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Tom Etienne pictured outdoors during a meeting.

Graduate Student News 20 Feb 2023

Doctoral Student Tom Etienne Traces Public Opinion on Global Issues

Tom Etienne, joint doctoral student at the Annenberg School for Communication and the Department of Political Science, uses his skills in data collection to analyze political opinions.

Political Communication

News 12 Jan 2023

Democracy Amid Crises: New Book From Annenberg Institutions of Democracy Collaborative

With the nation gripped by four interlocking crises, the 2020 election cycle was one of the most turbulent in U.S...

Political Communication

Penn students pose in front of a green screen in a TV broadcast studio

Undergraduate News 21 Nov 2022

Undergrads Explore National Identity and Nationalism in Washington, D.C.

For SNF Paideia designated course, COMM 4460: Media Industries and Nationalism, students took a class trip to the nation's capital.

Graduate Student News 17 Nov 2022

From Crisis Communications to Dissecting a Decade of TV News

Wolken is a third-year student in Communication and Political Science.

Political Communication

Closeup of an American flag flying in the wind on a cloudy day

Research 25 Oct 2022

Misperceptions Between Political Parties Could Erode Democracy in the U.S.

A new study finds that while most Americans share democratic values, Democrats and Republicans suspect members of the opposing party do not.

Political Communication

The front facade of the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington, D.C.

Research 10 Oct 2022

Over Half of Americans Disapprove of Supreme Court as Trust Plummets

Trust that the U.S. Supreme Court is operating in the best interests of the American people has plummeted.

Political Communication

News 5 Oct 2022

The television and the President

On this day in 1947, Harry Truman delivered the first televised presidential speech. Communications expert David Eisenhower looks at the history of politics and media and the significance of this moment 75 years later.

Political Communication

Alex Tolkin stands in front of classroom screen

Graduate Student News 15 Sep 2022

How Media Coverage Comparing Politics to Sports Shapes Political Attitudes

Alex Tolkin, a joint doctoral student in political science and communication, studies how media coverage that compares politics to sports shapes political attitudes and general worldviews.