News from the Annenberg School for Communication
April 26, 2011
Prof. Jemmott study - preventing chronic diseases in people living with HIV/AIDS
Prof. Zelizer discusses her book on CBS Radio
Alumni/student news - Edwin Robertson
Prof. Jemmott study – preventing chronic diseases in people living with HIV/AIDS
A new study by John B. Jemmott, III, Ph.D., the Kenneth B. Clark Professor of Communication and Psychiatry and colleagues, which is appearing in the Archives of Internal Medicine shows that interventions to promote healthy behaviors, including eating more fruits and vegetables, increasing physical activity, and participating in cancer screenings appear beneficial for African-American couples who are at high risk for chronic diseases, especially if one of the individuals is living with HIV (human immunodeficiency virus).
Prof. Zelizer discusses her book on CBS Radio
Barbie Zelizer, Ph.D., the Raymond Williams Professor of Communication and Director of the Annenberg Scholars Program in Culture and Communication, talks about her book About to Die: How News Images Move the Public in a recent interview on CBS Radio. The link leads to a weekly podcast from CBS Radio. Prof. Zelizer’s interview comes up approximately 24 minutes into the recording.
Fact-check social media claims; Kathleen Hall Jamieson, Ph.D., the Elizabeth Ware Packard Professor of Communication and Director of the Annenberg Public Policy Center in a guest lecture at the College of St. Benedict titled “How the New Media are Affecting us and Our Politics” where she “challenged us to stand outside the partisan walls as voters, watching, listening and reading from multiple sources, even if that publication or station does not align with our same viewpoints.” Details here.
Prof. Jamieson also will speak at CalState Fullerton this week, discussing “What Presidential Rhetoric Conceals and Reveals.”
Prof. John Jemmott is quoted in an April 8 Philadelphia Inquirer story about a campaign against STDs being run by the City of Philadelphia.
Marwan M. Kraidy, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Communication, is cited in The Peninsula.com for comments he made during a symposium by the Northwestern University in Qatar where media professionals from Al Jazeera, Al Arabiya and academic professionals discussed the state of Arab media.
Monroe E. Price, Director of the Center for Global Communication Studies, writes about the packaging of Libya’s future for The Huffington Post.
Adjunct instructor Al Felzenberg writes about Donald Trumps’ “birther” efforts for US News & World Report. He also is quoted in the April 21 Daily Pennsylvanian regarding support for a Donald Trump presidential campaign.
Visiting researcher Rosalind Coward is interviewed by WPVI television (ABC affiliate) about the pending wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton. Ms. Coward, author of the book Diana: The Portrait, also was interviewed by USA Today about the wedding, and is appearing on KYW 3 (CBS affiliate) every morning this week leading up to the April 29 wedding.
Alumnus Edwin Robertson (MAC ’64), died on Tuesday, April 19. Details here.
Alumnus Michael Serazio is published in The Atlantic monthly.
Doctoral student Laura Silver awarded fellowship by Penn Center for East Asian Studies.
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