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Topics

Dive deeper into the subjects our researchers are exploring.

Within the school’s six broad research areas, the expertise of our faculty and graduate students often clusters around specific topics. While the topics listed below are by no means exhaustive, they offer a window into the types of questions our researchers are asking. Click through the topics and get to know the students and faculty working on them.

Topics We Study

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Activism & Social Justice

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Behavior Change

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Big Data

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Data Privacy

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Digital Culture

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Film & Mediamaking

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Gender & Sexuality

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Gig Economy

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International Media

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Journalism

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Media Effects

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Media History

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Media Policy

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Networks

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Neuroscience

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Partisanship & Polarization

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Peace & Conflict

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Politics & Elections

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Public Health

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Race & Ethnicity

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Science Communication

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Social Media

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Tobacco & Substance Use

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Visual Communication

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News

MIC Receives $1 Million Grant To Continue Research on Philadelphia News Media

The “Shift the Narrative Coalition” will focus on changing news narratives around policing, trauma, safety, and crime in Philadelphia.

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Research

"Trusted Messengers" Distill Science, Debunk Myths about COVID-19 Vaccine

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Graduate Student News

What is it Like to Be a Journalist During the “Fake News” Era? Not Easy.

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Research

Cable News Networks Have Grown More Polarized, Study Finds

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News

Olivia González Named 2022-2024 George Gerbner Postdoctoral Fellow

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