Michael X. Delli Carpini, Ph.D.

Walter H. Annenberg Dean
Professor of Communication

Michael X. Delli Carpini is Professor of Communication and the Walter H. Annenberg Dean of the Annenberg School for Communication. 

“Michael Delli Carpini has helped to advance and re-orient the study of public opinion and democracy. As a respected and prolific authority on the changing media landscape, he continues to have a profound impact on political communication research.” – the American Political Science Association

Prior to joining the University of Pennsylvania faculty in July of 2003, Delli Carpini was Director of the Public Policy program of the Pew Charitable Trusts (1999-2003), and member of the Political Science Department at Barnard College and graduate faculty of Columbia University (1987-2002), serving as chair of the Barnard department from 1995 to 1999. Delli Carpini began his academic career as an Assistant Professor in the Political Science Department at Rutgers University (1980-1987). His research explores the role of the citizen in American politics, with particular emphasis on the impact of the mass media on public opinion, political knowledge, and political participation.

Selected Publications

Videos

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18 Jul 2018 ASC@Penn News Digest, Summer 2018
30 May 2018 Awards and Honors from ICA’s 2018 Annual Conference in Prague
30 Apr 2018 ASC@Penn News Digest, April 2018
30 Mar 2018 ASC@Penn News Digest, March 2018
06 Feb 2018 John L. Jackson, Jr. Named Dean of the Annenberg School for Communication
30 Nov 2017 ASC@Penn News Digest, November 2017
19 Oct 2017 Annenberg Presentations at NCA 2017
29 Sep 2017 ASC@Penn News Digest, September 2017
30 Aug 2017 ASC@Penn News Digest, August 2017
31 Jul 2017 Numerous Annenberg Faculty and Alumni in New Book: The Oxford Handbook of Political Communication
14 Jul 2017 ASC@Penn News Digest, Summer 2017
31 May 2017 ASC@Penn News Digest, May 2017
27 Apr 2017 ASC@Penn News Digest, April 2017
30 Mar 2017 ASC@Penn News Digest, March 2017
10 Mar 2017 Annenberg Presentations at ICA 2017
26 Jan 2017 ASC@Penn News Digest, January 2017
17 Nov 2016 ASC@Penn News Digest, November 2016
14 Nov 2016 National Academy of Sciences President Marcia McNutt Delivers 2016 Annenberg Lecture
24 Oct 2016 Annenberg Presentations at NCA 2016
21 Oct 2016 ASC@Penn News Digest, October 2016
12 Oct 2016 ICA Historical Archives Find New Home at Annenberg
21 Sep 2016 Celebratory Evening Honors Professor Emeritus Charles Wright
21 Sep 2016 ASC@Penn News Digest, September 2016
09 Aug 2016 ASC@Penn News Digest, August 9
26 May 2016 Annenberg Presentations at ICA 2016
13 Apr 2016 ASC@Penn News Digest, April 13
21 Mar 2016 ASC@Penn News Digest, March 21
29 Feb 2016 ASC@Penn News Digest, Feb. 29
04 Feb 2016 ASC@Penn News Digest, Feb. 4
20 Jan 2016 Annenberg Faculty Visit Cuba
02 Jul 2015 Annenberg's Inaugural Symposium at Penn Wharton China Center a Rousing Success
27 Apr 2015 Using Psychological Theory to Predict Voting Intentions
31 Mar 2015 International Conference on Communication and the Public: Social Media and Public Engagement
10 Mar 2015 Dean Delli Carpini, Professor Yang Participate in the Launch of the Penn Wharton China Center
17 Feb 2015 Delli Carpini Writes About Jon Stewart, Brian Williams, and the New Information Environment
15 May 2014 Delli Carpini’s Term Extended as Dean of Penn’s Annenberg School for Communication
17 Apr 2014 ASC Undergrads Present Their Theses at Howard University
17 Apr 2014 Annenberg Report Packages 13 Years of Research on How Americans and Marketers Intersect Online
27 Aug 2013 Welcome 2013 Cohort of Doctoral Students
05 Feb 2013 Annenberg Faculty and Alumni in New Publication by the International Journal of Communication
05 Dec 2012 Penn/Annenberg Faculty Interviewed for C-SPAN’s BookTV
23 Jul 2012 Study: Americans Roundly Reject Tailored Political Advertising as Politicians Embrace it
18 Oct 2011 After Broadcast News, New book by Bruce Williams and Dean Michael X. Delli Carpini
07 Apr 2011 Kraidy Named a Guggenheim Fellow
