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Shaping the Future of Communication
The Annenberg School for Communication is a vibrant, diverse, and close-knit community of scholars at the forefront of engaging today's media landscape and its impact on the major issues of our world.
Climate Scientist Michael Mann to Join Penn Faculty
Michael E. Mann will be joining the School of Arts & Sciences, with a secondary appointment in the Annenberg School.
Professor Emeritus Elihu Katz — Founding Figure in Communication — Passes Away at 95
A sociologist and media scholar, Katz made substantial contributions in the areas of media effects, diffusion, and media events, and was a cherished friend and mentor to many.
Journalism is Outdated: Professor Barbie Zelizer Discusses a New ‘Manifesto’
In "The Journalism Manifesto," Professor Barbie Zelizer and her co-authors argue that journalism needs a major transformation in order to survive as an essential pillar of our democracy.
Leaders in Communication
Scroll through this video gallery to hear our faculty and students explain their research passions and academic interests in their own words.
Doctoral Candidate and artist Roopa Vasudevan studies the ways that the everyday technologies shape our daily lives.
Dean Jackson on his research focus, interest in multimodal scholarship, and outlook on his role as dean
Prof. Julia Ticona talks about her new book, "Left to Our Own Devices: Coping With Insecure Work in a Digital Age."
Ten years after Occupy Wall Street, Prof. Jessa Lingel's class "We are the 99%: Media and Memory of the Occupy Movement" helps students understand that moment in participatory democracy.
Professor Sarah J. Jackson talks about her path to studying identity and inequality in media, and how activists can shape the public conversation.
What does curiosity look like — literally? Professor David Lydon-Staley and artist Rebecca Kamen explain how research into curiosity has been turned into art.
In this TEDxPenn Talk, Emily Falk discusses the legacy of Emile Bruneau and how we can unravel the conflicting biases in our brain to work towards a more just and peaceful world.
Paul Falzone (PhD '08), founder and director of Peripheral Vision International, uses media, technology, and pop culture to create social change in East Africa. Hear more about his path from Annenberg to Uganda and beyond.
Professor Diana Mutz talks about her new book, Winners and Losers: The Psychology of Foreign Trade.
Follow five of our Ph.D. students through a typical day in their lives at the Annenberg School.
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