Getting children to cut back on sugar-sweetened beverages like soda and energy drinks has been the goal of anti-obesity public service advertisements. A new study evaluates the effectiveness of persuasive techniques -- humor, fear and nurturance -- used in those PSAs.
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.
Kathleen Hall Jamieson Speaks on the ‘Attack on Fact in Politics’
In two addresses to groups with the Council of State Governments Eastern Regional Conference, Kathleen Hall Jamieson spoke about the attack on fact in politics, and challenges facing the scientific community and the implications for state legislative policy.
Rod Hart Joins Annenberg Public Policy Center as Visiting Scholar
Rod Hart, former dean of the Moody College of Communication at the University of Texas at Austin, has joined APPC as a visiting scholar for the fall term. He is working on a book about civic hope, as expressed by ordinary citizens in a dozen U.S. cities over nearly 70 years.
Journal Names Study of Colbert and Campaign Finance ‘Article of the Year’
A study by Annenberg Public Policy Center researchers finding that "The Colbert Report" educated viewers about campaign finance better than other media has been awarded 2014 Article of the Year by the journal Mass Communication and Society.
APPC Fellow Kermit Roosevelt Releases Literary Thriller ‘Allegiance’
"Allegiance," a literary thriller by Kermit Roosevelt, a distinguished research fellow at the Annenberg Public Policy Center and constitutional law expert, is being published August 25. It draws on events surrounding the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II.
Guns, Motor Vehicles, and the Deaths of Young People
Dan Romer wrote in The Hill that guns, like cars, are a major cause of deaths and injuries in the United States, especially for young people. Yet we know so much about motor-vehicle deaths than guns deaths - because we study them.
Annenberg Report Elicits Public Dialogue Over Improving Presidential Debates
A new bipartisan Annenberg Public Policy Center report that proposes a serious overhaul of the 2016 general-election presidential debates to improve their quality, reach and relevance in the age of social media and an increasingly diverse electorate has drawn widespread media coverage.
Visiting Scholar Dietram Scheufele and Postdoctoral Fellows Join Policy Center
Communication scholar Dietram A. Scheufele from the University of Wisconsin-Madison has joined the Annenberg Public Policy Center as a Visiting Scholar this fall. Seven postdoctoral fellows also have joined APPC, most researching the science of science communication.
New Incentives Needed to Uphold Scientific Integrity
An article in Science magazine says that new efforts are required to preserve the integrity of science in the face of what appear to be an increasing incidence of irreproducible findings and retractions.
Campaign Watch: FactCheck.org, SciCheck Monitor Candidates’ Claims
With a flurry of candidates entering the 2016 presidential race, FactCheck.org and its science feature, SciCheck, are examining the campaigners' recent statements and revisiting past claims. Recent posts examine claims by Scott Walker, Donald Trump, and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders.