Can a critic who becomes a believer sway others? The case of genetically modified foods Can a critic who becomes a believer sway others? The case of genetically modified foods A study from researchers at the Annenberg Public Policy Center shows that a conversion message, when a strong advocate for one side of a controversial issue in science publicly announces that they now believe the opposite, can influence public attitudes toward genetically modified foods.
How to escape pseudo-events in America: The lessons of Covington Penn In the News The New Yorker How to escape pseudo-events in America: The lessons of Covington Kathleen Hall Jamieson of the Annenberg Public Policy Center was cited for her book, “Cyberwar: How Russian Hackers and Trolls Helped Elect a President—What We Don’t, Can’t, and Do Know” in an analysis of the coverage surrounding an encounter between a high school student and a Native American activist at the Indigenous Peoples March in D.C. Many Americans think that climate-change deniers ‘get what they deserve’ when disasters strike Penn In the News The Washington Post Many Americans think that climate-change deniers ‘get what they deserve’ when disasters strike Annenberg Public Policy Center postdoc Matt Motta co-authored an article about politically polarized discourse in the United States. In studying people’s reaction to climate change-related disasters, Motta found that “among Democrats, identifying as a liberal is associated with approximately a 38 percent greater likelihood of believing that climate-change deniers get what they deserve if their region is devastated by a hurricane.” On Twitter, limited number of characters spreading fake info Penn In the News The New York Times On Twitter, limited number of characters spreading fake info Annenberg Public Policy Center’s Kathleen Hall Jamieson expressed concerns over the approach used in a study of “fake news” on Twitter to determine what does and does not qualify as a fake information website. The science behind Facebook’s viral #10YearChallenge The Benjamin Franklin statue outside of College Hall. Q&A The science behind Facebook’s viral #10YearChallenge Jonah Berger, an associate professor of marketing at The Wharton School, and author of ‘Contagious: Why Things Catch On,’ discusses why people are suddenly eager to talk aging on social media. Company known for deep cost-cutting offers to buy Gannett Penn In the News The New York Times Company known for deep cost-cutting offers to buy Gannett Victor Pickard of the Annenberg School for Communication commented on a possible takeover of Gannett Co., publisher of several major daily papers, by Digital First Media. “If Digital First acquires Gannett it will be good for their business but bad for everyone else, including employees that work at Gannett papers and the local communities that those newsrooms serve,” said Pickard. Arts, Humanities, & Social Sciences December 18, 2018 A conversation with Mr. Fish Penn Today kicks off its ‘Office Hours’ podcast series with a one-on-one chat with Annenberg School for Communication lecturer and outspoken political cartoonist, Dwayne Booth. Dwayne Booth, a lecturer at the Annenberg School for Communication and a political cartoonist. (Photo courtesy: The Annenberg School for Communication) Welcome to the “office hours” of Annenberg School for Communication lecturer Dwayne Booth, a political cartoonist who commonly goes by the name “Mr. Fish.” Here, in the inaugural “Office Hours” podcast produced by Penn Today, which explores the minds of the University’s academic talents in a more unbuttoned and freewheeling setting outside of the lecture hall, Mr. Fish discusses the origin—and serendipity—of his name, the influence of the late Stan Lee on his life, his terrible movie taste while on an airplane, and his unusual favorite color. View large image An illustration of Dwayne Booth, aka Mr. Fish, who is a lecturer in the Annenberg School for Communication. (Illustration by: Mr. Fish) Share this article ‘One of the highlights of my life’ Q&A ‘One of the highlights of my life’ As his time as dean of the Annenberg School comes to a close, Michael X. Delli Carpini reflects on the impact he hopes he’s had. The other way the National Enquirer helped elect Trump Penn In the News The Atlantic The other way the National Enquirer helped elect Trump The Annenberg Public Policy Center’s Kathleen Hall Jamieson discussed the role of tabloids in shaping the 2016 election. “Even as we look at extreme content and say, ‘That’s ridiculous, I dismiss that,’ it changes our sense of where the middle of the distribution of the content is,” she said. “It pushes open our acceptance of extreme content.” Load More
