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• Kathleen Hall Jamieson Discusses Media Coverage of Race on NewsHour

  Kathleen Hall Jamieson, director of the Annenberg Public Policy Center and an expert on political rhetoric, spoke about the media's handling of race in the 2008 presidential campaign in an appearance last night (May 7) on The NewsHour. "If you look at Read More... Posted Thursday, May 08, 2008 1:07 PM by sstranahan@appc | 1 Comments

• Student Voices Web site rated "A+" by Education World

  In an April 2008 review, Education World, Inc., a company devoted to helping make the Internet easier for teachers to incorporate into classroom learning, rated the Student Voices Web site "A+", the highest such honor given by the organization. Read More... Posted Thursday, May 01, 2008 12:14 PM by nirenberg@appc | 0 Comments Filed under: Student Voices

• Annenberg Book Series Featured on "Saturday Night Live"

  In the above photo, Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton and actress Amy Poehler share a laugh on last Saturday’s episode of SNL. So, what’s in the box? Among the books featured on the shelves to Senator Clinton’s right are the Annenberg Institutions of American Read More... Posted Wednesday, March 05, 2008 11:12 AM by kriley@appc | 0 Comments

• Bridge to be repaired: Another success for Canon McMillan Student Voices participants!

  There will be some special-interest spectators in the audience tonight as PennDOT displays its plans for repairs to the bridge over Interstate 79 in North Strabane Township: Students from Canon McMillan High School, whose classmates successfully lobbied the state legislature in 2006 to name the structure Canon McMillan Alumni Bridge. Read More... Posted Tuesday, February 19, 2008 8:35 AM by nirenberg@appc | 0 Comments Filed under: Student Voices

• "Unrealistic fatalism" study discussed on local "Morning Edition" broadcast

  The belief among many U.S. youth that they will die before age 30 and the consequences of such "unrealistic fatalism" was discussed today by Dr. Dan Gottlieb during "Morning Edition" on WHYY. Gottlieb, host of "Voices in the Family" on WHYY, cited the Read More... Posted Monday, February 11, 2008 12:04 PM by sstranahan@appc | 0 Comments

• Kathleen Hall Jamieson Returns to Moyers Journal Tonight

  In the aftermath of Super Tuesday and the shake-up in the Republican contest, Kathleen Hall Jamieson, director of the Annenberg Public Policy Center, will join Bill Moyers again tonight to talk about the 2008 presidential campaign. Jamieson, a regular Read More... Posted Friday, February 08, 2008 12:14 PM by sstranahan@appc | 0 Comments

• Kathleen Hall Jamieson Returns to Bill Moyers Journal Tonight

  Annenberg Public Policy Center Director Kathleen Hall Jamieson makes a return visit to Bill Moyers Journal tonight on PBS to discuss the busy week in the 2008 presidential campaign. Viewers of the program also have been invited to submit questions for Read More... Posted Friday, February 01, 2008 10:04 AM by sstranahan@appc | 0 Comments

• The Hits Just Keep on Coming!

  FactCheck.org yesterday recorded its best day so far in terms of unique visits -- 82,000 -- a figure undoubtedly driven by the Florida primary, the State of the Union address and a tightening of the Democratic and Republican primary contests. Traffic Read More... Posted Wednesday, January 30, 2008 10:39 AM by sstranahan@appc | 0 Comments

• Daily Pennsylvanian Profiles FactCheck

  The University of Pennsylvania's Daily Pennsylvanian today profiles the Annenberg Public Policy Center's FactCheck.org. In the interview, FactCheck's Brooks Jackson says the candidates are just getting warmed up in terms of misleading statements. "What Read More... Posted Tuesday, January 29, 2008 11:54 AM by sstranahan@appc | 0 Comments

• Three Students, One Project and Harrisburg Perks Up Its Ears

  A prize-winning Student Voices project has caught the ear of two Pennsylvania lawmakers who now are pushing for hearings on a proposal to let 17-year-olds vote in the state's primary elections if they will be 18 (and eligible to vote) before the November Read More... Posted Monday, January 28, 2008 10:46 AM by sstranahan@appc | 1 Comments Filed under: Student Voices

• FactCheck in Action!

  FactCheck.org, the Annenberg Public Policy Center’s popular and oft-quoted political truth squad, launched a new video report today, hosted by FactCheck reporter Emi Kolawole. New reports will be posted each Friday morning. Find out more on the Annenberg Read More... Posted Friday, January 25, 2008 4:30 PM by glgehman | 0 Comments