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Music in the Digital Age

As is so often said, what if music really isn’t what it used to be? With algorithms, streaming platforms, social...

• Culture & Media
• Technology & Society

“Planet Digital” Maps Power, Culture, and Connectivity in Global Media

In Planet Digital: A Global Media Cultures Reader, published by NYU Press, Professor Aswin Punathambekar, Director of the Center for...

• Culture & Media
• Global Communication

Center for Media at Risk Symposium Explores How Media Can Be a Resource for Resistance, Creativity, Community, and Hope

The final Center for Media at Risk symposium brought speakers to discuss actionable strategies for media makers and media researchers that foreground collective action and creativity.

• Media Institutions
• Political Communication

Barbie Zelizer: A Career Built on Asking the Right Question

Some scholars study a field, and then there are scholars who shape it. Barbie Zelizer has spent more than three...

• Media Institutions

Molly Frizzell Named 2026-28 George Gerbner Postdoctoral Fellow

Molly Frizzell has been named the 2026-28 George Gerbner Postdoctoral Fellow at the Annenberg School for Communication at the University...

Creating Connections and Expanding Communication Research

In her role as vice dean, Emily Falk brings her expertise as a researcher and leader to build Annenberg’s community, scholarship, and impact.

Announcing Annenberg’s Strategic Vision: Connected Futures

The Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Pennsylvania has launched "Connected Futures," its first-ever strategic vision, charting a...

Annenberg Scholars Awarded Information and Democracy Research Grants from the Penn Center for Media, Technology, and Democracy

Sixteen members of the Annenberg community received support for information and democracy research projects.

2026 George Gerbner Lecture in Communication Delivered by Michael Serazio

The lecture explored authenticity, branding, and social media.

• Culture & Media

George Gerbner Postdoctoral Fellow Baird Howland Analyzes the News With AI

Baird Howland arrived at the Annenberg School for Communication five years ago, driven by big questions about the media’s influence...

• Technology & Society