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Political intimidation, at-risk media, and the future of journalism
Barbie Zelizer, director of the Center for Media at Risk

Barbie Zelizer, the Raymond Williams Professor of Communication at the Annenberg School for Communication, is also the director of the Center for Media at Risk.

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    • Political intimidation, at-risk media, and the future of journalism

    In the wake of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s death, Barbie Zelizer, director of the Center for Media at Risk, discusses how journalists and other digital media practitioners can better prepare for working in today’s climate and why, for that to happen, the media culture needs to shift.

    Michele W. Berger

    In the brain, ‘dislike’ and ‘dehumanization’ are not the same thing
    Researchers from the Annenberg School for Communication at Penn discovered that “dehumanization” and “dislike” are processed by two completely separate brain regions, which suggests that they may be two different psychological processes.

    Researchers from the Annenberg School for Communication at Penn discovered that “dehumanization” and “dislike” are processed by two completely separate brain regions, which suggests that they may be two different psychological processes.

    In the brain, ‘dislike’ and ‘dehumanization’ are not the same thing

    It has long been thought that characterizing people as less than human was an expression of extreme dislike. Annenberg neuroscientists now find that neurologically, these two viewpoints actually differ.

    Julie Sloane , Michele W. Berger

    Immersive trip exposes students to the complex narratives of Israel
    Encompass

    Immersive trip exposes students to the complex narratives of Israel

    15 undergraduates took part in the inaugural Encompass fellowship, a project run by Penn Hillel, with a tour around Israel examining cultural and political sites with a focus on gaining a deeper understanding of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

    Lauren Hertzler

    The transforming power of global aid on health care—and care giving
    McKay, Ramah

    Ramah McKay

    The transforming power of global aid on health care—and care giving

    Foreign aid makes up close to half of Mozambique’s national health care budget. In a new book, Ramah McKay of the School of Arts and Science lends a critical eye toward how this influx of global health dollars is felt on the ground, by caregivers and patients alike.

    Katherine Unger Baillie

    Only one approach could plausibly have avoided catastrophe in Syria
    This striking depiction, from work by University of Pennsylvania political scientist Ian Lustick, shows that U.S. retaliation against Assad in Syria in 2013 would have likely led to higher civilian casualties than the numbers without such an intervention. (Image: Courtesy Ian Lustick) 

    This striking depiction, from work by University of Pennsylvania political scientist Ian Lustick, shows that U.S. retaliation against Assad in Syria in 2013 would have likely led to higher civilian casualties than the numbers without such an intervention. (Image: Courtesy Ian Lustick) 

    Only one approach could plausibly have avoided catastrophe in Syria

    Could the U.S. have better protected civilians from mass atrocities during the Syrian conflict in 2013? Research from political scientist Ian Lustick reveals that only one approach—persuading Assad to treat the protests as a reform movement rather than a violent revolution—might have helped.

    Michele W. Berger