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Research

Many Americans Unaware High Blood Pressure Usually Has No Noticeable Symptoms

A recent Annenberg Public Policy Center health survey finds that few U.S. adults — including those who have been diagnosed with high blood pressure — can correctly identify what blood pressure reading doctors consider “high.”

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How Cable News Has Diverged From Broadcast News

A team of researchers from the Computational Social Science Lab at the University of Pennsylvania find that cable news has increasingly diverged from broadcast news in the topics covered and language used.

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Research

The FBI’s Secret Impact on American Broadcasting

A study of declassified FBI files documents how the Bureau wielded the fear of communist infiltration to infiltrate the broadcasting industry itself.

Xinyi Wang
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Sparking Curiosity for Better Learning and Better Lives

Upcoming doctoral graduate Xinyi Wang studies how people actively seek out and engage with new information.

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Research

Americans Say Benefits of MMR Vaccine for Children Outweigh Risks by Nearly 5-1

A new survey by the Annenberg Public Policy Center has found that Americans overwhelmingly say the benefits of the MMR vaccine for children outweigh the risks (83% to 17%).

Azsaneé Truss
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Art and Academia — Making Meaning Beyond Words

Upcoming graduate Azsaneé Truss’s scholarship reaches people through image, sound, and story.

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Research

What Behavioral Strategies Motivate Environmental Action?

A collaborative study from researchers affiliated with the Annenberg School for Communication, Annenberg Public Policy Center, and School of Arts & Sciences tested 17 strategies in an ‘intervention tournament.’

Staci L. Jones
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Collaborating With Southern Black Grandmothers to Reimagine Scholarship

For an Annenberg School for Communication dissertation, Staci L. Jones and four grandmother co-authors introduce the Kitchen Scholar Framework. Their work embraces knowledge that goes beyond academia.

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Research

Generative AI Can Help Doctors Diagnose Patients — But Is it Biased?

A new study by Professor Damon Centola tested if AI tools could help improve medical care without increasing bias.

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Research

How To Get People To Share Trustworthy Information Online

As people increasingly use social media to receive news and information, the surge of false, inaccurate, and misleading information online...