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Brevity is the Soul of Twitter: 280-Character Limit Makes Twitter More Civil

Professor Yphtach Lelkes analyzed tweets from before and after Twitter implemented the increased character limit.

• Political Communication
• Technology & Society

Americans’ Civics Knowledge Increases But Still Has a Long Way to Go

This year more Americans can name the three branches of government.

• Political Communication

Ticona and Collaborators Awarded $2.5 Million NSF Grant

They will explore worker wages, pricing transparency, and the meaning of access to digital work for marginalized communities.

• Technology & Society

Annenberg in Washington Program Supports Internships for Communication Majors

Students interned at PBS, US Agency for Global Media, Pew Research Center, and more.

Cell-Mostly Internet Users Place Privacy Burden on Themselves

Participants lacked understanding of how near-constant mobile internet use potentially compounds other inequalities in their lives.

• Technology & Society

Improving Journalists’ Access to Public Information Records

Researchers consider how local and state level bureaucracies have impacted the functioning of contemporary Philadelphia newsrooms.

• Media Institutions

Kim Studies Health Misinformation on Social Media

Kim’s research is supported by a $10,000 grant from the Waterhouse Family Institute at Villanova University.

• Health Communication
• Technology & Society

The Annenberg School Welcomes 18 New Visiting Scholars and Postdoctoral Fellows

From media anthropology to the philosophy of technology, these scholars' work spans the field of Communication.

New Center to Focus on Digital Culture and Society

Led by Professor Guobin Yang, the new center will consider the merger of the digital and the physical.

• Culture & Media
• Technology & Society

Annenberg Presentations at APSA 2019

We've compiled a helpful list of all presentations being given by Annenberg authors.

• Political Communication