A group of experts including APPC Director Kathleen Hall Jamieson offers a dozen recommendations on how to improve the accuracy and trustworthiness of survey research.
Michael Rozansky
Director of Communications, APPC
Michael Rozansky has worked as an editor, writer and reporter for 30 years. Before joining the Annenberg Public Policy Center as director of communications, he spent more than 20 years at the Philadelphia Inquirer, most recently supervising its arts and entertainment coverage. He has reported on the arts, media, business, politics, national and regulatory issues. Rozansky also developed and taught a class at Temple University on the history and practice of celebrity journalism. He received a bachelor’s degree in English and American literature from Brown University and a master’s degree in journalism from Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism.
Matt Levendusky on ‘Our Common Bonds’ and Bridging Our Differences
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Educators Chosen to Write Lesson Plans for Annenberg Classroom Film ‘Juneteenth’
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APPC Receives Support to Expand Model to Combat Deceptive Claims About Health
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Robert Purvis’ Passport: The Struggle for Equality in Antebellum America
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What Should Be the 28th Amendment to the Constitution? These Students Have Some Ideas
If there were a 28th Amendment to the Constitution, what should it be? The Rendell Center asked 4th and 5th grade students to weigh in.
Civics Renewal Network Hosts NCSS Conference Events
The Civics Renewal Network welcomed back thousands of K-12 teachers to the first in-person National Council for the Social Studies Conference since 2019, held in Philadelphia.
The Whoppers of ’22: FactCheck.org Reviews the Year’s Worst Political and Viral Deceptions
FactCheck.org has released its list of the Whoppers of '22, its annual review of the year's worst political and viral deceptions. Political appeals to fear were as popular as ever -- and Covid-19 misinformation continued to be a huge problem online.
Roper Center Honors Jamieson with the 2022 Mitofsky Award
The Roper Center at Cornell University honored Kathleen Hall Jamieson with the 2022 Warren J. Mitofsky Award for her contributions to the field of survey research.
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