News from the Annenberg School for Communication
September 25, 2012
In this issue:
Book by Kenski, Hardy, Prof. Jamieson wins NCA award
New edition for Prof. Kripendorff's book
Scholars Lecture by Manuel Puppis set for October 2
Visiting scholar Manuel Puppis will deliver the lecture “Communication Policy Research: Looking Back, Moving Forward” on Tuesday, October 2.
The Obama Victory wins Diamond Anniversary Book Award from NCA
The authors of The Obama Victory: How Media, Money, and Message Shaped the 2008 Election by Kate Kenski, Ph.D. (Gr ‘ 06); Bruce W. Hardy, Ph.D. (Gr ’10); and Kathleen Hall Jamieson, Ph.D., the Elizabeth Ware Packard Professor of Communication and Director of the Annenberg Public Policy Center, have won the Diamond Anniversary Book Award from the National Communication Association.
New edition for Prof. Krippendorff’s book
Congratulations to Klaus Krippendorff, Ph.D., the Gregory Bateson Professor for Cybernetics, Language, and Culture, for the publication of the third edition of his “Content Analysis; An Introduction to Its Methodology” with Sage Publications Inc. copyrighted 2013.
The third installment of the student-produced podcasts looks at the comprehensive exams and asks “what are comps all about?”
Kathleen Hall Jamieson, Ph.D., the Elizabeth Ware Packard Professor of Communication and Director of the Annenberg Public Policy Center, talked to Bloomberg about what to expect in the upcoming presidential debates.
Prof. Jamieson was a guest on the NPR program The Takeaway on Sept. 19 where she discussed deciding whether or not to believe comments made by political candidates in private. She also talked to The Washington Post about Mitt Romney’s “47 percent” comment.
Lori Young, Prof. Mutz to present their work at AAPOR conference.
A very nice story about FactCheck.org on Finnish television featuring an interview with FactCheck’s Eugene Kiely (note, not in English). The report on FactCheck starts about 11 minutes into the 29 minute broadcast.
Philadelphia Inquirer – September 19.
NewScientist.com – September 20.
FlackCheck roundup
The News-Gazette (central Illinois) – September 19.
September 28 – Colloquium by George Gerbner Post-doctoral fellow Seth Goldman, Ph.D. (Gr ’10). “The Obama Effect: How the 2008 Campaign Reduced White Racial Prejudice.” Noon in Room 500.
October 3 – Colloquium by CGCS speaker Joan Barata. “Rethinking Tunisia’s Media in the Wake of Its Arab Spring.” Noon in Room 300.
October 5 – Colloquium by CGCS speaker Bodó Balázs, Ph.D. “Set the fox to watch the geese: voluntary, bottom-up IP regimes in piratical file-sharing communities.” Noon in Room 500.
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