1. News & Events
  2. News

News

Find News

Marwan Kraidy in a suit and tie standing in front of the Annenberg School for Communication. The picture is from the chest up.
Research

New Book by Marwan Kraidy: The Naked Blogger of Cairo

Kraidy's 10th book explores the creative insurgency behind the Arab Spring: its self-immolations, graffiti, puppetry, videos, slogans, and satire.

Front of The New York Times building in New York City. There are people on the sidewalk walking in front of it, and on the road is a yellow taxi driving by. photo credit Stéphan Valentin/Unsplash
Faculty News

Victor Pickard Wins Mott Book Award for America’s Battle for Media Democracy

With an eye to history, the book considers how the American media system became what it is today.

Two hands holding each other, photo credit ian dooley / Unsplash
Research

Gender Differences and Relationship Power Could be Key in Preventing HIV Among South African Adolescents

The researchers identified promising pathways to reduce IPV and help prevent HIV infection, including promoting gender equity as a social norm.

Portrait of Marwan Kraidy
Faculty News

Kraidy Receives Carnegie Fellowship to Study the Spectacle of the Islamic State

Kraidy will study how the Islamic State uses graphic violence in media to maximize fear and horror worldwide.

Overhead view of large Black Lives Matter demonstration, photo credit Teemu Paananen / Unsplash
Research

When Social Movements Reach Their Tipping Point, and Why Scientific Collaboration is Important

Collective effervescence shows how the actions of a few activists online can bubble up, spread, and shape history.

Back shot of someone wearing a Neymar JR Brazilian football jersey while watching the television that has a football match going on. Other people watching the show are in the background of the image. photo credit Gustavo Ferreira / Unsplash
Research

How are Adolescents Affected by What They Watch on TV?

The study explores how sex, drugs, and violence on TV impact teenagers and their choices.

close shot of a wooden podium with the words "Annenberg School for Communications" on the front
Faculty News

Yphtach Lelkes to Join the Annenberg Faculty this Fall

His research focuses on how media environments influence people’s political opinions, attitudes, and voting behavior.

Map of the north west of the United States. Specific parts of a state have varying intensities and sizes of red circles and numbers in red below the state's abbreviation. There is a purple to pink to yellow circular gradient on top of the image, but are only seeing the top left. photo credit Brian McGowan / Unsplash
Research

Half of Americans Concerned Zika Will Spread to Their Neighborhoods

"The Annenberg Science Knowledge (ASK) survey shows a high level of awareness but also confusion about the virus."

Colorful artwork viewed through a window
Research

New ISCAP Website Tracks Television Coverage of Republican Candidates

Chart tracks which Republican candidates got the most air time over 12 major networks.

Reig 15 cigarette packs stacked and lined up in a row, photo credit Pau Casals / Unsplash
Research

Cigarette Warnings with Images Better at Conveying Risks of Smoking

Study uses real-world approach to test pictorial warning labels