Research Findings

Vice President Cheney’s popularity has declined fairly steadily since October, and more than one fourth of Republican primary voters think President Bush should choose a new running mate, the University of Pennsylvania’s National Annenberg Election Survey shows. In October, 43 percent of the public had a favorable opinion of Cheney and 26 percent had an

Companies with more women on boards of directors also tend to have more women in executive positions, more women-friendly benefits packages, and better maternity leave, according to the third annual report on women leaders in communication companies conducted by the Annenberg Public Policy Center (APPC) of the University of Pennsylvania. The report also found that

New Report Examines Americans’ Understanding of Online Privacy Do Americans understand the purpose on internet privacy policies? Do they know how websites use information about them? Do they trust government to protect their personal information? Americans and Online Privacy: The System is Broken, that addresses these specific questions.

New Annenberg Research Tracks over $105 Million in Inside-the-Beltway Print and TV Issue Ads During the 107th Congress. The Side With Greater Spending Was More Likely To Prevail The report, Legislative Issue Advertising in the 107th Congress, found that of the 12 straightforward legislative issues examined, all but two had greater spending on the prevailing

This report documents patterns found in the messages produced by early childhood organizations, and suggests ways to improve these texts.

This report examines how different sectors of society perceive issues related to children and families.

Covering Politics On-Air and Online stems from research that the Annenberg Public Policy Center conducted in partnership with the Radio and Television News Directors Foundation (RTNDF) and 10 local television stations in separate markets during the 2002 election season. The project was designed to explore how local broadcast news stations can best use the Internet

Men Still Hold Vast Majority of Board and Executive Positions within Entertainment, Telecommunication, Cable, Publishing and E- Companies Fewer than one in five board members of the largest communication companies are women, according to the second annual analysis of women in communication companies conducted by the Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania.

Drinking, Smoking, Drug Use and Gambling are More Associated with the Popular Kids than the Unpopular Ones One in three (33 percent) high-school aged young people say they have engaged in one of the following risky behaviors in the last 30 days: smoked cigarettes, used marijuana, drunk alcohol or gambled for money. Although purchase of

Many newspaper stories about suicides during the 2000 winter holiday season linked end-of-year holidays and suicide, despite the fact that such a link is a myth, according to a new study from the Annenberg Public Policy Center. Suicides actually peak in the spring and are not more common during the winter holiday period. “While it