News

Find News

Research

Gun Violence in PG-13 Movies Continues to Climb Past R-Rated Films

Portrayals of gun violence in PG-13 movies more than doubled from 1985-2015.

Faculty News

Jessa Lingel Awarded Library of Congress Kluge Fellowship in Digital Studies

A former librarian, Lingel is looking forward to studying the online marketplace Craigslist at the largest library in the world.

Undergraduate News

Michael Kleiman (C’06) Speaks About Documentary Filmmaking

Kleiman directed "The Last Survivor" and "Web," both award-winning documentaries.

Faculty News

Barbie Zelizer Named Inaugural Peabody Fellow

Fellows with The Media Center will focus on connecting Peabody award-winners with the storytellers of the future.

Faculty News

Q&A With Dr. Desmond Patton

Dr. Desmond Patton tells us about how he uses social media to study inner city violence and what sparked his interest in the work.

News

National Academy of Sciences President Marcia McNutt Delivers 2016 Annenberg Lecture

McNutt discussed best practices in science communication and how they have shifted over time.

Research

Pope’s Encyclical Did Not Raise Broad Public Concern Over Climate Change

Study finds little overall change in concern among Catholics and non-Catholics.

Call for Abstracts: ICA Preconference on Varieties of Publics and Counterpublics

This preconference aims to reinvigorate scholarly debates about publics and public spheres and their implications for democratic politics.

Alumni

Aymar Jean Christian (Ph.D. ’12) Launches Web Series “Two Queens in a Kitchen” To Showcase LGBTQ Artists of Color

The series features artists, LGBTQ identifying individuals, and people of color discussing important social issues while making a healthy snack.

Alumni

Annenberg Scholars Program in Culture and Communication Welcomes Stewart Hoover (Ph.D. ’85) and Karin Gwinn Wilkins (Ph.D. ’91)

This academic year, the Scholars Program will be welcoming back four Annenberg alumni as visiting scholars.