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Bevan Cohen C'20: Comm Major by Day, Instagram Influencer by Night

Cohen is co-founder and CEO of popular Instagram account @eastcoastfoodies.

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Sam Chan Named 2018-20 Gerbner Fellow

Chan will study the lived experiences of gay and lesbian dating app users in urban China.

Faculty News

Paxton Wins Provost’s Award for Teaching Excellence

She is open to change, mindful of student feedback, and considers her classroom a community of learners.

Graduate Student News

Doctoral Student Hanna Morris Uses Interdisciplinary Methods to Study Climate Change Communication

A lifelong environmental activist, Morris is developing an approach to studying environmental communication.

Research

Using Research in Digital Rights Advocacy: Understanding the Research Needs of the Internet Freedom Community

An Internet Policy Observatory report seeks to understand how research is used within advocacy efforts.

Research

False Beliefs About MMR Vaccine Found to Influence Acceptance of Zika Vaccine

However, people who believe in the power of science are more likely to use vaccines.

Call for Submissions

International Call for Applications: Postdoctoral Fellowship, Center for Advanced Research in Global Communication

This is a one-year position renewable for a second year based on successful performance.

Research

Crisis or Self-Correction: Rethinking How the Media Cover Science

Science communicators should more accurately convey its investigatory nature and the self-correction process without legitimizing a faulty narrative.

Research

Social Media Can Complement Surveys on Public Health Issues

A new study suggests that social media conversations can be used to monitor and predict people’s attitudes and knowledge about Zika.

Alumni

Washington Post Reporter Ashley Parker (C’05) to Speak at Annenberg’s 2018 Communication Major Graduation

Graduates will hear advice gleaned from smart and interesting people Parker has met as a journalist.