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A Comm Major’s Journey from Pop Culture to Free Speech to Networked Technology and Beyond 

Anika Gururaj (C’24) followed her intellectual curiosity throughout her time at Penn, and will soon be off to Harvard Law School.

Research

Putting the Spotlight on the Gender Gaps in Digital Spaces

Prof. Sandra González-Bailón co-edited a new journal issue quantifying the extent to which gender bias occurs and is perpetuated online and in digital media.

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Annenberg Faculty and Alumni Lead Efforts To Understand How Facebook and Instagram Impact Democratic Processes

With unprecedented data access from Meta, five Annenberg faculty and alumni are on a years-long quest to understand how Facebook and Instagram impact voters.

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First Findings from US 2020 Facebook & Instagram Election Study Released

Unprecedented research by Prof. Sandra González-Bailón and colleagues reveals the influence of Facebook's algorithms on political news exposure.

Faculty News

New Chair to Honor Professor Emeritus Carolyn Marvin

Computational social scientist Sandra González-Bailón will be known as the Carolyn Marvin Professor of Communication.

Faculty News

Communication Networks Scholar Sandra González-Bailón Promoted to Full Professor

González-Bailón was also recently named director of the new Center for Information Networks and Democracy.

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New Center to Focus on Information Networks and Democracy

Directed by Sandra González-Bailón and co-directed by Yphtach Lelkes, the Center for Information Networks and Democracy will analyze the benefits and risks of digital technologies for political and civic engagement.

Presentations

Annenberg Presentations and Events at ICA 2023

The International Communication Association will hold its 73rd annual conference in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Research

Is Social Media Good or Bad for Social Unity?

Annenberg professors Sandra González-Bailón and Yphtach Lelkes reviewed all of the previous literature to compile what scholars have discovered to date.

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Quotable: Insights from Annenberg Faculty and Students

Throughout October, we have been looking back at insights shared by our faculty and students over the past several years.