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5 Things: A Conversation With Spike Lee
Penn’s Martin Luther King Jr. Social Justice Award recipient and award-winning filmmaker Spike Lee spoke with professor Heather A. Williams, about the Civil Rights Movement, filmmaking, and more.
Worldmaking in the Age of Streaming
A study led by Annenberg Professor Aswin Punathambekar examines how Muslim creators are using shows on Disney+, Hulu, Netflix, and...
Most Americans Would Recommend RSV Immunizations for Infants, Older Adults, and During Pregnancy
A new survey by the Annenberg Public Policy Center found that about 6 in 10 Americans would recommend RSV immunizations for older adults, pregnant people, and infants.
New Report Unpacks the Crises Facing American Journalism and Offers Solutions
A report co-authored by Professor Victor Pickard traces the erosion of the free press in the United States over the past two decades.
At the Inaugural Annabelle Sreberny Distinguished Lecture, Anikó Imre Explored the Intersection Between Fantasy, Storytelling, and Politics in Eastern Europe
The USC professor analyzed political worldbuilding in Eastern Europe.
How the Cold War Broke the News
While big tech and market forces get much of the blame for the decline of news media, Professor Barbie Zelizer makes the bold claim in her new book that problematic journalistic practices that became entrenched during the Cold War are responsible for the current issues facing journalism, such as inadequate funding and declining public trust.
Q&A: In the Archives, A Student Uncovers How Music Shaped Presidential Campaigns
For his honors thesis, Communication major graduate C.H. Henry examined how presidential campaigns have used music to court voters, with guidance from Institute for Public Service Director David Eisenhower.
Annenberg Conversations Podcast: Journalism in a Changing Information Landscape
In the second episode of season two of the Annenberg Conversations podcast, Dean Sarah Banet-Weiser talks to Professors Victor Pickard and Duncan Watts about the role of journalism in our democracy.
Students Travel to Athens to Confront Journalism’s “Age of Doubt”
Amid a reckoning with misinformation, polarization, and artificial intelligence, students in the SNF Paideia designated course “Media Industries and Nationalism”...
Working in Groups Can Help Republicans and Democrats Agree on Controversial Content Moderation Online
A new study by Professor Damon Centola and alum Douglas Guilbeault explored how content moderators can reach consensus on classifying controversial material online, including inflammatory, offensive, or hateful images.
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