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The language of loneliness and depression, revealed in social media
Person sitting in the dark, leaning on a desk, staring at a cell phone. A coffee cup and pile of papers sit nearby.

The language of loneliness and depression, revealed in social media

By analyzing Facebook posts, Penn researchers found that words associated with depression are often tied to emotions, whereas those associated with loneliness are linked to cognition.

Marilyn Perkins

British South Asian social media influencers balancing race, religion, ethnicity, and gender
Three screenshots of Instagram influencer, at left Nadiya Hussein and. her daugher, center is Harnaam Kaur, and left is Amena Khan.

Instagram posts by Nadiya Hussain, Harnaam Kaur, and Amena Khan. (Image: Courtesy of Annenberg School for Communication)

British South Asian social media influencers balancing race, religion, ethnicity, and gender

Annenberg professor Aswin Punathambekar’s new paper examines life online for three social media influencers, including Nadiya Hussain from “The Great British Bake Off.”

From Annenberg School for Communication

Twitter gives conservative news greater visibility than liberal content
A crowd of people outdoors, some wearing masks, some with arms raised, some holding signs that read "Justice for George Floyd" or with a painting of George Floyd's face.

A Black Lives Matter rally in June, 2020, at Brooklyn's Grand Army Plaza in New York. (Image: AP Photo/Kathy Willen, File)

Twitter gives conservative news greater visibility than liberal content

This bias held even in the context of a social justice movement with left-leaning goals, according to research from Sandra González-Bailón of the Annenberg School for Communication and colleagues.

Michele W. Berger, Julie Sloane

The television and the President
A black and white image of Harry Truman speaking in front of a microphone.

The first televised presidential speech was given by Harry Truman on Oct.5, 1947. (Image: AP Photo/Herbert K. White)

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    • The television and the President

    On Oct. 5 1947, Harry Truman delivered the first televised presidential speech. Communications expert David Eisenhower looks at the history of politics and media and the significance of this moment 75 years later.  

    Kristina García