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How Cable News Has Diverged From Broadcast News

A team of researchers from the Computational Social Science Lab at the University of Pennsylvania find that cable news has increasingly diverged from broadcast news in the topics covered and language used.

Lex Gilbert
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Get to Know Our ​​Communication Majors: Lex Gilbert (C’25)

As Lex Gilbert graduates with degrees in Communication and Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies, they not only leave behind a...

Azsaneé Truss
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Art and Academia — Making Meaning Beyond Words

Upcoming graduate Azsaneé Truss’s scholarship reaches people through image, sound, and story.

Staci L. Jones
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Collaborating With Southern Black Grandmothers to Reimagine Scholarship

For an Annenberg School for Communication dissertation, Staci L. Jones and four grandmother co-authors introduce the Kitchen Scholar Framework. Their work embraces knowledge that goes beyond academia.

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How #ChristianTikTok Users Understand and Utilize the Platform’s Algorithm

A new study reveals the different ways an online religious community negotiates their place in a digital space.

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New Study Finds That Violent Language in Films Has Increased Since the 1970s

A new study by Computational Social Science Lab postdoctoral researcher Amir Tohidi and colleagues finds that speech about committing murder in movies is increasing over time, even in non-crime movies.

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Center on Digital Culture and Society Call for Applications - Postdoctoral Fellowship, 2025-2026

The Center on Digital Culture and Society is now accepting applications for a 2025-2026 postdoctoral fellowship.

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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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Journey to Joy

In a joint class within Annenberg and the School of Social Policy & Practice - "Journey to Joy: Designing a Happier Life" - PIK Professor Desmond Upton Patton invites students to dream big.

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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.