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The Media, Inequality & Change Center @miccenter.bsky.social · 4d

Local news plays a vital role in helping people stay safe, healthy, and connected to their communities.

@theine.bsky.social and Carlotta Verita look at how well Philly’s local news media keep residents informed about the issues that matter most in this new report: buff.ly/jJO22o8

Informing Philadelphia: Strengths and Gaps in Local Media's Coverage of Critical Information Needs
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Guobin Yang @guobin-yang.bsky.social · 1d

In this piece on "genre borrowing" I study why netizens use Sima Qian's "arrayed biography" (列传) form to write biographies of Li Wenliang & how the narrative devices of this ancient genre align with the logic of digital culture. Open access! @asc.upenn.edu journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

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PennMedCSO @pennmedcso.bsky.social · 5d

Myth-then-fact debunking intervention found to boost vax intentions among those who received the initial #COVID19 vaccine ft. Jessica Fishman (@PennPsych/ @asc.upenn.edu), Jennifer Morgan, @melaniekornides (@PennNursing) & Jeremy Lee (@PennSAS) www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Annenberg School at Penn @asc.upenn.edu · 5d

Applications for the Master of Communication and Media Industries (MCMI) are now open!

Interested in developing your skills in research, critical inquiry, and applied practice at one of the world’s leading Communication schools?

🔗 Visit our website to learn more:

Master of Communication and Media Industries (MCMI)

Rooted in Annenberg’s tradition of academic excellence and public impact, this master’s program offers a chance to develop your skills in research, critical inquiry, and applied practice. It equips st...

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Nicotine & Tobacco Research Journal @ntrjournal.bsky.social · 15d

Sexual minority adults in Hispanic groups, particularly Hispanic sexual minority females, may be at increased risk for e-cigarette use compared with Hispanic heterosexual females, find Juhan Lee and Andy Tan.

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E-cigarette use at the intersection of sexual identity and race/ethnicity among US adults: Results from 2021-2023 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS)

AbstractIntroduction. Understanding e-cigarette use among those with multiple intersecting marginalized identities is important since those individuals mig

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The Verge @theverge.com · 20d

An informed electorate is a cornerstone of whatever comes next, something that can’t be attained without significant U.S. media reform, notes Victor Pickard, professor at the University of Pennsylvania’s Annenberg School for Communication.
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“For the long term we need something far more ambitious,” Pickard says. “For starters, we need to fund our public media in line with global norms and create structural alternatives — truly democratic and independent news outlets — to replace failing commercial models that are so easily captured and cowed by oligarchs.”

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Juan Llamas-Rodriguez @llamasjr.bsky.social · 11d

It was such a treat to chat with my incredible @asc.upenn.edu colleagues Sarah Banet-Weiser and Aswin Punathambekar about the stakes and joys of studying popular global media —and geek out about K-POP DEMON HUNTERS👩🏼‍🎤 —in the latest Annenberg Conversations podcast!

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Annenberg Conversations

An occasional podcast hosted by Dean Sarah Banet-Weiser.

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Annenberg School at Penn @asc.upenn.edu · 12d

New from Vice Dean Emily Falk: "Our findings suggest one set of possibilities for people navigating conversations with those across divides. We can be more open, curious and exploratory when speaking with others rather than avoid controversies or start off pushing our viewpoint."

Scientific American @sciam.bsky.social · 13d

Brain imaging is illuminating the patterns linked to productive, positive dialogue, and those insights could help people connect with others

Good Conversations Don’t Require Everybody to Agree, Neuroscience Shows

Brain imaging is illuminating the patterns linked to productive, positive dialogue, and those insights could help people connect with others

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Annenberg Public Policy Center @appc.upenn.edu · 12d

In a new piece for @sciam.bsky.social, neuroscientist Emily Falk @asc.upenn.edu @appc.upenn.edu writes that brain imaging is illuminating the patterns linked to productive, positive dialogue. www.scientificamerican.com/article/good...

Good Conversations Don’t Require Everybody to Agree, Neuroscience Shows

Brain imaging is illuminating the patterns linked to productive, positive dialogue, and those insights could help people connect with others

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Annenberg School at Penn @asc.upenn.edu · 13d

🎤 In the first episode of season two of Annenberg Conversations, Dean Sarah Banet Weiser talks with Professor Aswin Punathambekar and Assistant Professor Juan Llamas Rodriguez about the cross-border flow of media. Listen on our website or your favorite podcast app: www.asc.upenn.edu/annenberg-co...

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Annenberg School at Penn @asc.upenn.edu · 13d

A recent survey by @appc.upenn.edu found that 70% of the public supports vaccine requirements for MMR (measles, mumps, and rubella) for children to attend public school:

Most Americans Favor MMR Vaccine Requirement for Public School

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Yena Lee @yenalee.bsky.social · 14d

Excited to kick off my postdoc @cdcspenn.bsky.social @asc.upenn.edu with a colloquium on Monday, September 29th ✨

I’ll be sharing from my dissertation-to-book project titled, "Creator Logic-in-Practice: Political Content Creators and the Negotiation of Influence in the Post-Networked Era."

