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New Book from Annenberg Alumna Traces Evolution of Kids' TV

Jo Holz examines seven decades of children's television through a sociocultural lens.

Undergraduate News

Penn Supports Communication Majors' Honors Thesis Research

Julia Becker, Rebecca Lopez, and Sally Shin received funding for their research through two Penn centers.

Research

Probabilistic Forecasting Can Mislead Voters About Certainty of Election Outcomes

In 2016, probabilistic forecasts left voters thinking the election was far less competitive than it actually was.

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John L. Jackson, Jr. Named Dean of the Annenberg School

Jackson's tenure as dean will begin on January 1, 2019.

Faculty News

Professor Emeritus Elihu Katz to Receive Honorary Doctorate from Penn

Katz is a sociologist, media scholar, and founding father of the field of Communication.

Faculty News

Jamieson Wins Everett M. Rogers Award From USC Annenberg

The award recognizes Jamieson's pioneering work in fact-checking.

Research

APPC Visiting Scholar David Zarefsky Writing Book on Johnson Vietnam Speech

The speech described steps to limit the Vietnam War and announced that Johnson would not seek reelection.

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Fishman Publishes New Book, Death Makes the News

The book discusses the forces that dictate how news and media cover death.

Research

Lokman Tsui (Ph.D. '10) Interviews Oscar Gandy on Personal Data Protection, Privacy, and Surveillance

Gandy studies privacy and surveillance and is the author of The Panoptic Sort.

Faculty News

New Book by Sandra González-Bailón: Decoding the Social World

The book examines how our digital footprints can help solve paradoxes that have long intrigued social thinkers.