Media and Communication Effects

Looking at the influence of interpersonal and mass mediated communication on the attitudes and actions of individuals, groups, institutions, and systems in public and private life, Annenberg’s media and communication effects research aims to develop a deeper understanding of the process whereby individual and collective attitudes, opinions, information-processing, and behaviors develop.

Media and Communication Effects News

04/06/2021

Toward a Better Understanding of "Fake News"

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03/30/2021

Fashina Aladé (C’11) to Speak at Annenberg’s 2021 Undergraduate Graduation

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02/12/2021

When the Message Matters, Use Science to Craft It

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01/06/2021

New Study Finds that Delivering the News with Humor Makes Young Adults More Likely to Remember and Share

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Standing Faculty

Portrait of Andy Tan
Andy Tan, Ph.D., M.P.H., M.B.A., M.B.B.S.
Associate Professor of Communication
Portrait of Damon Centola
Damon Centola, Ph.D.
Professor of Communication, Sociology and Engineering
Portrait of David Lydon-Staley
David Lydon-Staley, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Communication
Portrait of Diana C. Mutz
Diana C. Mutz, Ph.D.
Samuel A. Stouffer Professor of Political Science and Communication
Portrait of Duncan Watts
Duncan J. Watts, Ph.D.
Stevens University Professor
Portrait of Emily B. Falk
Emily Falk, Ph.D.
Professor of Communication, Psychology, and Marketing
Portrait of John Jemmott
John B. Jemmott III, Ph.D.
Kenneth B. Clark Professor of Communication and Psychiatry
Joe Cappella at Annenberg School for Communication ASC UPenn
Joseph N. Cappella, Ph.D.
Gerald R. Miller Professor of Communication
Portrait of Kathleen Hall Jamieson
Kathleen Hall Jamieson, Ph.D.
Elizabeth Ware Packard Professor of Communication
Portrait of Michael X. Delli Carpini
Michael X. Delli Carpini, Ph.D.
Oscar H. Gandy Professor of Communication & Democracy
Portrait of Robert C. Hornik
Robert C. Hornik, Ph.D.
Wilbur Schramm Professor of Communication and Health Policy
Portrait of Sandra González-Bailón
Sandra González-Bailón, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Communication
Portrait of Yphtach Lelkes
Yphtach Lelkes, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Communication

Secondary Faculty

Portrait of Philip Tetlock
Philip Tetlock, Ph.D.
Leonore Annenberg University Professor of Psychology and Management, Wharton School of Business and School of Arts and Sciences

Research Staff

Portrait of Clovis Bergere
Clovis Bergère, Ph.D.
Assistant Director for Research, Center for Advanced Research in Global Communication
Portrait of Dan Romer
Dan Romer, Ph.D.
Research Director, Annenberg Public Policy Center
Portrait of Jennifer Morgan
Jennifer Morgan, M.P.H., Ph.D.
Research Director, Tobacco Center of Regulatory Science
Portrait of Ken Winneg
Ken Winneg, Ph.D.
Managing Director of Survey Research, Annenberg Public Policy Center
Portrait of Matthew Brook O'Donnell
Matthew Brook O'Donnell, Ph.D.
Research Assistant Professor, Communication Neuroscience Lab
Portrait of Nicole Cooper
Nicole Cooper, Ph.D.
Research Director, Communication Neuroscience Lab
Patrick Jamieson at Annenberg School for Communication ASC UPenn
Patrick E. Jamieson, Ph.D.
Director, Annenberg Health & Risk Communication Institute
Researcher Yoona Kang at Annenberg School for Communication ASC UPenn
Yoona Kang, Ph.D.
Research Director, Communication Neuroscience Lab

Videos

"US Media Regimes: Democracy and the New Information Environment" - Michael Delli Carpini at American University of Beirut

Uploaded on Thursday, May 2, 2019 - 10:04am
Michael X. Delli Carpini delivered this 2012 lecture entitled "US Media Regimes, Democracy and the New Information Environment" at the Prince...

Here’s How To Solve Political Polarization on Climate Change

Uploaded on Tuesday, April 30, 2019 - 11:20am
Social media networks, which often foster partisan antagonism, may also offer a solution to reducing political polarization, according to new...

Affective Polarization: Understanding Division in American Politics

Uploaded on Monday, March 25, 2019 - 2:54pm
Annenberg School for Communication Professor Yphtach Lelkes explains the history and growth of affective polarization - the degree to which Democrats...

The Aisles Have Eyes: Joseph Turow Talks About His New Book

Uploaded on Thursday, September 20, 2018 - 1:53pm
Many of us have a sense that our online shopping habits are obsessively-tracked, but few realize that a similarly hidden surveillance revolution is...

Decoding the Social World: Data Science and the Unintended Consequences of Communication

Uploaded on Tuesday, October 17, 2017 - 11:15am
In her new book, to be published Nov. 2017 by The MIT Press, Sandra González-Bailón explains how new tools are allowing us to understand social life...

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Centers

  • Annenberg Public Policy Center
  • Network Dynamics
  • Communication Neuroscience Lab
  • Peace and Conflict Neuroscience Lab
  • Center for Media at Risk
  • Democracy & Information Group
  • Addiction, Health, and Adolescence Lab
  • Health Communication & Equity Lab