CDCS Colloquium: Yena Lee

Creator Logic-in-Practice: Political Content Creators and the Negotiation of Influence in the Post-Networked Era

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Media@Risk @ascmediarisk.org · 14d

🚨Fall events are here! Next month, @theguardian.com columnist Arwa Mahdawi speaks on politics of censorship followed by a panel with exiled journalists @kasimkashgar.bsky.social & @youmnaelsid17.bsky.social. Don't miss our symposium in Dec. on media & hope @asc.upenn.edu. Register here! bit.ly/j3f6R

Center for Media at Risk Fall event poster, check link in post for details

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Annenberg School at Penn @asc.upenn.edu · 14d

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

How #ChristianTikTok Users Understand and Utilize the Platform’s Algorithm

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Annenberg School at Penn @asc.upenn.edu · 20d

🎤 Introducing Season Two of Annenberg Conversations

This season, Dean Sarah Banet Weiser talks with Annenberg faculty about global media flows, climate communication, and the complexities of the way information moves in today’s world. Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts to listen!

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Annenberg School at Penn @asc.upenn.edu · 20d

📜The annual Annenberg Constitution Day Civics Survey is out.

The Annenberg Public Policy Center found that 70% of U.S. adults are able to name all three branches of government, up from 65% last year. 🔗 Read more of their findings here:

Americans’ Knowledge of Civics Increases, Annenberg Constitution Day Civics Survey Finds

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Hidden Brain @hiddenbrain.bsky.social · 21d

Ever noticed how people instinctively defend themselves when receiving feedback? Maybe you’ve caught yourself doing it, too. This week, we continue our conversation with neuroscientist Emily Falk to explore why we tend to push back against suggestions.
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It's Not My Fault! - Hidden Brain Media

It's not easy for most of us to receive negative feedback. We'll explore what causes so many of us to resist constructive criticism, and how we can get better at giving and receiving such feedback.

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Annenberg School at Penn @asc.upenn.edu · 21d

Tomorrow 9/17 from 6-8:00pm: join @annenbergcargc.bsky.social at Public Trust for "Slippages in Time: Oil, Sovereignty and Media," a film screening and conversation with artist Sanaz Sohrabi. Learn more: www.asc.upenn.edu/news-events/...

Slippages in Time: Oil, Sovereignty and Media

Screening and Conversation with Sanaz Sohrabi

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Annenberg School at Penn @asc.upenn.edu · 22d

Rooted in Annenberg’s tradition of academic excellence and public impact, our new master's program — the Master of Communication and Media Industries — offers a chance to develop your skills in research, critical inquiry, and applied practice:

Announcing the Master of Communication and Media Industries (MCMI)

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Annenberg School at Penn @asc.upenn.edu · 22d

The interdisciplinary team behind the interactive, data-driven map that communicated the economic impact of sweeping cuts to federal funding for scientific and medical research have received a $336,000 award from Open Philanthropy to sustain and expand their project:

Open Philanthropy Awards $336K to Map the Impact of Scientific Funding Cuts

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Jennifer Mattson @jennifermattson.bsky.social · 25d

Google, OpenAI, DeepSeek, and Anthropic vary widely in how they identify hate speech, according to new research from @asc.upenn.edu
Here's my latest for @fastcompany.com
www.fastcompany.com/91403820/res... #Google #OpenAI #Anthropic

Researchers studied how Google, OpenAI, Anthropic, and DeepSeek identify hate speech. Here's how they vary

A new study from the University of Pennsylvania reveals inconsistencies in how models like ChatGPT and Claude Sonnet treat slurs and inflammatory language.

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Annenberg School at Penn @asc.upenn.edu · 25d

Interested in our new master's program? Join us on September 25 at 11:00am to learn more about the Master of Communication and Media Industries, which offers a chance to develop your skills in research, critical inquiry, and applied practice:

🔗Register: upenn.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Annenberg School at Penn @asc.upenn.edu · 27d

Vice Dean Emily Falk talks about how we can initiate change in our lives in the most recent episode of @hiddenbrain.bsky.social. Listen here: hiddenbrain.org/podcast/winn... @falklab.bsky.social

Winning the Battle Against Yourself - Hidden Brain Media

Many of us have been raised to believe that if we want to get something done, we just need to set our minds to it. Where there’s a will, there’s a way, right? Yet somehow we end up polishing off that ...

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Annenberg School at Penn @asc.upenn.edu · 28d

In the mid-twentieth century, Gilbert Seldes, the founding dean of Annenberg, proposed a revolutionary idea: that cultural forms like jazz, comics, and television were crucial to shaping our democracy. Learn about how this work continues at Annenberg today:

Why Annenberg Matters: Connecting Culture and Democracy

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The Warren Center for Network & Data Sciences @warrencenter.bsky.social · 29d

"There are lots of tools that marketers and advertisers use to design and select messaging. Neuroscience can help people understand: What are the factors that shape decision making? What goes into the value calculation?" says Emily Falk to the Penn Gazette. thepenngazette.com/w...

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