FactCheck.org has been awarded a Sigma Delta Chi award for excellence in professional journalism for a 2019 story on President Trump's claims about the steel industry.
Michael Rozansky
Director of Communications, APPC
Michael Rozansky has worked as an editor, writer and reporter for 30 years. Before joining the Annenberg Public Policy Center as director of communications, he spent more than 20 years at the Philadelphia Inquirer, most recently supervising its arts and entertainment coverage. He has reported on the arts, media, business, politics, national and regulatory issues. Rozansky also developed and taught a class at Temple University on the history and practice of celebrity journalism. He received a bachelor’s degree in English and American literature from Brown University and a master’s degree in journalism from Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism.
In Honor of Juneteenth, Videos and Other Civics Education Resources
In honor of Juneteenth, Annenberg Classroom is highlighting educational resources, including a video on the Supreme Court case of Thaddeus Edmonson.
YouTube to Feature FactCheck.org Articles in Effort to Combat Misinformation
YouTube will highlight fact-checks from FactCheck.org and other sources in an expanded U.S. effort to correct misinformation on Covid-19 and other topics.
Kathleen Hall Jamieson Awarded National Academy of Sciences’ Public Welfare Medal
APPC director Kathleen Hall Jamieson was awarded the 2020 Public Welfare Medal from the National Academy of Sciences during a virtual ceremony.
Kathleen Hall Jamieson Elected to National Academy of Sciences
APPC Director Kathleen Hall Jamieson and immunologist Carl June of the Perelman School of Medicine were elected Monday as members of the National Academy of Sciences.
Annenberg Civics Film and Websites Win Awards for Creativity and Communications
Three Annenberg Public Policy Center civics projects, a film and two websites, have received honors including Hermes, Clarion, and Silver Telly Awards.
FactCheck.org Debunks Coronavirus Myths
In an ongoing series of articles, FactCheck.org debunks myths and rumors from social media sites and corrects misstatements by politicians and others about COVID-19 and the novel coronavirus.
APPC and Penn Law’s CERL Form Alliance
The Annenberg Public Policy Center and Penn Law’s Center for Ethics and the Rule of Law have formed an alliance to promote and strengthen the rule of law in democratic institutions, the two Penn policy centers announced.
Viewership Soars for Misleading Tobacco Videos on YouTube
Misleading videos about tobacco use are widespread on YouTube, where views of popular pro-tobacco videos have soared in recent years, a study from the Annenberg Public Policy Center finds.
A Woman’s Right to Vote: Film Traces Struggle Behind the 19th Amendment
In advance of this year's 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment, APPC honors Women's History Month with the Annenberg Classroom video “The 19th Amendment: A Woman’s Right to Vote.”