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Can Social Media Networks Reduce Political Polarization on Climate Change?

The researchers tested how different kinds of social media environments would affect political polarization and group accuracy.

• Political Communication
• Technology & Society

The Center for Advanced Research in Global Communication Welcomes Four New Postdoctoral Fellows

Yakein Abdelmagid, Clovis Bergère, Stanislav Budnitsky, and Giang Nyugen-Thu join CARGC this month.

• Global Communication

Four New Lecturers — Including Two Alumni — Teach Annenberg Undergraduates This Fall

Murali Balaji, Samira Rajabi, Lee Shaker, and Aaron Shapiro will offer courses in their areas of expertise.

The Annenberg School Welcomes 21 New Visiting Scholars and Postdoctoral Fellows

From feminist movements to mobile cinema in Tibet, these scholars' work spans the field of Communication.

New Study Finds Visuals of Vaping in E-Cigarette Advertisements Increase Anti-Vaping Beliefs and Policy Opinions

When vaping portrayals are reminiscent of cigarette smoking, viewers are likely to form negative opinions of vaping.

• Health Communication

People Who Don't Read the News Are Better at Predicting Which Articles Will Go Viral, Study Finds

The researchers analyzed the brain responses of 40 people as they read article headlines.

• Media Institutions

Center for Advanced Research in Global Communication Releases CARGC Paper 9

Samira Rajabi examines the 2017 travel ban as a traumatic experience and its digital mediation.

• Global Communication

Educational Program Successful at Reducing Forced Sex in South African Adolescents

Given to sixth graders, the 12 hour program had effects lasting for at least four years.

• Global Communication
• Health Communication

Annenberg in Washington Program Supports Communication Majors Interning in Washington, D.C.

Students interned at Quorum, NCTA, the State Department, Pew Research Center, and more.

Carlin Romano Named Inaugural Free Speech Fellow by University of California

The fellowship includes several speaking engagements and a $20,000 honorarium.