News from the Annenberg School for Communication
February 14, 2012
In this issue:
Fishbein lecture series ANNALS issue now available online
Prof. Kraidy talks to Al Jazeera English about propaganda
Prof. Turow's new book lauded
Prof. Jamieson talks about Super PACs
Amy Bleakley discusses effectiveness of sex education
Book honor for Carlin Romano's latest work
A special edition of The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, featuring content from lectures delivered during the Martin Fishbein Memorial Seminar Series, is now available online.
Marwan M. Kraidy, Ph.D., Professor of Communication, was a guest on the Al Jazeera English program “Listening Post” talking about the success (or lack thereof) both the Syrian government and Syrian opposition have had in implementing propaganda campaigns.
Prof. Kraidy also recently lectured at Georgetown University in Qatar, talking about the 2011 Arab Spring.
Joseph Turow, Ph.D., the Robert Lewis Shayon Professor of Communication, provided insights and a primer on online advertising to a report from the Pew Excellence in Journalism about the starts and stops in the growth of legacy-type advertisers in the online world. Last week he contributed to the legal blog “Concurring Opinions,” writing about privacy issues related to targeted online marketing.
New Scientist lauds Prof. Turow’s book. Calling it “required reading in today’s Web 3.0 age,” you can read the review of The Daily You: How the New Advertising Industry is Defining Your Identity and Your Worth here. Prof. Turow also talks about the book in an interview with Digiday.com.
Kathleen Hall Jamieson, Ph.D., the Elizabeth Ware Packard Professor of Communication and Director of the Annenberg Public Policy Center, talks about Super PACs and their role in the Republican Party presidential campaign in the Guardian (UK).
Amy Bleakley, Ph.D., researcher in the Annenberg Public Policy Center, discussed the topic of sex education effectiveness for a story that ran on Reuters.com.
Forthcoming book by Carlin Romano honored by Publishers Weekly.
Kevin Gotkin receives travel grant to support his research.
Mary Bock, Ph.D. (Gr ’09) published in Journalism and Mass Communication Quarterly.
February 17 – Colloquium by NYU Prof. Eric Klinenberg, “Going Solo: The Extraordinary Rise and Surprising Appeal of Living Alone.” Noon in Room 109. Note new room location. A recent news story about Prof. Klinenberg’s work appeared in The New York Times.
February 21 – Book talk by Rebecca MacKinnon (sponsored by the Center for Global Communication Studies). 2 p.m. at the Penn Bookstore.
February 21 – Scholars lecture by John Caldwell. 6:15 p.m. in Room 109.
February 23 – “Screening Scholarship” film and panel discussion. 2:30 p.m. in Room 500.
February 23 – Book talk by visiting scholar Murali Balaji. 2 p.m. at the Penn Bookstore.
February 24 - Student Conference, Department of Germanic Languages and Literature presents "Minority Reports: Representing Social Identity in (New) Media." 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., 3401 Walnut (Room 329A).
March 15 – “Screening Scholarship” film and panel discussion. 2:30 p.m. in Room 500.
March 22 – Brave Testimony Poetry Series (sponsored with the Penn Center for Africana Studies) – 6 p.m. at the Kelly Writers House.
April 5 – “Screening Scholarship” film and panel discussion. 2:30 p.m. in Room 500.
April 5 – Brave Testimony Poetry Series (sponsored with the Penn Center for Africana Studies) – 6 p.m. at the Kelly Writers House.
Also, save the date! Details to come!
March 19 - Lecture by Fred Turner. 6:15 p.m. in Room 109.
April 3 - Lecture by Wendy Chun. 6:15 p.m. in room 109.
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