Kathleen Hall Jamieson of the Annenberg Public Policy Center shares her thoughts on political campaign ads that attacking “custodians of the knowable.”
FactCheck.org of the Annenberg Public Policy Center is highlighted for its involvement in the fact-checking movement.
Two Web sites at the University of Pennsylvania have won Webby People’s Voice Awards at the 17th annual Webby Awards, presented by the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences.
Kathleen Hall Jamieson of the Annenberg Public Policy Center is highlighted for studying fact checking.
Daniel Langleben of the Perelman School of Medicine and An-Li Wang of the Annenberg Public Policy Center are cited for their collaborative research on strong anti-smoking advertisements.
Researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania have shown that an area of the brain that initiates behavioral changes had greater activation in smokers who watched anti-smoking ads with strong arguments versus those with weaker ones, and irrespective of flashy elements, like bright and rapidly changing scenes, loud sounds and unexpected scenario twists.
Barbie Zelizer of the Annenberg School for Communication says, “Visuals connect us in ways words just can’t.”
Victor Pickard of the Annenberg School for Communication contributes his thoughts about President Obama seeking the next Federal Communications Commission chair.
Barbie Zelizer of the Annenberg School for Communication discusses how viewing images helps people process traumatic events.
Barbie Zelizer of the Annenberg School for Communication comments on graphic images shared via the media after the Boston Marathon blasts.
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