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Debunking Study Suggests Ways to Counter Misinformation and Correct ‘Fake News’

Debunking is more effective — and misinformation is less persistent — when an audience develops an explanation for the corrected information.

• Health Communication
• Media Institutions

Jamieson Named a Shorenstein Fellow at Harvard for Fall 2017

She will explore the role of the press in reinforcing norms of democratic discourse.

• Political Communication

Numerous Annenberg Faculty and Alumni in New Book: The Oxford Handbook of Political Communication

The handbook focuses on the greatest theoretical contributions to the field of political communication.

• Political Communication

Study Finds Fact-checking Videos Better Than Text at Correcting Misinformation

Does it make a difference if the video is funny?

• Political Communication

Oxford Publishes Handbook of the Science of Science Communication, Co-edited by Kathleen Hall Jamieson

The handbook offers up-to-date scholarship on communicating consequential and controversial science topics.

• Health Communication

What Viewers Learned From the 2016 General Election Presidential Debates

Knowledge about some issues increased but judgments about who was qualified to be president didn't change.

• Political Communication

Counteracting the Influence of Adolescent Peer Smoking on YouTube

A new study suggests showing a corrective message that describes the severity and scope of smoking risks.

• Health Communication

Annenberg Presentations at ICA 2017

We've compiled a helpful list of all presentations being given by Annenberg authors.

Gun Violence in PG-13 Movies Continues to Climb Past R-Rated Films

Portrayals of gun violence in PG-13 movies more than doubled from 1985-2015.

• Culture & Media

National Academy of Sciences President Marcia McNutt Delivers 2016 Annenberg Lecture

McNutt discussed best practices in science communication and how they have shifted over time.

• Culture & Media
• Technology & Society