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June 15, 2021

Missing and Maligned: The Reality of Muslims in Popular Global Movies

This landmark research on Muslim portrayals on screen from the USC Annenberg Inclusion Initiative highlights the need for more nuanced stories. Recent violence against Muslims demonstrates dangerous biases on a global scale. While the causes of such violence are complex, mass media plays a worrying role in exacerbating negative stereotypes, especially when audiences have few real-world experiences with Muslim communities.
April 21, 2021

Are You What You Watch?

Do liberals enjoy the same TV shows as conservatives? Do they experience similar emotions while viewing their favorite shows? Our new study looks for connections between media diets and political beliefs, tracking changes from 2008 to 2018.
March 26, 2021

American Views 2020: Trust, Media and Democracy

Gallup and Knight polled more than 20,000 U.S. adults and found continued pessimism and further partisan entrenchment about how the news media delivers on its democratic mandate for factual, trustworthy information. Many Americans feel the media’s critical roles of informing and holding those in power accountable are compromised by increasing bias.

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