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

2012 Annenberg Lecture by Gwen Ifill: "Politics, Policy, and Reality: What's Really Going on in Washington"

Uploaded on Thursday, December 6, 2012 - 12:00am
World-renowned television journalist Gwen Ifill, managing editor of Washington Week and a senior correspondent for the PBS NewsHour, both of which...

2011 George Gerbner Lecture in Communication by Itzhak Yanovitszky

Uploaded on Tuesday, August 23, 2011 - 2:54pm
Alumnus Itzik Yanovitzky, Ph.D. (Gr '00) delivered the 2011 George Gerbner Lecture in Communication. The title of his talk was "Rules to Live By: On...

2010 George Gerbner Lecture in Communication by Erika Falk

Uploaded on Monday, August 23, 2010 - 3:31pm
Erika Falk, Ph.D. (Gr '01), Program Director of the Master's Degree in Communication program at Johns Hopkins University, delivered the George...

Doctoral Students Talk About Their NCA Conference Presentations

Uploaded on Sunday, November 22, 2009 - 12:00am
Annenberg doctoral students deliver a rapid-fire overview of their pending presentations for the 2008 National Communication Association annual...

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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