Annenberg Public Policy Center

APPC researchers published in Journal of Sex Research

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Using data from the Annenberg Sex and Media Study, current and former Annenberg Public Policy Center health communication researchers Jennifer A. Manganello, Vani R. Henderson, Amy Jordan, Nicole Trentacoste, Suzanne Martin, Michael Hennessy, and Martin Fishbein have published a paper that compares how teens and trained coders evaluate sexual content in media. "Adolescent Judgment of Sexual Content on Television: Implications for Future Content Analysis Research" appears in the Journal of Sex Research (July 2010).

APPC in the News Update: July 23

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Kathleen Hall Jamieson

How Can Obama Rebound? (The New York Times, July 16)

FactCheck.org

Unchecked video sets off a media storm (The Philadelphia Inquirer, July 22)

What Really Drove The Shirley Sherrod Story? (NPR.org, July 22)

Oil and slime (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, July 22)

Immigration talks (The Salt Lake Tribune, July 19)

Kirk defends ad attacking Giannoulias on BP (Chicago Tribune, July 12)

The Buzz: The Whitman, Brown air wars continue (The Sacramento Bee, July 12)

Misleading Meg (NationalJournal.com, July 9)

Brown promises to bring fire to governor's race (The San Francisco Chronicle, July 9)

Sunnylands Classroom film honored with CINE Master Series Award

Mon, 19 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Yick Wo and the Equal Protection Clause, a documentary on the landmark case Yick Wo v. Hopkins (1886), in which the U.S. Supreme Court held that non-citizens had due process rights under the 14th Amendment, has been honored with a 2010 CINE Master Series Award. The Master Series Award is given to the best film in each category and is the highest honor given by the CINE organization.

Praise for National Annenberg Election Survey book by APPC scholars

Wed, 14 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Using data from the 2008 NAES - the largest survey conducted during the presidential election by the academy - the book, The Obama Victory: How Media, Money, and Message Shaped the 2008 Election, provides an in-depth analysis of how Obama won the presidency.

APPC in the News Update: July 9

Fri, 09 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Leonore Annenberg Scholarship and School Funds

After a Lifetime of Struggles, Young Woman Soars (NBC Nightly News, July 3)

Kathleen Hall Jamieson

GOP Has Edge in Voter Enthusiasm (U.S. News & World Report, June 30)

Politicians find political wealth in Gulf Oil (The Baltimore Sun, June 26)

FactCheck.org

Democrats counter Whitman attack on Brown's record (The San Francisco Chronicle, July 9)

Will Republicans be their own undoing in November? (The Dallas Morning News, July 7)

Fact check: Obama not involved in loan (The Florida Times-Union, July 4)

Top five bottlenecks in the Gulf oil spill response (The Christian Science Monitor, July 1)

GOP's false talking point: Jones Act crimps cleanup (The Seattle Times, July 1)

Republican report marks health care reform's 90-day anniversary (Politico, June 30)

APPC in the News Update: June 22

Tue, 22 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Leonore Annenberg Scholarship and School Funds

"Philadelphia high school student wins scholarship after parents' deaths" (The Philadelphia Inquirer, June 22)

Kathleen Hall Jamieson

"Dissecting the War Metaphors and Messaging in President's Speech" (The Takeaway, June 16)

"Obama Faces 'A Defining Moment' in Oval Office Oil Leak Speech" (PBS NewsHour, June 14)

Dan Romer

"Recent Extreme Teen Athletic Attempt Stirs Debate" (Voice of America, June 16)

FactCheck.org

"Obama and Senate finally dive in on climate and energy bill" (Grist Magazine, June 21)

"Fact Check: Health care benefits not taxable but are reportable" (The Florida Times-Union, June 20)

"Didier: health bill buys shotguns for IRS agents" (The Bellingham Herald, June 18)

"Space launches attack, accused of being deceptive" (The Newark Advocate, June 17)

"Rep. Allen Boyd vulnerable in election despite winning record" (The Tallahassee Democrat, June 13)

News coverage of litigation against Philip Morris helped adolescent smokers learn about the fallacies of “light” cigarettes

Tue, 15 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT

In a report released online in the journal Tobacco Control, postdoctoral fellow Sally Dunlop and Dan Romer, director of APPC’s Adolescent Health Communication Institute, show how a dramatic increase in newspaper coverage of litigation against Philip Morris for its deceptive advertising for light cigarettes was associated with a decline in misperceptions about the benefits of light cigarettes among young smokers who read newspapers. This result is significant because beliefs about light cigarettes are associated with perceptions of risk from smoking and intentions to quit. The more that young smokers think that light cigarettes are healthier than regular cigarettes, the more likely they are to think that smoking is not risky and that they need not quit smoking.

APPC Welcomes New National Civics Outreach Director

Thu, 10 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT

The Annenberg Public Policy Center is pleased to announce that Scott Roberts, who for almost two decades directed Annenberg Media (formerly The Annenberg/CPB Project) at the appointment of Ambassador Walter H. Annenberg, will join us as National Civics Outreach Director on July 1. With Roberts at the helm Annenberg Media became an award-winning educational portal, delivering materials to classrooms and living rooms through the use of satellite and on its website, www.learner.org, the #1 Google-ranked online teacher professional development resource in the world.

APPC in the News Update: June 10

Thu, 10 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Marty Fishbein

Dr. Fishbein "Fondly Remembered" by academic journal (Sexually Transmitted Diseases, June 2010)

Leonore Annenberg Institute for Civics

APPC's Leonore Annenberg Institute for Civics has just picked up a Silver Communicator Award from the International Academy of the Visual Arts for its online film “The Role of the Courts,” while APPC's Student Voices received a Silver Communicator Award for its podcast “Separation of Church and State.”

Amy Jordan

"Annenberg Faculty to Help Launch Communication Program at Chinese University" (University of Pennsylvania, June 7)

Kathleen Hall Jamieson

"Double-barreled disaster" (The Philadelphia Inquirer, June 8)

"It's action and rolling at the White House" (The New Zealand Herald, June 5)

"Videos log the weeks of Obama" (The Washington Times, May 31)

FactCheck.org

"Fact Check: Stamp honoring Muslim holiday predates Obama" (The Florida Times-Union, June 6)

"Choice of Colyer was 'right' move for Brownback" (The Kansas City Star, June 5)

"Oil spill cuts both ways in Missouri's U.S. Senate race" (The St. Louis Post-Dispatch, June 3)

"Poll calls Missouri Senate race even" (The St. Joseph News-Press [Missouri], June 3)

APPC in the News Update: May 28

Fri, 28 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Annenberg Public Policy Center

"Retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor Backs Elena Kagan Nomination" (ABCNews.com, May 27)

FactCheck.org

"Rick Scott criticized for heading company that committed fraud" (The Tampa Tribune, May 28)

"Roundhouse Roundup: Website sorts facts from fibs in GOP ads" (The Santa Fe New Mexican, May 27)

"Governor foes fight for truth in tweeting" (The Boston Herald, May 26)

"Just saying 'no' won't win it for GOP" (CNN.com, May 24)

"Bee takes time to check claims in political ads" (The Sacramento Bee, May 23)

"Fact Check: Muslim law didn't prompt Michelle to leave trip early" (The Florida Times-Union, May 22)

"The Triumph of Murthanomics" (The American Spectator, May 19)