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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.
Although Public Overwhelmingly Supports Hepatitis B Vaccine for a Newborn, Partisan Differences Exist
On December 5, 2025, the Trump administration’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), whose members were handpicked by Health and...
‘Mental Model’ Approach Shows Promise in Reducing Susceptibility to Misconceptions About mRNA Vaccination
Researchers at the Annenberg Public Policy Center have tested the effectiveness of a ‘mental model’ approach to presenting scientific information, incorporating visual, verbal, or animated models to teach scientific or medical concepts to better identify misconceptions.
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