🚨📣 We’re recruiting a postdoc! 📣🚨 Are you curious about how the environments in which people spend time influence their health? Are you motivated by research that promotes climate action, resilience, and wellbeing? Read more and apply here: www.asc.upenn.edu/node/5905

In her new book “How the Cold War Broke the News: The Surprising Roots of Journalism’s Decline,” Professor Barbie Zelizer traces journalism’s struggles today to norms developed during the Cold War:

Thanks to @iflis.bsky.social for including our new data on a promising approach for overcoming misinformation about #mRNA technology. www.iflscience.com/is-mrna-the-...

How can we practice radical hope in our research & writing? Music educator André de Quadros discusses this & more at our symposium next week. Register here: bit.ly/beyondendurance @asc.upenn.edu @bzelizer.bsky.social

📺 It's #WorldTelevisionDay! Over half a century ago, Gilbert Seldes, Annenberg's founding dean, argued that cultural forms like television were crucial to shaping our democracy. Learn how Annenberg researchers are still connecting culture and democracy in our video:

It was a delight to share insights from our research on youth voting with @asc.upenn.edu on behalf of my fabulous collaborators @curse10.bsky.social @asinclair.bsky.social @diegoreinero.bsky.social @falklab.bsky.social!

📘 "An important and insightful study that prompts critical awareness" Amy Robinson reviews "Border Tunnels: A Media Theory of the U.S.-Mexico Underground" by Juan Llamas-Rodriguez (@uminnpress.bsky.social) in Journal of Film and Video 77.3 on @ProjectMuse.bsky.social: muse.jhu.edu/pub/34/artic...

The collection of Tony Auth, Pulitzer-prize winning editorial cartoonist and children's book illustrator who is best known for his syndicated work for @inquirer.com, has been donated to the Annenberg School for Communication Library Archives:

Drawing from years spent analyzing American politics on television, in print, and through their popular podcasts, @kateshaw.bsky.social and @chrislhayes.bsky.social examined the challenges the political media face in getting people to pay attention to the news at this year's Annenberg Lecture:

This segment is so so good. Truly no one out there uses his platform like John Oliver

Annenberg researcher @dcosme.bsky.social examines ways to motivate and support youth to vote. We spoke to her about a recent commentary she and her team wrote on how to support youth in overcoming voting barriers:

Was thrilled to help consult for this fantastic John Oliver segment on the tragic plight of U.S. public media and why, if we hope to be a democracy, we still need public media for so many things that commercial media will never provide. Deserves a wide viewership. www.youtube.com/watch?v=yknM...

During the segment, my @thenation.com article on public media's essential role in democratic societies received a shout-out: www.thenation.com/article/soci...

In their study of the prison publication News Inside, Annenberg Associate Professor @sjjphd.bsky.social and doctoral candidate @lizhallgren.bsky.social find lessons for mainstream news:

Postdoctoral Researcher Positions!

There is hope, and we must use it! Join us at our annual symposium next month to envision new possibilities for media research and practice at this time of profound upheaval. Register here: bit.ly/beyondendurance @asc.upenn.edu

🚨Tomorrow! En la Caliente: Tales of a Reggaeton Warrior:

🚨Tomorrow!

A new article in The Conversation cites research by Prof. @ylelkes.bsky.social and alum Nicholas Dias (Ph.D. '25) on the relationship between affective polarization and citizens’ disagreements over policy:

As co-editor of a new handbook which presents a systematic analysis of the relationship between culture and sport, Katerina Girginova reflects on the use of extended reality in our experience of sports:

💥New preprint!💥 For democracy to be truly representative we need to include many more voices. But young voters (18-25yo) face unique barriers and are often overlooked. We describe these barriers, and propose a psychologically-informed approach to support and increase voter turnout among youth.

Philly friends (and those nearby!) Join us Dec 4–5 at @asc.upenn.edu for our annual @ascmediarisk.org symposium, “Beyond Endurance,” where we’ll explore how media can reimagine creativity, community & hope in times of upheaval. Keynote: André de Quadros (Dec 4) + panels (Dec 5)

What happens to communities when there's no reliable local news? Who holds elected officials accountable? How do citizens stay informed? @victorpickard.bsky.social joined WHYY's "Studio 2" to discuss:

🎉 Congratulations to Amy Gutmann, Christopher H. Browne Distinguished Professor of Political Science and Professor of Communication, who was honored by the Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History for "enormous contributions to our world."

