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What is Real About Human-AI Relationships?

In a new paper, Annenberg doctoral student Arelí Rocha explores how people discuss their relationships with AI chatbots.

• Technology & Society

Rise in Gun Violence in Top U.S. Movies Parallels Growth in Gun Homicides Among Young People

A new study by Annenberg Public Policy Center has found that the portrayal of guns in popular entertainment in the past two decades closely paralleled the increase in firearm use in real-world homicide rates among American youth.

• Culture & Media

Creating an Atlas of Global Media

Flipping through the pages of Juan Llamas-Rodriguez’s new textbook on global media feels like embarking on a tour of the world’s complex communication landscapes.

• Culture & Media
• Global Communication
• Technology & Society

Many Smokers Have Misperceptions About Nicotine. Researchers Are Using Curiosity To Correct These Beliefs

A new study by Annenberg researchers reveals effective ways to reduce false beliefs about nicotine.

• Health Communication
• Science Communication

Penn Annenberg Dean Sarah Banet-Weiser's message on Wallis Annenberg's passing

A central figure in our community here at ASC and an engaged philanthropist, she led the Annenberg Foundation as president...

Public Media Cuts: Annenberg Answers

Last week, the House voted to cut roughly $535 million a year in federal funding for PBS, NPR and local...

• Media Institutions

AI Used for Real-Time Selection of Actionable Messages for Government and Public Health Campaigns

A new study conducted by Dolores Albarracín and Man-pui Sally Chan of the University of Pennsylvania, government and community agencies, and researchers at the University of Illinois and Emory University suggests that artificial intelligence (AI) can facilitate theory- and evidence-based message selection.

• Health Communication
• Political Communication

The Media, Inequality, and Change Center Publishes “Is Another AI Possible? Platforms, Political Economies, and Alternatives”

The paper by Anis Rahman explores the political economy of big tech AI.

• Technology & Society

The Center for Advanced Research in Global Communication Welcomes Three Visiting Scholars for Fall 2025

Pallavi Guha, Julia Sonnevend, and Samhita Sunya will join the center this fall.

• Culture & Media
• Global Communication

Survey Finds Some Confusion Over Mammogram Guidelines

A recent survey by the Annenberg Public Policy Center shows that some Americans appear to be confused about when women with an average risk of breast cancer should begin a regimen of regular mammograms.

• Health Communication