An epidemic of vicious school brawls, fueled by student cellphones Penn In the News The New York Times An epidemic of vicious school brawls, fueled by student cellphones PIK Professor Desmond Upton Patton says that many schools don’t have a playbook for addressing student violence or helping pupils engage more positively online, in part because few researchers are studying the issue. Social media misinformation is scaring women about birth control Penn In the News Stat Social media misinformation is scaring women about birth control In an opinion essay, postdoc Emily Pfender of the Leonard Davis Institute and Perelman School of Medicine cautions that social media can set back women’s health by perpetuating fear and misinformation instead of empowering informed choices. How the U.S. presidential campaigns are targeting digital ads by zip code Image: iStock/JELER How the U.S. presidential campaigns are targeting digital ads by zip code Andrew Arenge of the Penn Program on Opinion Research and Election Studies has created dashboards showing geotargeted issues and spending amounts looking at the Harris and Trump campaigns. How synthetic nicotine brands market e-cigarettes to young people on social media Image: iStock/Benjamin Robinson How synthetic nicotine brands market e-cigarettes to young people on social media A study finds that most ads for e-cigarettes on Instagram, a platform dominated by users under the age of 25, do not adhere to FDA health warning requirements. Race, gender, and the appeal to youth in the Harris campaign Image: Raphael Lafargue/Abaca/Sipa USA(Sipa via AP Images) Q&A Race, gender, and the appeal to youth in the Harris campaign Annenberg’s Sarah J. Jackson talks about how the Harris campaign is communicating differently than the Biden, Clinton, and Obama campaigns. Can Harris ride memes all the way to the White House? Penn In the News ABC News Can Harris ride memes all the way to the White House? Pinar Yildirim of the Wharton School says that people who vote for the Democratic Party tend to skew younger, which makes them harder to reach through traditional media. After the Great Valley social media scandal, we must balance free speech with ‘digital citizenship’ Penn In the News Philadelphia Inquirer After the Great Valley social media scandal, we must balance free speech with ‘digital citizenship’ Jonathan Zimmerman of the Graduate School of Education writes that school districts must listen to what students have to say in order to craft good policies around online student speech. Social media use is associated with more frequent vaccination Image: iStock/Anton Vierietin Social media use is associated with more frequent vaccination Researchers from the Annenberg Public Policy Center found that more social media use actually correlates with more vaccination, but the reasons differ between Democrats and Republicans. There is one major element missing from the debate on kids and social media Penn In the News Newsweek There is one major element missing from the debate on kids and social media In an opinion essay, PIK Professor Desmond Upton Patton says that gun violence needs to be part of the conversation about how smartphones and social media impact young people. Depression in Black people goes unnoticed by AI models analyzing language in social media posts Image: Adobe Stock/Chanelle M/peopleimages.com Depression in Black people goes unnoticed by AI models analyzing language in social media posts Penn analysis found that models developed to detect depression using language in Facebook posts did not work when applied to Black people. Load More
Social media misinformation is scaring women about birth control Penn In the News Stat Social media misinformation is scaring women about birth control In an opinion essay, postdoc Emily Pfender of the Leonard Davis Institute and Perelman School of Medicine cautions that social media can set back women’s health by perpetuating fear and misinformation instead of empowering informed choices. How the U.S. presidential campaigns are targeting digital ads by zip code Image: iStock/JELER How the U.S. presidential campaigns are targeting digital ads by zip code Andrew Arenge of the Penn Program on Opinion Research and Election Studies has created dashboards showing geotargeted issues and spending amounts looking at the Harris and Trump campaigns. How synthetic nicotine brands market e-cigarettes to young people on social media Image: iStock/Benjamin Robinson How synthetic nicotine brands market e-cigarettes to young people on social media A study finds that most ads for e-cigarettes on Instagram, a platform dominated by users under the age of 25, do not adhere to FDA health warning requirements. Race, gender, and the appeal to youth in the Harris campaign Image: Raphael Lafargue/Abaca/Sipa USA(Sipa via AP Images) Q&A Race, gender, and the appeal to youth in the Harris campaign Annenberg’s Sarah J. Jackson talks about how the Harris campaign is communicating differently than the Biden, Clinton, and Obama campaigns. Can Harris ride memes all the way to the White House? Penn In the News ABC News Can Harris ride memes all the way to the White House? Pinar Yildirim of the Wharton School says that people who vote for the Democratic Party tend to skew younger, which makes them harder to reach through traditional media. After the Great Valley social media scandal, we must balance free speech with ‘digital citizenship’ Penn In the News Philadelphia Inquirer After the Great Valley social media scandal, we must balance free speech with ‘digital citizenship’ Jonathan Zimmerman of the Graduate School of Education writes that school districts must listen to what students have to say in order to craft good policies around online student speech. Social media use is associated with more frequent vaccination Image: iStock/Anton Vierietin Social media use is associated with more frequent vaccination Researchers from the Annenberg Public Policy Center found that more social media use actually correlates with more vaccination, but the reasons differ between Democrats and Republicans. There is one major element missing from the debate on kids and social media Penn In the News Newsweek There is one major element missing from the debate on kids and social media In an opinion essay, PIK Professor Desmond Upton Patton says that gun violence needs to be part of the conversation about how smartphones and social media impact young people. Depression in Black people goes unnoticed by AI models analyzing language in social media posts Image: Adobe Stock/Chanelle M/peopleimages.com Depression in Black people goes unnoticed by AI models analyzing language in social media posts Penn analysis found that models developed to detect depression using language in Facebook posts did not work when applied to Black people. Load More
How the U.S. presidential campaigns are targeting digital ads by zip code Image: iStock/JELER How the U.S. presidential campaigns are targeting digital ads by zip code Andrew Arenge of the Penn Program on Opinion Research and Election Studies has created dashboards showing geotargeted issues and spending amounts looking at the Harris and Trump campaigns.
