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On way to #aas2025, and a couple of talks I'll be giving before and after. Link to next week's UBC event here: greencollege.ubc.ca/civicrm/even... @cdcspenn.bsky.social @asc.upenn.edu

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🎉 Congratulations to Prof. Dolores Albarracín on receiving a BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award for increasing “our understanding of how attitudes can be changed, particularly with regard to persuasive messages.”

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Penn’s @csspenn.bsky.social found that media coverage distorts public perception of chronic disease risks, overemphasizing rare cases while downplaying systemic factors. Calvin Isch & Duncan Watts analyzed 200K+ articles, revealing these biases. @asc.upenn.edu css.seas.upenn.edu/how-the-medi...

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🌸 Wishing everyone a restful and joyful Spring Break 🌸

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In 2023, we spoke with Sophie Maddocks of @ascmediarisk.org about image-based sexual abuse generated by artificial intelligence. Two years later, as AI continues to advance, "deepfake porn" remains a problem:

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How a "conspiracy mindset" promotes acceptance of vaccine misinformation, and how to counter it. In Frontiers in Communication, by Dan Romer & Kathleen Hall Jamieson www.annenbergpublicpolicycenter.org/how-a-conspi... @upenn.edu @asc.upenn.edu

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📽️HAPPENING TODAY! The screening will be followed by a Q&A with director Shawn Kornhauser, executive producer @dupatton.bsky.social, and producer Shana Kleiner of SAFELab. Learn more:

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i’m co organising this event. please register and come think through the culture and history of endorsements and what they (and non endorsements) say about our present news industry’s political economy 💭

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📽️TOMORROW, join the Annenberg School for Communication and the @pennsp2.bsky.social for a screening of "Life of Abundance.” Born out of research by @dupatton.bsky.social's SAFELab, the short film depicts the Black experience surrounding grief, loss, and community healing:

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Zelensky's public persona. Distortion of deaths. And #ChristianTikTok. These were some of the topics covered last month at Annenberg. Learn more on our website: www.asc.upenn.edu/news-events/...

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A study by doctoral candidate Calvin Isch reveals how the leading cause of death in the United States — chronic diseases — is underemphasized in media coverage:

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🚀 #hackica25 registration is open! 🚀 Spots are limited—secure yours now: forms.gle/ssZFtZmfWYaC... 📅 June 11-12, 2025 📍 UC Boulder (shuttle from Denver available) No coding skills required! Join us to explore methodological & substantive challenges in communication science. See you there! 🍻

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In a new paper, doctoral candidate Matthew Conaty explores how a 1934 law could be used to justify presidential overreach into mass communications. In the age of the internet, that could mean making specific social networks harder to access or slowing service to particular news sites, he argues:

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New research from Annenberg doctoral candidate @lizhallgren.bsky.social analyzes Western media’s fascination with Volodymyr Zelensky in the early months of the Russia-Ukraine war. @mwcjournal.bsky.social #CommSky

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Are you seeing this post? It might be because of divine intervention. A new study by @sarareinis.bsky.social and @corrinalaughlin.bsky.social shows the many ways the #ChristianTikTok community conceptualizes and makes use of the TikTok algorithm:

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Join our director, Kathleen Hall Jamieson, and @pennpress.bsky.social next month for this talk on #AI and #science! Details below. Learn more about the book at: www.pennpress.org/978151282748...

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The Annenberg Library Archives is compiling an oral history of HBO. Project assistant Di Wu shares his experience of uncovering the channel's unique approach to television:

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All month, for Valentine’s Day, we’re celebrating the Annenberg community — the dedicated individuals behind the scenes who make our work possible. Today, we’re spotlighting Kim, a passionate advocate for Annenberg, first as a student and now as a teacher, academic advisor, and research director:

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In the face of overwhelming threats to media freedom, critical communication research has never been more important. Join the Postdoctoral Fellows Colloquium to dive into the work of 8 scholars doing vital research on journalism, data governance & global media bit.ly/3Xc9gVi

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Fabulous and insightful take on Emilia Perez by @valeproust.bsky.social. @asc.upenn.edu

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Leonore Annenberg (1918–2009), who served as a founding member of the governing board of the Annenberg School for Communication, would have celebrated her 107th birthday today. Her philanthropy and ambassadorship were invaluable to the Annenberg School’s success — and remains to this day.

