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At the Inaugural Annabelle Sreberny Distinguished Lecture, Anikó Imre Explored the Intersection Between Fantasy, Storytelling, and Politics in Eastern Europe
The USC professor analyzed political worldbuilding in Eastern Europe.
How the Cold War Broke the News
While big tech and market forces get much of the blame for the decline of news media, Professor Barbie Zelizer makes the bold claim in her new book that problematic journalistic practices that became entrenched during the Cold War are responsible for the current issues facing journalism, such as inadequate funding and declining public trust.
Q&A: In the Archives, A Student Uncovers How Music Shaped Presidential Campaigns
For his honors thesis, Communication major graduate C.H. Henry examined how presidential campaigns have used music to court voters, with guidance from Institute for Public Service Director David Eisenhower.
Annenberg Conversations Podcast: Journalism in a Changing Information Landscape
In the second episode of season two of the Annenberg Conversations podcast, Dean Sarah Banet-Weiser talks to Professors Victor Pickard and Duncan Watts about the role of journalism in our democracy.
Students Travel to Athens to Confront Journalism’s “Age of Doubt”
Amid a reckoning with misinformation, polarization, and artificial intelligence, students in the SNF Paideia designated course “Media Industries and Nationalism”...
Working in Groups Can Help Republicans and Democrats Agree on Controversial Content Moderation Online
A new study by Professor Damon Centola and alum Douglas Guilbeault explored how content moderators can reach consensus on classifying controversial material online, including inflammatory, offensive, or hateful images.
Centering Joy in AI Development and Implementation
Much of the research on artificial intelligence and human emotion focuses on potential negative implications and emotional states such as...
Mourning Li Wenliang, the Whistleblower of COVID-19, on the Chinese Internet
In a new paper, Professor Guobin Yang analyzes how Chinese social media users eulogized Li Wenliang through an ancient literary form.
Love and Loss After Wounded Knee: Q&A with Julie Dobrow (M.A.C ‘84, Ph.D. ‘87)
In her latest book, the Tufts University professor delves into the lives of Charles Alexander Eastman and Elaine Goodale, whose interracial marriage reflected a changing America.
Lowest Suicide Rate Is in December but Some in Media Still Promote Holiday-Suicide Myth
A new media analysis by Annenberg Public Policy Center found 19 stories in print media outlets that spread the false myth that suicides increase during the holidays.
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