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How the Cold War Broke the News
While big tech and market forces get much of the blame for the decline of news media, Professor Barbie Zelizer makes the bold claim in her new book that problematic journalistic practices that became entrenched during the Cold War are responsible for the current issues facing journalism, such as inadequate funding and declining public trust.
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”...
At the Annual Annenberg Lecture, Kate Shaw and Chris Hayes Reflect on Capturing Attention in a Changing Political Landscape
Every year, the Annenberg School for Communication and the Annenberg Public Policy Center at the University of Pennsylvania’s annual Annenberg...
Youth Voter Turnout: Annenberg Expert Unpacks the Issue
Voting in an election helps shape the government to work on their behalf. However, the majority of U.S. youth don’t vote regularly.
How Has Talking About Politics Changed in the Last Quarter-Century?
Annenberg Professor Diana Mutz finds that we’re having more political conversations now with like-minded people, and that political intolerance has increased as a result.
Research Shows There Are No Easy Fixes to Political Hatred
A non-partisan team has found reducing polarization and “partisan animosity” is remarkably difficult.
Americans’ Knowledge of Civics Increases, Annenberg Constitution Day Civics Survey Finds
The annual Annenberg Constitution Day Civics Survey has found that 70% of U.S. adults are able to name all three branches of government, up from 65% last year.
AI Used for Real-Time Selection of Actionable Messages for Government and Public Health Campaigns
A new study conducted by Dolores Albarracín and Man-pui Sally Chan of the University of Pennsylvania, government and community agencies, and researchers at the University of Illinois and Emory University suggests that artificial intelligence (AI) can facilitate theory- and evidence-based message selection.
The FBI’s Secret Impact on American Broadcasting
A study of declassified FBI files documents how the Bureau wielded the fear of communist infiltration to infiltrate the broadcasting industry itself.
Most Americans Support Checks on Presidential Power
A new survey from the Annenberg Public Policy Center finds that a strong majority of Americans support the role of the courts and Congress in serving as checks on presidential power.
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