Many Americans think that climate-change deniers ‘get what they deserve’ when disasters strike Penn In the News The Washington Post Many Americans think that climate-change deniers ‘get what they deserve’ when disasters strike Annenberg Public Policy Center postdoc Matt Motta co-authored an article about politically polarized discourse in the United States. In studying people’s reaction to climate change-related disasters, Motta found that “among Democrats, identifying as a liberal is associated with approximately a 38 percent greater likelihood of believing that climate-change deniers get what they deserve if their region is devastated by a hurricane.” On Twitter, limited number of characters spreading fake info Penn In the News The New York Times On Twitter, limited number of characters spreading fake info Annenberg Public Policy Center’s Kathleen Hall Jamieson expressed concerns over the approach used in a study of “fake news” on Twitter to determine what does and does not qualify as a fake information website. The science behind Facebook’s viral #10YearChallenge The Benjamin Franklin statue outside of College Hall. Q&A The science behind Facebook’s viral #10YearChallenge Jonah Berger, an associate professor of marketing at The Wharton School, and author of ‘Contagious: Why Things Catch On,’ discusses why people are suddenly eager to talk aging on social media. Company known for deep cost-cutting offers to buy Gannett Penn In the News The New York Times Company known for deep cost-cutting offers to buy Gannett Victor Pickard of the Annenberg School for Communication commented on a possible takeover of Gannett Co., publisher of several major daily papers, by Digital First Media. “If Digital First acquires Gannett it will be good for their business but bad for everyone else, including employees that work at Gannett papers and the local communities that those newsrooms serve,” said Pickard. Arts, Humanities, & Social Sciences December 18, 2018 A conversation with Mr. Fish Penn Today kicks off its ‘Office Hours’ podcast series with a one-on-one chat with Annenberg School for Communication lecturer and outspoken political cartoonist, Dwayne Booth. Dwayne Booth, a lecturer at the Annenberg School for Communication and a political cartoonist. (Photo courtesy: The Annenberg School for Communication) Welcome to the “office hours” of Annenberg School for Communication lecturer Dwayne Booth, a political cartoonist who commonly goes by the name “Mr. Fish.” Here, in the inaugural “Office Hours” podcast produced by Penn Today, which explores the minds of the University’s academic talents in a more unbuttoned and freewheeling setting outside of the lecture hall, Mr. Fish discusses the origin—and serendipity—of his name, the influence of the late Stan Lee on his life, his terrible movie taste while on an airplane, and his unusual favorite color. View large image An illustration of Dwayne Booth, aka Mr. Fish, who is a lecturer in the Annenberg School for Communication. (Illustration by: Mr. Fish) Share this article ‘One of the highlights of my life’ Q&A ‘One of the highlights of my life’ As his time as dean of the Annenberg School comes to a close, Michael X. Delli Carpini reflects on the impact he hopes he’s had. The other way the National Enquirer helped elect Trump Penn In the News The Atlantic The other way the National Enquirer helped elect Trump The Annenberg Public Policy Center’s Kathleen Hall Jamieson discussed the role of tabloids in shaping the 2016 election. “Even as we look at extreme content and say, ‘That’s ridiculous, I dismiss that,’ it changes our sense of where the middle of the distribution of the content is,” she said. “It pushes open our acceptance of extreme content.” Load More
On Twitter, limited number of characters spreading fake info Penn In the News The New York Times On Twitter, limited number of characters spreading fake info Annenberg Public Policy Center’s Kathleen Hall Jamieson expressed concerns over the approach used in a study of “fake news” on Twitter to determine what does and does not qualify as a fake information website. The science behind Facebook’s viral #10YearChallenge The Benjamin Franklin statue outside of College Hall. Q&A The science behind Facebook’s viral #10YearChallenge Jonah Berger, an associate professor of marketing at The Wharton School, and author of ‘Contagious: Why Things Catch On,’ discusses why people are suddenly eager to talk aging on social media. Company known for deep cost-cutting offers to buy Gannett Penn In the News The New York Times Company known for deep cost-cutting offers to buy Gannett Victor Pickard of the Annenberg School for Communication commented on a possible takeover of Gannett Co., publisher of several major daily papers, by Digital First Media. “If Digital First acquires Gannett it will be good for their business but bad for everyone else, including employees that work at Gannett papers and the local communities that those newsrooms serve,” said Pickard. Arts, Humanities, & Social Sciences December 18, 2018 A conversation with Mr. Fish Penn Today kicks off its ‘Office Hours’ podcast series with a one-on-one chat with Annenberg School for Communication lecturer and outspoken political cartoonist, Dwayne