PBK Lecture 2009: Kathleen Hall Jamieson

Kathleen Hall Jamieson, director of the Annenberg Public Policy Center, delivered the University of Louisville Phi Beta Kappa lecture on October 19, 2009. The annual lecture is sponsored by the College of Arts and Sciences, Phi Beta Kappa Association of Kentuckiana, and the Speed Art Museum.

"How Media, Money and Messages Shaped the 2008 Presidential Election" by Kathleen Hall Jamieson


Political communications analyst Kathleen Hall Jamieson delivered the 2009 Phi Beta Kappa Lecture on October 19, 2009. Her free, public talk "How Media, Money and Messages Shaped the 2008 Presidential Election" was held at 6 p.m. in Speed Art Museum Auditorium. UofL's College of Arts and Sciences, Speed Art Museum and the Phi Beta Kappa Association of Kentuckiana sponsor the annual lecture.

At University of Pennsylvania, Jamieson is director of the Annenberg Public Policy Center and the Elizabeth Ware Packard professor of communication at the Annenberg School for Communication. Her research is in campaign communication and presidential discourse.

Jamieson is author or co-author of 15 books, including "Presidents Creating the Presidency," "Echo Chamber: Rush Limbaugh and the Conservative Media Establishment" and "unSpun: Finding Facts in a World of Disinformation."  Her forthcoming book is about President Barack Obama's victory.

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Kathleen Hall Jamieson delivers the 2009 PBK lecture