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Sonia Shaikh Named 2020-2022 Gerbner Fellow

Shaikh’s scholarly interests include artificial intelligence, human-computer interaction, and information exchange.

• Technology & Society

Center for Media at Risk Receives Second Grant from Craig Newmark Philanthropies

Newmark has donated over $100 million to journalism initiatives.

• Media Institutions

A Q&A with Ben Jealous, Former NAACP Head Turned Tech Investor

Jealous discussed the course he's teaching, what he thinks of today’s political climate, and more.

• Culture & Media
• Political Communication

The Annenberg School Welcomes 6 New Visiting Scholars and Postdoctoral Fellows

From filmmaking to civic leadership to neuroscience, these scholars' work spans the field of Communication.

Philadelphia's Media Ecosystem is Broken. Can We Fix It?

The MIC Center and its collaborators have received a $2.6 million grant to try.

• Media Institutions

Health Care Podcast Tradeoffs to Launch at Penn

Exploring our confusing, costly, and often counterintuitive health care system.

• Health Communication

The Annenberg School Welcomes 18 New Visiting Scholars and Postdoctoral Fellows

From media anthropology to the philosophy of technology, these scholars' work spans the field of Communication.

New Center to Focus on Digital Culture and Society

Led by Professor Guobin Yang, the new center will consider the merger of the digital and the physical.

• Culture & Media
• Technology & Society

Control Societies Speaker Series Awarded Additional Year of Grant Funding

The series is a collaboration between the School of Social Policy and Practice and the Annenberg School.

• Technology & Society

Awards and Honors from ICA’s 2019 Annual Conference in Washington, D.C.

Seventeen faculty and students were recognized for their work.