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Examples of pro-tobacco YouTube videos used in study.

Counteracting the Influence of Adolescent Peer Smoking on YouTube

Adolescent Health and Risk Communication March 23, 2017

Limits on marketing cigarettes may be undercut by user-generated YouTube videos. A study of adolescents finds it's possible to counteract such pro-tobacco videos with a corrective message.

APPC postdoctoral fellows Joe Hilgard, Asheley Landrum, and Bobby Lull.

APPC Postdocs Discuss GMO Risk Perceptions and Publication Bias

Science of Science Communication March 02, 2017

APPC postdoctoral fellows presented their research overseas, speaking on GMOs and risk perceptions at a Society for Risk Analysis forum in Italy and on publication bias at a talk in Germany.

Boston skyline.

Researchers Discuss Public Attitudes Toward Science at AAAS in Boston

Science of Science Communication February 20, 2017

Researchers from the Annenberg Public Policy Center presented work on public attitudes toward science at the American Association for the Advancement of Science meeting in Boston.

Marijuana. Credit: Flickr/Blind Nomad.

Study Points to Better Strategies to Prevent Drug Addiction in Adolescents

Adolescent Health and Risk Communication February 16, 2017

A study finds that early drug use strongly predicts substance abuse only if it’s followed by continuing drug use. Early experimentation with alcohol or marijuana isn't necessarily a risk factor for addiction.

Cigarette butts in an ashtray.

Research Addresses Court Concerns on ‘Emotional’ Cigarette Warning Labels

Adolescent Health and Risk Communication February 02, 2017

A new study of cigarette warning labels finds that “emotional” images proposed by the government to complement text warnings are more believable and provide greater motivation to quit smoking than equally emotional but irrelevant images or text warnings alone.

Self-portrait of NASA's Curiosity Mars rover. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS.

Curiosity About Science Helps to Offset Political Biases

Science of Science Communication January 26, 2017

Science curiosity appears to counteract people’s tendency to seek out only information that supports their political biases, according to a new study finding that people who are science-curious are more willing to grapple with surprising information.

More Gun Violence in Top PG-13 Films Than R-Rated Ones

Culture of Health and Media Portrayal in Our Nation January 11, 2017

The amount of gun violence in top-grossing PG-13 movies has continued to exceed the gun violence in the biggest box-office R-rated films, according to an APPC analysis published in Pediatrics. PG-13 movies also usually feature gun violence without showing consequences such as blood and suffering, researchers said.

Winter branches. Credit: Anna Popovic.

Nearly Half of News Stories Still Making False Holiday-Suicide Connection

Adolescent Health and Risk Communication December 07, 2016

Nearly half of the news stories over last year’s holiday season that linked the holidays and suicide perpetuated the myth that there's an increase in suicide from Thanksgiving through January, according to a new analysis.

Icelandic glacial scenery. Credit: Jay Mantri.

Overcoming ‘End-Point Bias’: Liberals, Fox News and Arctic Sea Ice Trends

Science of Science Communication November 30, 2016

Even liberals and moderates who are more likely than conservatives to be suspicious of Fox News can be influenced by a misleading article on FoxNews.com about Arctic sea ice trends, researchers found.

Walrus haul-out in Point Lay, AK, August 2014. Credit: Corey Accardo, NOAA/NMFS.

News Sources, Political Ideology, and Media Coverage of the 2014 Walrus Haul-Out

Institutions of Democracy November 04, 2016

In 2014, 35,000 walruses crowded ashore on an Alaskan beach instead of resting on ice floes. In a newly published case study, researchers studied TV news coverage of the walrus "haul-out" and people's selective exposure to it.

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