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How Media Coverage Comparing Politics to Sports Shapes Political Attitudes

Alex Tolkin, a joint doctoral student in political science and communication, studies how media coverage that compares politics to sports shapes political attitudes and general worldviews.

• Culture & Media
• Political Communication

The Annenberg School Welcomes 15 New Ph.D. Students

The 2022 cohort of doctoral students has a wide range of research interests, including perfectionism, political behavior, social movements, and more.

What is it Like to Be a Journalist During the “Fake News” Era? Not Easy.

Doctoral Student Jeanna Sybert looks at how journalists in the U.S. are dealing with stress and job insecurity as newspapers shutter, wages are cut, and the legitimacy of their field is called into question

• Culture & Media
• Media Institutions

Tyler Leigh Receives 2022-23 Graduate Student Fellowship for Teaching Excellence

The fellowship is designed to help graduate students develop as teachers.

Who, What, Why: Annenberg Doctoral Student Ava Irysa Kikut

Kikut worked with high school students and Penn undergrads to develop media messages that speak to the health needs and inequalities pertinent to adolescent Philadelphians.

• Culture & Media
• Health Communication

Congratulations to Annenberg’s 2022 Ph.D. and M.A. Graduates

Eleven students earned their doctoral degrees, and 12 students received M.A. degrees.

Jovanova and Sybert Receive Woods Award for Outstanding Graduate Teaching

The award will be presented at Annenberg’s Ph.D. graduation ceremony on May 16.

Nicholas Dias Receives Penn Prize for Excellence in Teaching

A joint doctoral student in Communication and Political Science, Dias was one of 10 recipients.

• Political Communication

Student Profile Video: Roopa Vasudevan

Get to know the work of Doctoral Candidate Roopa Vasudevan, who is simultaneously a scholar and a practicing artist.

• Culture & Media
• Technology & Society

Ph.D. Student Louisa Lincoln Selected as 2021 Lipman Fellow

Doctoral student Louisa Lincoln has been named as one of 12 Lipman Fellows at the University of Pennsylvania for the...