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Exploring a Fast-Changing Media Landscape
Shaping the Future of Communication
The Annenberg School for Communication is a vibrant, diverse, and close-knit community of scholars at the forefront of engaging today's media landscape and its impact on the major issues of our world.
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A New Study Uncovers How Information Spread on Facebook in the Lead up to and After the 2020 Election
Professor Sandra González-Bailón and colleagues analyzed the spread of over one billion Facebook posts to reveal how information flowed on the social network.
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Journey to Joy
In a joint class within Annenberg and the School of Social Policy & Practice - "Journey to Joy: Designing a Happier Life" - PIK Professor Desmond Upton Patton invites students to dream big.
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In the Annual Annenberg Lecture, Former CDC Director Rochelle Walensky Explores the Complexities of Communicating Public Health Information
Walensky, director of the CDC from January 2021 to June 2023, discussed communicating health information during the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic.
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Leaders in Communication
Scroll through this video gallery to learn more about innovative research and academic interests of our faculty and students.