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Last week, YouTube turned 20. We asked Annenberg scholars to reflect on the platform's impact on communication around the world:

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What happened to TikTok? And how did users adapt? Find out in this short & insightful piece by steering committee member @sarareinis.bsky.social bit.ly/41jCbch @bzelizer.bsky.social @asc.upenn.edu

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Today at 3pm at the Penn Bookstore, ‪Dean Banet-Weiser will be moderating a discussion about @reproutopia.bsky.social's new book "Enemy Feminisms." Learn more:

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Don't miss our art exhibit opening tomorrow at 4.30pm! With artists Chelsey Luster, @bhumikasaraswati.bsky.social & Shrujana Shridhar @asc.upenn.edu @annenbergcargc.bsky.social @bzelizer.bsky.social Register here: bit.ly/4aEzGnU Image credit: "Dalit Panthers" by Shrujana Shridhar

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Trying to express the degree and quality of FCC capture: "The FCC has been politicized in the past, but recent moves by Chairman Carr suggest a kind of regulatory capture that is unprecedented. He’s clearly carrying water for President Trump’s agenda to bring media companies to heel."

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Happy Valentine’s Day! This month, we’re celebrating the Annenberg community — the individuals behind the scenes who make our work possible. Today, we’re highlighting Edwin, a computer whiz, pillar of kindness, and essential resource in bringing our mission to life: www.youtube.com/watch?v=irhb...

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Doctoral student Bianca Zamora Perez was on @whyy.org discussing YouTube's upcoming 20th anniversary. Listen here: whyy.org/episodes/you...

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A new study by doctoral candidate Calvin Isch reveals how the leading cause of death in the United States — chronic diseases — is underemphasized in media coverage: www.asc.upenn.edu/news-events/...

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Prof. @bzelizer.bsky.social is on the advisory council of the newly launched European Studies Institute at @upenn.edu, which will focus on student research across the continent. Learn more: penntoday.upenn.edu/news/penn-eu...

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Want to know more about my @ucpress.bsky.social book? Read this Q&A I did with @asc.upenn.edu where I talk about research, activism and digital tech!

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The #ICA25 Communication and Technology Travel Grant is here! To apply, please fill out this grant application form by March 15, 2025: https://buff.ly/3PXgxnF

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How does music build solidarity? Check out this new article by Steering Committee member @valeproust.bsky.social to learn more: bit.ly/3QcZFtx @asc.upenn.edu @bzelizer.bsky.social

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In her debut book, Annenberg alum @bettyferrari.bsky.social examines how social movements use technology in their organizing. We spoke with her about recent developments in technology & politics, political groups from Hungary all the way to Philly, and much more: www.asc.upenn.edu/news-events/...

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New article on spirituality & social media by Steering Committee member @sarareinis.bsky.social and co-author @corrinalaughlin.bsky.social “GOD IS MY SPONSORED AD!! MY ALGORITHM!” Read it here: bit.ly/4hPLUMY @asc.upenn.edu @bzelizer.bsky.social

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Join Penn's Cinema & Media Studies, Center for Advanced Research in Global Communication, and Middle East Center for a screening of Bye Bye Tiberius, a film by Lina Soualem, and discussion with Professor Huda Fakhreddine. cinemastudies.sas.upenn.edu/events/2025/...

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This month's #CriticalQuestion comes from @valeproust.bsky.social. An expert in feminist solidarity practices and cultural memory, Vale's work focuses on how marginalized communities use affectively mediatized memory to challenge dominant narratives. Read more here: bit.ly/42QhAgP @asc.upenn.edu

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In @time.com @judyberman.bsky.social quotes research by Dean Sarah Banet-Weiser & Kat Higgins on the draw of stories about female scammers: “The con woman summons her historical understanding of precisely how the rules of the game are rigged to weaponize them for her own advantage and enrichment.”

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The Summer Institutes in Computational Social Science brings together graduate students, postdoctoral researchers & junior faculty for 2 weeks of intensive study & interdisciplinary research Apply by 3/7 sicss.io/2025/penn/ap... @xisong.bsky.social @dhopkins1776.bsky.social @duncanjwatts.bsky.social

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New publication from doctoral student Valentina Proust! #CommSky

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This Wednesday at 12pm! Sandeep Vaheesan will discuss his new book "Democracy in Power: A History of Electrification in the United States." Register here:

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This Fri. Feb. 14 at the UNC Hussman School of Journalism and Media, Prof. Joseph Turow will be delivering the talk: "The ‘You’ From Nowhere: Reframing Privacy in the AI Age." Register here: hussman.unc.edu/events/junck...

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Prof. Emily Falk's new book, What We Value, has been called one of the "most promising, must-read nonfiction titles" upcoming by the Next Big Idea Club. The book, which reveals the hidden calculations that shape our daily decisions, comes out in April: nextbigideaclub.com/magazine/nex...

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All month, for Valentine’s Day, we’re celebrating the Annenberg community: those behind the scenes that make our work possible. Today, meet Ally, a beacon in the Annenberg building who lights up the office and helps to build conditions of care and joy: youtu.be/XBBQIGjoa-Y?...

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