University of Pennsylvania's Annenberg School

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This is the institutional homepage for UPenn's Annenberg School, relevant as a source of academic research on disinformation and influence operations, which intersects with concerns about AI-enabled information manipulation.

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Summary

The Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Pennsylvania is a leading academic institution researching communication, media, and information ecosystems. It hosts research centers and scholars studying disinformation, influence operations, and the societal impacts of digital media. Their work informs policy and academic understanding of information warfare and media manipulation.

Key Points

•Houses prominent research centers focused on media, communication, and misinformation studies
•Produces academic research on disinformation, influence operations, and information ecosystems
•Scholars affiliated with the school contribute to policy discussions on information warfare
•Offers graduate and undergraduate programs in communication with interdisciplinary research focus
•Relevant to AI safety through study of AI-enabled influence operations and synthetic media harms

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# Home

![Walnut Street facade of the Annenberg School for Communication Building at night with rainbow-lit glass panels](https://www.asc.upenn.edu/sites/default/files/styles/320w/public/2020-09/Building%20at%20Night%20Rainbow%20Lights.jpg?itok=tWHjjKSM)

## Exploringa Fast-ChangingMedia Landscape

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### Shaping the Future ofCommunication

The Annenberg School for Communication is a vibrant, cross-disciplinary, and close-knit community of scholars at the forefront of engaging today's media landscape and its impact on the major issues of our world.

![Students in a classroom listening and smiling to a speaker out of view](https://www.asc.upenn.edu/sites/default/files/styles/320w/public/2023-01/First%20Year%20Cohort%20Class%20715%20x%20510.jpg?itok=mi9kT0y5)

#### Education

- [Undergraduate Communication Major](https://www.asc.upenn.edu/undergraduate-program)
- [Master of Communication and Media Industries](https://www.asc.upenn.edu/graduate/master-communication-and-media-industries-mcmi)
- [Doctorate in Communication](https://www.asc.upenn.edu/graduate/doctorate-communication)

![Student wearing a suit standing by a presentation board, smiling with other students](https://www.asc.upenn.edu/sites/default/files/styles/320w/public/2023-01/Student%20Poster%20Presentations%20715%20x%20510.jpg?itok=FKMkf_ei)

#### Research

- [Our Research Areas](https://www.asc.upenn.edu/research/research-areas)
- [Our Research Centers & Groups](https://www.asc.upenn.edu/research/centers)

Hot Topics

## Culture and Media

[More on Culture and Media](https://www.asc.upenn.edu/news-events/news?research_area=61)

![Monroe Price stands next to the Annenberg building while a rainbow is in the sky](https://www.asc.upenn.edu/sites/default/files/2026-03/monroe%20price%20rainbow.jpg)

News

### [Professor Monroe Price, Legal and Communication Scholar Whose Work Spanned the Globe, Passes Away at 87](https://www.asc.upenn.edu/news-events/news/professor-monroe-price-legal-and-communication-scholar-whose-work-spanned-globe-passes-away-87)

Price shaped Annenberg’s work in global communication and contributed to countless institutions as a scholar and leader.

![Monroe Price portrait](https://www.asc.upenn.edu/sites/default/files/styles/260w/public/2026-03/Monroe_Price%201920%20art.jpg?itok=g2gbrnR9)

News

17 Mar 2026

### [Annenberg Community Shares Their Reflections About Monroe E. Price](https://www.asc.upenn.edu/news-events/news/annenberg-community-shares-their-reflections-about-monroe-e-price)

![Monroe Price](https://www.asc.upenn.edu/sites/default/files/styles/260x170/public/2024-01/ASCLA_MonroePrice_1920x670.jpg?h=05edbc0f&itok=rplEr4E_)

Centers & Groups

### [Oral History of Monroe Price (1938 - 2026)](https://www.asc.upenn.edu/research/centers/annenberg-school-communication-library-archives/collections/history-field/oral-h

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