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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 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.

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International Call for Applications: Postdoctoral Fellowship, Center for Advanced Research in Global Communication

The Center for Advanced Research in Global Communication is now accepting applications for a 2025-2026 postdoctoral fellowship. Applications are due by February 1, 2025.

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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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Why is Hollywood So Obsessed with Con Women?

Sarah Banet-Weiser and Kathryn Claire Higgins examine how the shows “Inventing Anna” and “The Dropout” reflect a post #MeToo society.

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Suicide Rate Is Low During the Holidays, but the Holiday-Suicide Myth Persists

In a new study, the Annenberg Public Policy Center examines how media organizations disseminated the suicide-holiday myth in 2023-24 and how this influenced public opinion.