How synthetic nicotine brands market e-cigarettes to young people on social media Image: iStock/Benjamin Robinson How synthetic nicotine brands market e-cigarettes to young people on social media A study finds that most ads for e-cigarettes on Instagram, a platform dominated by users under the age of 25, do not adhere to FDA health warning requirements.
Race, gender, and the appeal to youth in the Harris campaign Image: Raphael Lafargue/Abaca/Sipa USA(Sipa via AP Images) Q&A Race, gender, and the appeal to youth in the Harris campaign Annenberg’s Sarah J. Jackson talks about how the Harris campaign is communicating differently than the Biden, Clinton, and Obama campaigns.
Can Harris ride memes all the way to the White House? Penn In the News ABC News Can Harris ride memes all the way to the White House? Pinar Yildirim of the Wharton School says that people who vote for the Democratic Party tend to skew younger, which makes them harder to reach through traditional media. After the Great Valley social media scandal, we must balance free speech with ‘digital citizenship’ Penn In the News Philadelphia Inquirer After the Great Valley social media scandal, we must balance free speech with ‘digital citizenship’ Jonathan Zimmerman of the Graduate School of Education writes that school districts must listen to what students have to say in order to craft good policies around online student speech. Social media use is associated with more frequent vaccination Image: iStock/Anton Vierietin Social media use is associated with more frequent vaccination Researchers from the Annenberg Public Policy Center found that more social media use actually correlates with more vaccination, but the reasons differ between Democrats and Republicans. There is one major element missing from the debate on kids and social media Penn In the News Newsweek There is one major element missing from the debate on kids and social media In an opinion essay, PIK Professor Desmond Upton Patton says that gun violence needs to be part of the conversation about how smartphones and social media impact young people. Depression in Black people goes unnoticed by AI models analyzing language in social media posts Image: Adobe Stock/Chanelle M/peopleimages.com Depression in Black people goes unnoticed by AI models analyzing language in social media posts Penn analysis found that models developed to detect depression using language in Facebook posts did not work when applied to Black people. Load More
After the Great Valley social media scandal, we must balance free speech with ‘digital citizenship’ Penn In the News Philadelphia Inquirer After the Great Valley social media scandal, we must balance free speech with ‘digital citizenship’ Jonathan Zimmerman of the Graduate School of Education writes that school districts must listen to what students have to say in order to craft good policies around online student speech. Social media use is associated with more frequent vaccination Image: iStock/Anton Vierietin Social media use is associated with more frequent vaccination Researchers from the Annenberg Public Policy Center found that more social media use actually correlates with more vaccination, but the reasons differ between Democrats and Republicans. There is one major element missing from the debate on kids and social media Penn In the News Newsweek There is one major element missing from the debate on kids and social media In an opinion essay, PIK Professor Desmond Upton Patton says that gun violence needs to be part of the conversation about how smartphones and social media impact young people. Depression in Black people goes unnoticed by AI models analyzing language in social media posts Image: Adobe Stock/Chanelle M/peopleimages.com Depression in Black people goes unnoticed by AI models analyzing language in social media posts Penn analysis found that models developed to detect depression using language in Facebook posts did not work when applied to Black people. Load More
Social media use is associated with more frequent vaccination Image: iStock/Anton Vierietin Social media use is associated with more frequent vaccination Researchers from the Annenberg Public Policy Center found that more social media use actually correlates with more vaccination, but the reasons differ between Democrats and Republicans.
There is one major element missing from the debate on kids and social media Penn In the News Newsweek There is one major element missing from the debate on kids and social media In an opinion essay, PIK Professor Desmond Upton Patton says that gun violence needs to be part of the conversation about how smartphones and social media impact young people. Depression in Black people goes unnoticed by AI models analyzing language in social media posts Image: Adobe Stock/Chanelle M/peopleimages.com Depression in Black people goes unnoticed by AI models analyzing language in social media posts Penn analysis found that models developed to detect depression using language in Facebook posts did not work when applied to Black people.
Depression in Black people goes unnoticed by AI models analyzing language in social media posts Image: Adobe Stock/Chanelle M/peopleimages.com Depression in Black people goes unnoticed by AI models analyzing language in social media posts Penn analysis found that models developed to detect depression using language in Facebook posts did not work when applied to Black people.