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Diana Mutz Elected to National Academy of Sciences

Mutz is one of four Penn faculty elected this year.

Media Studies Scholar Sarah Banet-Weiser Researches Gender, Pop Culture, and Feminism

Banet-Weiser will join the Annenberg School faculty on July 1.

• Culture & Media

Political Communication Scholar Yphtach Lelkes Promoted to Associate Professor with Tenure

In this Q&A, Lelkes discusses how his research has evolved during his time at Annenberg.

• Political Communication

Five Questions about the New White House Press Secretary

Barbie Zelizer discusses Jennifer Psaki’s first weeks on the job and what a shift back to a traditional press briefing means for journalism.

• Media Institutions
• Political Communication

Franklin Birthday Celebration Honors Jamieson With 2021 Franklin Founder Award

In her acceptance speech, Jamieson spoke about the resilience of democratic institutions in America.

• Political Communication

The Influence and Importance of Language

Labels for what happened January 6 at the U.S. Capitol were very different from those used to describe the Black Lives Matter movement or the 2020 election results.

• Culture & Media
• Political Communication

Inauguration Day: History, Meaning, and Significance

Lecturer David Eisenhower, grandson of the former president, gives the long view of the significance of Inauguration Day.

• Political Communication

Damon Centola Publishes New Book on Behavior Change

Change: How to Make Big Things Happen was published by Little, Brown & Co.

• Culture & Media
• Technology & Society

Sarah J. Jackson Wins McGannon Award for #HashtagActivism

The book considers the ways in which networks of historically subordinated groups mobilize progressive change on social media.

• Culture & Media
• Political Communication
• Technology & Society

Black Media-Makers and the Fierce Urgency of Now

Professor Sarah J. Jackson organized a day-long symposium focused on the unique challenges experienced by Black storytellers.

• Culture & Media
• Media Institutions
• Political Communication
• Technology & Society