News from the Annenberg School for Communication
October 16, 2012
In this issue:
Prof. Zelizer to deliver Patten Lectures at Indiana U.
Prof. Zelizer to deliver Patten Lectures at Indiana University
Barbie Zelizer, Ph.D., the Raymond Williams Professor of Communication and Director of the Scholars Program in Culture and Communication, will deliver two Patten Lectures at Indiana University this month. Prof. Zelizer is one of three Patten lecturers at Indiana this year; the others are screenwriter and director Werner Herzog and anthropologist Sarah Hrdy.
Fact-checking …
The Washington Post ran a story on FactCheck.org’s operation and growing role in the 2012 elections. More FactCheck.org citations:
October 15 – The National Journal.
October 12 – The Christian Science Monitor.
October 12 - The (Oceanside, Calif.) North County Times.
October 10 – The Philadelphia Daily News.
October 9 – Time magazine.
October 8 – CBS News (reported by Annenberg alumna Rebecca Kaplan (C ’10).
October 8 – WHYY’s NewsWorks.
Faculty in the news
Kathleen Hall Jamieson, Ph.D., the Elizabeth Ware Packard Professor of Communication and Director of the Annenberg Public Policy Center, weighed in on debates and the campaign in:
October 16 – USA Today.
October 16 – Yahoo! News.
October 16 – Poynter.com.
October 15 – The Philadelphia Inquirer.
October 14 – The Denver Post (bylined op ed).
October 12 – The Washington Post.
October 10 – The Daily Beast.
Diana Mutz, Ph.D., the Samuel A. Stouffer Professor of Communication and Political Science, was quoted in The News York Times on Oct. 15 for a story about political advertising saturation. Listen to today’s broadcast of All Things Considered on National Public Radio for an interview with Prof. Mutz on the effectiveness of political advertising.
New “3620” podcast – Episode #6: “F” is not for Phreak.
Podcast goes “viral.” A podcast by doctoral student Deborah Lui on the comprehensive exams has gone viral, having more than 3,000 downloads.
The Rupture Sometimes, a film by Annenberg doctoral student Kevin Gotkin, will be screened on campus this Thursday, October 18, at 4:30 p.m. at the Grad Student Center. The 30-minute film features nine artists and scholars talking about disability’s promise as an escape from the pre-ordained and an avenue for thinking capaciously about things like empathy, difference, and identity politics.
More events:
October 18 – “From Production to Promotion: Persian Rugs and the Reinvention of National Technologies.” CGCS lecture by Narges Erami, Yale University. Noon in Room 300.
October 18 – Book talk by Carlin Romano, 6 p.m. at the Penn Book Center, 130, S. 34th Street.
October 19 – Colloquium by Elizabeth Suhay. Noon in Room 500.
October 23 – Colloquium by Dhavan V. Shah. Noon in Room 500.
October 24 – CECCR speaker series, Sonya Dal Cin. Noon in Room 500.
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