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Research

Forums, Dial-Up, and Satire: 1990s Internet in the Global South

A conference held at Annenberg explored “the long 1990s,” a period of media transformation sparked by something called the internet.

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Call for Submissions

International Call for Applications: Postdoctoral Fellowship, Center for Advanced Research in Global Communication

The Center for Advanced Research in Global Communication is now accepting applications for a 2024-2025 postdoctoral fellowship.

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Research

Brain Signals Can Predict How Often a News Article Is Shared Online

A new study from the Communication Neuroscience Lab finds that, even across cultures, neural models can reliably predict whether an article is popular on Facebook.

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Faculty News

Juan Llamas-Rodriguez Named Associate Director of CARGC

Llamas-Rodriguez will help develop one of the center’s core research themes, "Mobile Borders: Media, Migration & Diasporas."

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News

Doing Global Media Studies: Theories, Practices, Reflections

This year marks the tenth anniversary of the Center for Advanced Research in Global Communication (CARGC) at the Annenberg School...

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Alumni

Trafficking in Antiblackness: Q&A with Lyndsey Beutin (Ph.D. ‘18)

In her new book, Beutin explores the impact of calling human trafficking "modern-day slavery.”

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Graduate Student News

Florence Zivaishe Madenga Named George Gerbner Postdoctoral Fellow

Madenga studies journalistic practice in the United States and Zimbabwe.

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“Amplifying Their Stories”: Ukrainian Visiting Scholars Spend a Year at Annenberg

For the 2022-23 academic year, Annenberg’s Center for Media at Risk is hosting three Ukrainian scholars and mediamakers, hosting several public events to share their insights and knowledge.

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How Media Practitioners and Scholars Navigate a Changing World Order

A symposium held by the Center for Media at Risk and the Center for Advanced Research in Global Communication brought together media practitioners from around the globe.

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Graduate Student News

SP2 and Annenberg Researchers Study Women’s Empowerment in Venezuela

Recognized for addressing gender inequities through a technology training program that has graduated an estimated 15,000 marginalized women in Venezuela...