Kathleen Hall Jamieson
Annenberg School for Communication
 
    Kathleen Hall Jamieson is the nation's preeminent scholar of political advertising. Dr. Jamieson is Dean of the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Pennsylvania, and also serves as Director of the Annenberg Public Policy Center.

Jamieson is the author or co-author of nine books including "Packaging the Presidency" and "Dirty Politics: Deception, Distraction and Democracy." Her most recent book is "Spiral of Cynicism: Press and Public Good."

During the 1996 election, Jamieson served as a commentator for CBS, The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer, NPR, and CNN. Her work has been supported by grants and fellowships from The Pew Charitable Trusts, The Ford Foundation, The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and The MacArthur Foundation.
 



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