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Bridging Wikipedia’s gender gap, one article at a time
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Bridging Wikipedia’s gender gap, one article at a time

Wikipedia has a major gender inequity problem. In a new study, Annenberg researchers evaluate how feminist interventions are closing the gap, and how they could improve.

From Annenberg School for Communication

A Paideia fellow finds a community for research and connection
Celia Kreth reading  papers in an office in Arkansas.

Celia Kreth reading papers at The Madison County Record in Huntsville, AR, where original papers from 1957 are archived.

A Paideia fellow finds a community for research and connection

For Celia Kreth, a junior in the School of Arts & Sciences, the SNF Paideia Fellows Program allows for a holistic, hands-on approach to her education.

Penn Today Staff

Nixon’s China visit, 50 years later
President Richard Nixon smiles and shakes hands with a smiling Chairman Mao

In this Feb. 21, 1972 file photo, U.S. President Richard M. Nixon, left, shakes hands with Chinese communist party leader Chairman Mao Zedong during Nixon's groundbreaking trip to China, in Beijing. Forged in absolute secrecy at the height of the Cold War 30 years ago, the diplomatic ties established between the United States and China were meant to balance out the Soviet threat. (Image: AP Photo/File)

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    • Nixon’s China visit, 50 years later

    On the 50th anniversary of President Richard Nixon’s historic visit to the People’s Republic of China, David Eisenhower discusses the significance of the milestone amid the fraying relations between the two nations. 

    Kristen de Groot

    Viewing 2021 through a lens
    Group of people wearing masks at a vigil in Philadelphia.

    Vigil for Victims of Asian Hate held in Union Square on March 19, 2021. (Image: Kylie Cooper)

    Viewing 2021 through a lens

    Photojournalist Kylie Cooper’s annotated photo essay about the liminality of 2021 captured the Capitol insurrection, the Ground Zero commemoration of the 20th anniversary of 9/11, and more.

    From Annenberg School for Communication

    Do success stories cause false beliefs about success?
    Person reading success story how-to book.

    Image: Austin Distel on Unsplash.

    Do success stories cause false beliefs about success?

    Does explicitly acknowledging bias make us less likely to make biased decisions? A new study examining how people justify decisions based on biased data finds that this is not exactly the case.

    Emma Arsekin

    Journalism is outdated: Barbie Zelizer discusses a new ‘manifesto’
    newspapers stacked

    Journalism is outdated: Barbie Zelizer discusses a new ‘manifesto’

    In ‘The Journalism Manifesto’, Annenberg School of Communications’ Barbie Zelizer and her co-authors argue that journalism needs a major transformation in order to survive as an essential pillar of our democracy.

    From Annenberg School for Communication

    Racial justice protests influenced local news reporting
    TV camera in front of a crowd of people.

    Racial justice protests influenced local news reporting

    A new Media, Inequality, and Change Center report finds that news coverage of policing did become more inclusive and less dehumanizing, but was still heavily slanted toward a police perspective.

    From Annenberg School for Communication