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Addressing the ‘Catch-22’ Academics Face on Social Media

The Center for Media at Risk and the Center on Digital Culture and Society brought together scholars to analyze the interconnected benefits and risks that academics face using social media.

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Center on Digital Culture and Society Call for Applications - Postdoctoral Fellowship, 2025-2026

The Center on Digital Culture and Society is now accepting applications for a 2025-2026 postdoctoral fellowship.

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Coverage of Civilian Casualties in Allied Countries Boosts Support for U.S. Involvement

A new paper by researchers at the Annenberg School finds that media coverage of civilian casualties in world conflicts increases public support for U.S. involvement, but only when the casualties are civilians from an ally, not an adversary, country.

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The Center for Advanced Research in Global Communication Welcomes Three Visiting Scholars for Spring 2025

Gholam Khiabany, Anis Rahman, and Anastasia Kavada will join the center this spring.

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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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Greater Acceptance of RSV Vaccine Seen as Vaccine Hesitancy Appears to Have Plateaued

A new Annenberg Public Policy Center survey finds that, from 2023 to 2024, vaccines to protect against RSV in newborns and older adults have become more widely accepted by the American public.

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Most U.S. Book Bans Target Children’s Literature Featuring Diverse Characters and Authors of Color

Annenberg alum Isabelle Langrock (Ph.D. '23) and colleague Katherine Spoon wrote about their research on U.S. book bans for The Conversation.

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Cases of Whooping Cough Growing, but Knowledge About It Is Lacking

Cases of whooping cough are increasing across the United States. Still, many Americans are not familiar with the symptoms of the disease, a survey by the Annenberg Public Policy Center finds.

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Call for Submissions

Call for Applications: Postdoctoral Researcher in Tobacco Communication Regulatory Science

The fellowship starts in Spring/Summer 2025 and applications are due by January 15, 2025.

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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.