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The Media, Inequality, and Change Center Publishes “Informing Philadelphia: Strengths and Gaps in Local Media’s Coverage of Critical Information Needs”

A new report from the MIC Center highlights the strengths and shortcomings of local media in Philadelphia.

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Public Media Cuts: Annenberg Answers

Last week, the House voted to cut roughly $535 million a year in federal funding for PBS, NPR and local...

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The Center for Advanced Research in Global Communication Welcomes Three Visiting Scholars for Fall 2025

Pallavi Guha, Julia Sonnevend, and Samhita Sunya will join the center this fall.

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How News Coverage Distorts America’s Leading Causes of Death

A new study shows how media coverage of sensational risks underemphasized chronic illnesses.

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New Research Explores How Volodymyr Zelensky’s Public Persona Shaped Early Narratives of the Russia-Ukraine War

New research from Annenberg doctoral candidate Liz Hallgren analyzes Western media’s fascination with Volodymyr Zelensky in the early months of the Russia-Ukraine war.

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Coverage of Civilian Casualties in Allied Countries Boosts Support for U.S. Involvement

A new paper by researchers at the Annenberg School finds that media coverage of civilian casualties in world conflicts increases public support for U.S. involvement, but only when the casualties are civilians from an ally, not an adversary, country.

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Most U.S. Book Bans Target Children’s Literature Featuring Diverse Characters and Authors of Color

Annenberg alum Isabelle Langrock (Ph.D. '23) and colleague Katherine Spoon wrote about their research on U.S. book bans for The Conversation.

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Suicide Rate Is Low During the Holidays, but the Holiday-Suicide Myth Persists

In a new study, the Annenberg Public Policy Center examines how media organizations disseminated the suicide-holiday myth in 2023-24 and how this influenced public opinion.

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Francis Collins and Kathleen Hall Jamieson Discuss Science, Faith, and Trust

The former National Institutes of Health director spoke to APPC Director Kathleen Hall Jamieson about his new book, "The Road to Wisdom: On Truth, Science, Faith, and Trust."

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Duncan Watts and CSSLab’s New Media Bias Detector

Researchers at the Computational Social Science Lab have developed the Media Bias Detector, which uses artificial intelligence to analyze news articles, examining factors like tone, partisan lean, and fact selection.