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A new study by the Annenberg Public Policy Center found that jury service is linked to better attitudes toward the courts, but that jury trials in the U.S. are vanishing:
A Second Sight is officially out today! Please consider buying and sharing with your friends, students, colleagues, neighbors.
Publisher’s Weekly said it will help you understand America at 250!
The final Center for Media at Risk symposium brought speakers to discuss actionable strategies for media makers and media researchers that foreground collective action and creativity:
A new survey by the Annenberg Public Policy Center found that 43% of U.S. adults favor the use of fluoride in public drinking water:
As the Raymond Williams Professor of Communication retires after three decades, the Annenberg School for Communication and the field itself bear the unmistakable imprint of her work:
Congrats to joint degree candidate Sanjay Jolly!
Molly Frizzell has been named the 2026-28 George Gerbner Postdoctoral Fellow at the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Pennsylvania. At USC Annenberg, Frizzell has studied reproductive technology and its impact on social bonds.
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Happy publication day to Prof. @sjjphd.bsky.social! Her new book, "A Second Sight: How the Wonder and Vision of Black Mediamakers Push America Toward Freedom," is out now. Purchase it here: www.harpercollins.com/products/a-s...
A new study by Penn researchers investigated whether conversations with AI-powered chatbots can change vaccine-hesitant parents intentions to vaccinate their children:
Today (June 16) at 1pm, Prof. Jackson will discuss the book with WURD Radio president Sara M. Lomax at the Parkway Central Library: freelibraryfoundation.org/events/sarah...
The Author Events Series presents Sarah J. Jackson | A Second Sight In Conversation with Sara M. Lomax Since the nation’s founding, Black Americans have had a unique perspective on the U.S.
🏆 IAMCR 2026 Herbert I. Schiller Award winner announced! Congratulations to the 2026 winner: Sanjay Jolly (University of Pennsylvania). Learn more about the award-winning paper here: iamcr.org/awards/schil...
