APPC and CHOP's Vaccine Education Center produced a video showing why it is virtually impossible for foreign DNA fragments to damage our own DNA.
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.
How a ‘Conspiracy Mindset’ Promotes Acceptance of Vaccine Misinformation, and How to Counter It
A paper reviewing APPC research during the pandemic finds a "conspiracy mindset" was a major factor in resistance to Covid vaccination.
Romer Discusses Internet as Source of Misinformation Harmful to Young People
APPC research director Dan Romer presented information on the harmful effects on young people of internet misinformation, using the promotion of tobacco as an example.
Francis Collins and Kathleen Hall Jamieson Discuss Science, Faith, and Trust
Former NIH director Francis Collins and APPC's Kathleen Hall Jamieson discussed science, faith, trust, and Collins' new book "The Road to Wisdom" at the Free Library of Philadelphia.
‘Democracy Amid Crises’ AIOD Panel Dataset Now Available to Scholars
The 2020 Annenberg Institutions of Democracy (AIOD) Panel Dataset, the source for the analyses in the 2023 book “Democracy Amid Crises,” is now available to scholars to analyze.
Kathleen Hall Jamieson Named to CDC Advisory Group on Communications
Kathleen Hall Jamieson has been named to a working group on communications for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Advisory Committee to the Director.
Meta-Analysis Pinpoints What Vaccination Intervention Strategies Different Countries Should Adopt
A comprehensive meta-analysis from a research team led by the University of Pennsylvania examines what types of vaccine intervention strategies have the greatest effect in increasing vaccination.
Study Reveals Impact of Concern About Misinformation on Americans’ Media Consumption Habits
In a study, Annenberg researchers sought to uncover whether the threat of misinformation drives Americans to seek out news sources that reflect their own political beliefs.
FactCheck.org Wins Fourth Sigma Delta Chi Award
FactCheck.org Deputy Managing Editor Robert Farley has been awarded the Sigma Delta Chi Award for fact-checking claims made during the Biden impeachment investigation and inquiry.
R. Lance Holbert Named to Lead Leonore Annenberg Institute for Civics
R. Lance Holbert, a communication scholar, will head APPC's civics education initiatives as director of the Leonore Annenberg Institute for Civics.