News

Probabilistic Forecasting Can Mislead Voters About Certainty of Election Outcomes

In 2016, probabilistic forecasts left voters thinking the election was far less competitive than it actually was.

• Political Communication

Professor Emeritus Elihu Katz to Receive Honorary Doctorate from Penn

Katz is a sociologist, media scholar, and founding father of the field of Communication.

Jamieson Wins Everett M. Rogers Award From USC Annenberg

The award recognizes Jamieson's pioneering work in fact-checking.

• Political Communication

APPC Visiting Scholar David Zarefsky Writing Book on Johnson Vietnam Speech

The speech described steps to limit the Vietnam War and announced that Johnson would not seek reelection.

• Political Communication

Fishman Publishes New Book, Death Makes the News

The book discusses the forces that dictate how news and media cover death.

• Media Institutions

Lokman Tsui (Ph.D. '10) Interviews Oscar Gandy on Personal Data Protection, Privacy, and Surveillance

Gandy studies privacy and surveillance and is the author of The Panoptic Sort.

• Technology & Society

New Book by Sandra González-Bailón: Decoding the Social World

The book examines how our digital footprints can help solve paradoxes that have long intrigued social thinkers.

• Technology & Society

Annenberg Scholars Program in Culture and Communication Welcomes Visiting Scholar Dan Schiller

Schiller is Professor Emeritus at the University of Illinois and an Annenberg alum.

Zelizer and Kraidy Published in Special ISIS-Focused Edition of Critical Studies in Media Communication

Zelizer considers Islamic State's journalistic style, and Kraidy explores Islamic State's use of images.

• Global Communication

Call for Papers: Symposium on Communication, Ecology, and Cultural Heritage

Papers should focus on the intersections of media and communication technologies with ecology and cultural heritage.

• Culture & Media
• Global Communication