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Annenberg Conversations to Focus on Public Service in a Time of Polarization in 2022-2023 Academic Year
This year's Annenberg Conversations event series will focus on civic engagement during turbulent times.
Intervention Video from the Peace and Conflict Neuroscience Lab Wins Stanford University’s Strengthening Democracy Challenge
The video reduced anti-democratic attitudes, support for partisan violence, and partisan animosity among 32,000 Americans.
How Ideologically Divided is the American Public?
The Polarization Research Lab, a new initiative from Prof. Yphtach Lelkes and colleagues at Dartmouth and Stanford, will work to answer that question.
New Polarization Research Lab to Study Political Animosity in the U.S.
To understand where partisan animosity comes from and what can be done to address it, researchers from the Annenberg School...
Cable News Networks Have Grown More Polarized, Study Finds
An analysis of 10 years of cable TV news reveals a growing partisan gap as networks like Fox and MSNBC have shifted to the right or the left of the political spectrum, especially in their primetime programming.
TV News Top Driver of Political Echo Chambers in U.S.
Duncan Watts and colleagues found that 17% of Americans consume television news from partisan left- or right-leaning sources compared to just 4% online.
Are Republicans and Democrats Driven By Hatred of One Another? Less Than You Think.
Rather than being fueled by animosity for the other side — negative partisanship — a new study finds that Americans are at least as motivated by the passion they have for their own party.
The Black Lives Matter Movement, but not COVID-19, Encouraged Voters Toward Biden in the 2020 Election
As swing voters registered more awareness about discrimination against Black Americans, they became more likely to vote for the party they felt would best rectify that — Democrats.
Want to Reduce Political Polarization? Start by Looking Beyond Politics
Is bonding over non-political similarities the key to depolarizing political discussions? New research sheds light on how even hardliners can be swayed when coming in contact with opposing viewpoints.
Amy Siskind Donates The Weekly List Collection to the Annenberg School Library
In addition to archiving the website, Annenberg will house Siskind's podcasts, video, and related personal memorabilia.
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