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Climate Scientist Michael E. Mann Leads Annenberg Seminar on Climate Action
Climate scientist Michael E. Mann led a panel discussion on “Urgency, Agency, and Climate Action: The Role of Communication” for the spring 2022 Annenberg Seminar, which was hosted jointly by the Annenberg Public Policy Center (APPC) and the Annenberg School for Communication (ASC).
The Great and Powerful Dr. Oz? Alternative Health Media Consumption and Vaccine Views
A new study by researchers at the Annenberg Public Policy Center finds that exposure to alternative health media affects people's beliefs about healthcare issues like vaccination.
Vaccines: Philosophical, moral beliefs tied to religion determine acceptance
A longitudinal study conducted pre-COVID-19 considered Americans' attitudes toward vaccines for the flu, measles, HPV, and others.
Student Profile Video: Roopa Vasudevan
Get to know the work of Doctoral Candidate Roopa Vasudevan, who is simultaneously a scholar and a practicing artist.
Public Media Can Improve Our ‘Flawed’ Democracy
A new study finds that countries with well-funded public media have healthier democracies. The co-authors explain why investment in U.S. public media is an investment in the future of journalism and democracy alike.
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.
Viewing 2021 Through A Lens: Photojournalist Kylie Cooper C’22 Captures History
Cooper’s annotated photo essay about the liminality of 2021 captured the Capitol insurrection, the Ground Zero commemoration of the 20th anniversary of 9/11, and more.
A novel theory on how conspiracy theories take shape
In a new book, Dolores Albarracín, Kathleen Hall Jamieson, and colleagues show that two factors—the conservative media and societal fear and anxiety—have driven recent widespread conspiracies, from Pizzagate to those around COVID-19 vaccines.
Call for Applications: Post-doctoral Fellowships in Digital Narratives of the COVID-19 Pandemic
The Center on Digital Culture and Society seeks two post-doctoral scholars whose research contributes to our understanding of digital storytelling about the pandemic. Submit by March 1, 2022.
Do Success Stories Cause False Beliefs About Success?
Does explicitly acknowledging bias make us less likely to make biased decisions? A new study examining how people justify decisions based on biased data finds that this is not necessarily the case.
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