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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...

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Research

What Can Mainstream Journalism Learn From Prison Journalism?

In their study of the prison publication News Inside, Annenberg Professor Sarah J. Jackson and doctoral candidate Liz Hallgren find lessons for mainstream news.

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Research

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.

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Research

Research Shows There Are No Easy Fixes to Political Hatred

A non-partisan team has found reducing polarization and “partisan animosity” is remarkably difficult.

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Research

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.

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Research

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.

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Alumni

Apocalyptic Authoritarianism: Q&A with Hanna Morris (Ph.D. '21)

In her debut book, the University of Toronto assistant professor delves into the intersection between mainstream U.S. climate journalism and politics.

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Research

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.

President Emerita Amy Gutmann and former trustee chair David L. Cohen
News

Penn Leaders-Turned-Diplomats Reflect on American Statecraft and Foreign Policy

In a conversation at a Perry World House event on ‘Common Sense Diplomacy,’ President Emerita Amy Gutmann and former trustee chair David L. Cohen shared insights and experiences.

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Research

Do Harm Reduction Interventions for Substance Use Lower or Raise Trust in Government?

A new study by researchers at the Annenberg Public Policy Center and the Social Action Lab explored the relationship between harm reduction policies and citizens’ beliefs about the government in rural U.S. Appalachian and Midwestern counties.