11 May 2010 Wojcieszak, Baek, and Delli Carpini Published in International Journal of Public Opinion Research
11 Jan 2010 Michael X. Delli Carpini recommended for reappointment as Annenberg School Dean
07 May 2009 Print Covers Its Own Woes, TV Does Not: Preliminary Research from Annenberg Suggests Dichotomy in Coverage
26 Feb 2009 Dean Michael X. Delli Carpini on the role of the citizen
17 Dec 2008 Delli Carpini, Zelizer, and Kraidy Contribute to Television & New Media
01 Sep 2008 Delli Carpini Receives Prestigious American Political Science Association Award
21 Jan 2008 Kerner Plus 40 – Annenberg takes a look at landmark report
11 Sep 2007 Impressive string of awards and recognition for Annenberg faculty and alumni
11 Sep 2007 State of the news discussed during Dan Rather feature program
05 Aug 2007 Delli Carpini Quoted in Baltimore Sun Article About New Ownership at The Wall Street Journal.
01 Aug 2007 Delli Carpini Tells The New York Times What He Thinks Of The Wall Street Journal's Editorial Oversight Board
21 May 2007 Delli Carpini Receives the 2007 American Association of Public Opinion Research (AAPOR) Book Award
04 Mar 2007 Dean Delli Carpini on Citizen Engagement and the Blogosphere
30 Nov 2006 Exemption to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act filed by Professors Katherine Sender, Peter Decherney, and Michael X. Delli Carpini accepted by Librarian of Congress
16 Nov 2006 Annenberg Dean Michael X. Delli Carpini participates in a discussion on America's political climate at the National Archives
07 Nov 2006 Dean Michael X. Delli Carpini and Annenberg Public Policy Director Kathleen Hall Jamieson featured on BBC News Election Coverage
06 Nov 2006 Annenberg School hosts the 15th Annual Walter and Leonore Annenberg Distinguished Lecture in Communication.
31 Oct 2006 Annenberg Faculty in the News Report: October 2006
01 Oct 2006 Delli Carpini Publishes Commentary in the Philadelphia Inquirer
30 Sep 2006 Annenberg Faculty in the News Report: August and September 2006
25 Jun 2006 Annenberg School students and faculty present work at 2006 International Communication Association conference
24 Jun 2006 Project for Global Communication Studies organizes ICA Pre-Conference in Budapest
19 Jun 2006 A New Engagement?: Political Participation, Civic Life, and the Changing American Citizen
19 Oct 2004 Delli Carpini Moderates Howard Dean – Pat Buchanan Debate on the Penn Campus
01 Feb 2004 Farrall, Delli Carpini Present their Research at Student Committee on Undergraduate Educational Research Fair
27 Oct 2003 Delli Carpini Delivers Keynote at Mexico City Conference
09 Oct 2003 Michael X. Delli Carpini on the youth vote in upcoming Philadelphia Mayor's race
02 Sep 2003 Communication and Political Science scholars gather at Annenberg
04 Jun 2003 Michael X. Delli Carpini named next Walter H. Annenberg Dean of the Annenberg School for Communication
Research
  • The extent, sources and impact of public deliberation in the United States.
  • The causes and consequences of the blurring between news and entertainment in the United States.
  • Generational differences in civic and political participation.
  • The impact of new media on democratic community.
  • Political knowledge and democratic engagement.
Courses Taught
  • COMM 522: Introduction to Communication Research
  • COMM 525: Introduction to Political Communication
  • COMM 697: Popular Culture and Politics
  • COMM 712: Race, Media, and Politics
  • COMM 897: Entertainment and Politics

Michael X. Delli Carpini's research focuses on the extent, sources, and impact of public deliberation; the causes and consequences of the blurring between news and entertainment; generational differences in political and civic participation; and the impact of the media on political knowledge and democratic engagement.

Phone: 
215-898-7041
Email: 
dean@asc.upenn.edu
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Delli Carpini's Network

  • Digital Media and Social Networks
  • Media and Communication Effects
  • Political Communication
  • Center for Media at Risk