A new survey by @appc.upenn.edu shows that a quarter of the American public thinks getting the measles is likely to be less deadly than it is:

There is hope, and we must use it! Join us at our annual symposium next month to envision new possibilities for media research and practice at this time of profound upheaval. Register here: bit.ly/JournalistsUnderFire @asc.upenn.edu

From grazing sheep in Irish bogs to the infrastructural hum of parks in Philadelphia, recent postdoctoral fellow Matt Parker is here to listen. His work reveals the entanglements between networks, landscape, science, culture, and memory. Read our profile of his art and scholarship here:

Interested in our new master's program? Join us on November 13 at 8:00am to see how this program can help shape your future. Register: upenn.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

A new study by the @falklab.bsky.social and colleagues reveals that activity in brain regions associated with reward and social processing can predict the effectiveness of messages:

Amidst a government shutdown in which the White House has proposed slashing federal support of science by billions of dollars, our #SCIMaP team continues to assess the impact of research cuts on communities nationwide. Learn more about our efforts: scienceimpacts.org With more to come... a 🧵

Tradwives. Partisan animosity. Artificial intelligence and public health. These were some of the topics covered last month at Annenberg. Learn more on our website: www.asc.upenn.edu/news-events/...

Three Penn faculty members, including PIK Professor @dupatton.bsky.social, are among more than 40 experts to author a report addressing the persistent challenge of gun violence and proposing solutions stemming from a JAMA Summit convened last spring:

Annenberg Professor Diana Mutz finds that we’re having more political conversations now with like-minded people, and that political intolerance has increased as a result:

In a new paper, Dean Sarah Banet-Weiser and doctoral student Sara Reinis analyze popular “tradwife” accounts on Instagram and TikTok:

👻 Happy Halloween! What do Philly ghosts, Penn séances, and Annenberg virtual reality headsets have to do with each other? Learn about it here:

At a recent event hosted by @perryworldhouse.bsky.social Annenberg Professor and Penn President Emerita Amy Gutmann discussed the future of transatlantic relations with former German Vice Chancellor Robert Habeck. Read The Daily Pennsylvanian's recap: www.thedp.com/article/2025...

Congratulations to Amy Gutmann Penn Integrates Knowledge University Professor Dolores Albarracín, who has been honored with the 2025 Career Contribution Award from the Society for Personality and Social Psychology (SPSP):

Since Klaus Krippendorff pioneered the study of content analysis, Annenberg has been at the forefront of computational social science. To this day, our scholars use data to inform decision making across industry, policy, and health care domains, and ultimately, to make sense of the world:

A non-partisan team has found reducing polarization and “partisan animosity” is remarkably difficult. “Without systemic change, America’s political divisions will only deepen,” says Annenberg associate professor Yphtach Lelkes.

Life of Abundance explores the Black experience of grief, loss, and community healing in Harlem, New York. The film offers an intimate portrait of how Black communities make meaning of their lives after loss. Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=DS6G...

“There’s this grasping for what authenticity even looks like right now,” Annenberg Professor Jessa Lingel told the @nytimes.com, in response to the rise of real-world fliers in the face of artificial intelligence. “With fliers, someone had to tape it up — a human had to be involved somewhere.”

Professor Andy Tan and Research Associate and Lecturer Matthew Brook O'Donnell are both interested in how artificial intelligence could make it easier for community-based organizations to improve public health in Philadelphia:

Tilly Norwood, the “AI actress” recently making headlines, has sparked debate in the media industry about the future of AI in filmmaking. Annenberg experts weigh in on what Norwood represents for creativity, ethics, and the evolving relationship between technology and performance:

🎉 Congratulations to Sam Wolken, a joint Ph.D. student at the Annenberg School and the Department of Political Science, who successfully defended his dissertation, titled “Local Television News in a Changing Media Environment," last week!

Researchers from Annenberg's @falklab.bsky.social have found that smokers report higher levels of craving and smoked more cigarettes on days when their exposure to tobacco retail is higher:

Interested in our new master's program? Join us on October 22 at 6:00pm in Philadelphia or October 24 at 4:30pm in New York to see how this program can help shape your future. Learn more and register: www.asc.upenn.edu/graduate/mas...

Thanks to the Annenberg School for Communication for producing this brilliant interview with Juan Llamas-Rodriguez on the legacy of Y Tu Mamá Tambien. Love that Queer Film Classics t-shirt!

🚨One week away! @us.theguardian.com columnist Arwa Mahdawi investigates the new politics of censorship @asc.upenn.edu. There are only a few spots left, secure your spot here: bit.ly/kjsr6

Interested in our new master's program? Join us on October 22 at 6:00pm in Philadelphia or October 24 at 4:30pm in New York to see how this program can help shape your future. Learn more and register: www.asc.upenn.edu/graduate/mas...

“We can be more open, curious and exploratory when speaking with others rather than avoid controversies or start off pushing our viewpoint,” says Warren Center faculty affiliate Emily Falk to Scientific American. www.scientificamerican.com/article/good...