram. “We all have the ability to turn ourselves into ads now. Some people enjoy participating in that and some people don’t,” said Hund. “And you know, then there’s the question of should we be compensated for this? Is this work?”

Echo chambers may not be as dangerous as you think
Joshua Becker and Damon Centola

Joshua Becker (left) and Damon Centola. (Photo: Annenberg School for Communication)

Echo chambers may not be as dangerous as you think

Research on the “wisdom of crowds” has found that access to information exchange can increase the likelihood that beliefs are accurate, even contentious partisan political beliefs, among homogenous groups.

Penn Today Staff