Booth. Dwayne Booth, a lecturer at the Annenberg School for Communication and a political cartoonist. (Photo courtesy: The Annenberg School for Communication) Welcome to the “office hours” of Annenberg School for Communication lecturer Dwayne Booth, a political cartoonist who commonly goes by the name “Mr. Fish.” Here, in the inaugural “Office Hours” podcast produced by Penn Today, which explores the minds of the University’s academic talents in a more unbuttoned and freewheeling setting outside of the lecture hall, Mr. Fish discusses the origin—and serendipity—of his name, the influence of the late Stan Lee on his life, his terrible movie taste while on an airplane, and his unusual favorite color. View large image An illustration of Dwayne Booth, aka Mr. Fish, who is a lecturer in the Annenberg School for Communication. (Illustration by: Mr. Fish) Share this article ‘One of the highlights of my life’ Q&A ‘One of the highlights of my life’ As his time as dean of the Annenberg School comes to a close, Michael X. Delli Carpini reflects on the impact he hopes he’s had. The other way the National Enquirer helped elect Trump Penn In the News The Atlantic The other way the National Enquirer helped elect Trump The Annenberg Public Policy Center’s Kathleen Hall Jamieson discussed the role of tabloids in shaping the 2016 election. “Even as we look at extreme content and say, ‘That’s ridiculous, I dismiss that,’ it changes our sense of where the middle of the distribution of the content is,” she said. “It pushes open our acceptance of extreme content.” Load More
The science behind Facebook’s viral #10YearChallenge The Benjamin Franklin statue outside of College Hall. Q&A The science behind Facebook’s viral #10YearChallenge Jonah Berger, an associate professor of marketing at The Wharton School, and author of ‘Contagious: Why Things Catch On,’ discusses why people are suddenly eager to talk aging on social media.
Company known for deep cost-cutting offers to buy Gannett Penn In the News The New York Times Company known for deep cost-cutting offers to buy Gannett Victor Pickard of the Annenberg School for Communication commented on a possible takeover of Gannett Co., publisher of several major daily papers, by Digital First Media. “If Digital First acquires Gannett it will be good for their business but bad for everyone else, including employees that work at Gannett papers and the local communities that those newsrooms serve,” said Pickard. Arts, Humanities, & Social Sciences December 18, 2018 A conversation with Mr. Fish Penn Today kicks off its ‘Office Hours’ podcast series with a one-on-one chat with Annenberg School for Communication lecturer and outspoken political cartoonist, Dwayne Booth. Dwayne Booth, a lecturer at the Annenberg School for Communication and a political cartoonist. (Photo courtesy: The Annenberg School for Communication) Welcome to the “office hours” of Annenberg School for Communication lecturer Dwayne Booth, a political cartoonist who commonly goes by the name “Mr. Fish.” Here, in the inaugural “Office Hours” podcast produced by Penn Today, which explores the minds of the University’s academic talents in a more unbuttoned and freewheeling setting outside of the lecture hall, Mr. Fish discusses the origin—and serendipity—of his name, the influence of the late Stan Lee on his life, his terrible movie taste while on an airplane, and his unusual favorite color. View large image An illustration of Dwayne Booth, aka Mr. Fish, who is a lecturer in the Annenberg School for Communication. (Illustration by: Mr. Fish) Share this article ‘One of the highlights of my life’ Q&A ‘One of the highlights of my life’ As his time as dean of the Annenberg School comes to a close, Michael X. Delli Carpini reflects on the impact he hopes he’s had. The other way the National Enquirer helped elect Trump Penn In the News The Atlantic The other way the National Enquirer helped elect Trump The Annenberg Public Policy Center’s Kathleen Hall Jamieson discussed the role of tabloids in shaping the 2016 election. “Even as we look at extreme content and say, ‘That’s ridiculous, I dismiss that,’ it changes our sense of where the middle of the distribution of the content is,” she said. “It pushes open our acceptance of extreme content.” Load More
‘One of the highlights of my life’ Q&A ‘One of the highlights of my life’ As his time as dean of the Annenberg School comes to a close, Michael X. Delli Carpini reflects on the impact he hopes he’s had.
The other way the National Enquirer helped elect Trump Penn In the News The Atlantic The other way the National Enquirer helped elect Trump The Annenberg Public Policy Center’s Kathleen Hall Jamieson discussed the role of tabloids in shaping the 2016 election. “Even as we look at extreme content and say, ‘That’s ridiculous, I dismiss that,’ it changes our sense of where the middle of the distribution of the content is,” she said. “It pushes open our acceptance of extreme content.”