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AI Helps Detect Media Bias, Informing Voters and News Consumers
The Media Bias Detector integrates large language models with near-real-time news scraping to analyze political lean, tone, topics and major events across hundreds of articles per day, enabling new ways to inform voters and study selection and framing bias in the modern news landscape.
Can The Field of Communication Handle Another Red Scare?
In a new essay, Professor Victor Pickard traces how redbaiting and the Second Red Scare shaped the early communication field.
Thandi Lyew Named 2026-27 Perry World House Graduate Fellow
Her research uncovers the most effective ways to communicate messages about environmental decisions and health behavior in order to help people live healthier lives.
State HIV Prevention Policies May Benefit Racial and Ethnic Groups Unequally
State policies that make healthcare easier to obtain and protect LGBTQ+ people from discrimination are associated with greater use of...
In Hottest Summer on Record, 2 in 3 Americans Say Climate Change Is Increasing Heat-Related Illnesses
A new survey by the Annenberg Public Policy Center finds that the majority of Americans believe climate change is increasing the risk of respiratory diseases and heat- and insect-related illnesses.
A Third of Americans Cannot Name the Three Branches of Government
The annual Annenberg Constitution Day Civics Survey has found that 65% of U.S. adults are able to name all three branches of government, down from 70% in 2025.
Most Americans Know How to Control Mosquitoes; Many Unsure How to Use Insect Repellent
Most people know the best defense against West Nile virus and dengue fever is preventing mosquito bites and controlling mosquitoes around the home, but far fewer know how to correctly apply or choose insect repellent, an Annenberg survey finds.
Adetobi Moses (Ph.D. ‘26) Named Center on Digital Culture and Society Postdoctoral Fellow
During the next year, she will explore how narratives and cultural memory intersect with political realities, particularly during global crises.
The Psychosocial Roots of Code Switching
The ways people adapt their language and mannerisms in different social settings is known as code switching, and it’s something...
Xinyi Wang (Ph.D. ‘25) Named 2026 Penn Climate Scholar
The Health Communication and Equity Lab postdoctoral fellow studies curiosity and information seeking, particularly in the health domain.
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