News from the Annenberg School for Communication
November 13, 2013
In this issue:
Congratulations NCA presenters and award-winners
Amy Jordan receives teaching award from NCA
Faculty in the news - the Kennedy assassination
Annenberg in the news - CGCS study on Iranian Wiki censorship
APPC study on gun violence in PG-13 movies
Congratulations NCA presenters and award-winners
Annenberg students and faculty will present their research at the 99th National Communication Association conference in Washington, D.C. later this month. Six presentations were honored with top paper or competitively selected paper honors.
Amy Jordan receives teaching award from NCA
Annenberg’s Amy B. Jordan, Ph.D. is the recipient of the 2013 National Communication Association’s (NCA) Mass Communication Division Teaching Award. This marks the first time a current member of the Annenberg School for Communication has received this honor from NCA.
Faculty in the news – the Kennedy assassination
The 50th Anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy is November 22. Annenberg faculty was called upon several times to provide perspective on this occasion. Prof. Barbie Zelizer, who wrote Covering the Body: The Kennedy Assassination, the Media, and the Shaping of Collective Memory, was interviewed by the Hamilton (Ontario, Canada) Spectator. Another interview with Prof. Zelizer regarding JFK is scheduled to appear this weekend in The Philadelphia Inquirer. Also, watch the CBS Evening News this week for a JFK anniversary-related interview with Annenberg instructor and Presidential historian Al Felzenberg.
Annenberg in the news – CGCS study on Iranian Wiki censorship
A study by the Center for Global Communication Studies’ Iran Media Program uncovers what articles the Iranian government censors on the Persian language Wikipedia. Buzzfeed was one of the first outlets with coverage.
APPC study: Gun violence in PG-13 movies is worse than it is in R-rated flicks
A new study from the Annenberg Public Policy Center tracked the increase in gun violence PG-13 movies. The study picked up a lot of media interest, including this story from the November 11 edition of The New York Times.
The latest book from the Annenberg Public Policy Center’s Presidential campaign debriefing has been published.
November 15 – Social Action Lab lecture by Cassie Mogilner. 1:30 p.m. in Room 300.
November 22 - Evaluation Cultures: Sense-making in complex times, with Penny Hawkins, DFID. Room 500 at noon.
November 25 – Dangerous Speech and New Methods of Prevention, with Susan Benesch. 1 p.m. in Room 300.
December 6 – Scholars Symposium – Context Collapse: Reassembling the Spatial. All day. (Details to come).
December 9 - Bits and Atoms: Information and Communication Technology in Areas of Limited Statehood, with Steven Livingston, The George Washington University. 1 p.m. in Room 500.
December 11 - When Expectations for Results Comes Too early: Innovative Measures and Methods, with Julia Coffman, Center for Evaluation Innovation. Noon in Room 500.
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