May 9, 2018

The May Public Relations Journal is a special issue presented by the Arthur W. Page Center that focuses on international corporate social responsibility (CSR). Fourteen scholars contributed Page-funded research to the project.

In the May issue, Page scholars delve into a number of topics, including the challenges of implementing global CSR strategies, the impact of CSR, building… More

April 11, 2018

With misrepresentation and half-truths plaguing public discourse these days, the Page Center identified a need to better understand the nature, dynamics and consequences of the “fake news” phenomenon as a contemporary form of misinformation. The Center will fund 11 research projects that study “fake news” from a number of perspectives, as well as seven other studies that tackle a… More

November 24, 2015

A special issue of the PRism journal on stakeholder engagement explores ethical challenges organizations face when disseminating messages through several modes of communication. From visual stories non-profits tell with their Instagram accounts to the challenges philanthropic goals pose for major corporations, communication researchers studied the strategies behind these corporate methods and how the public responds.

The research,… More

June 9, 2015

The Arthur W. Page Center for Integrity in Public Communication, a research unit of Penn State University’s College of Communications, is awarding 21 grants to communication researchers and teachers from around the world for 2015-16. The awards total approximately $79,000.

Nine of the grants are for communication research projects related to sustainability. The remainder comprise an “open call”… More

November 19, 2014

New research is providing a roadmap for companies on how to communicate their corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities effectively.  It was funded by a grant from The Arthur W. Page Center for Integrity in Public Communication at Penn State University.

Two communications professors, Sora Kim of the Chinese University of Hong Kong and Mary Ann T. Ferguson of… More

November 18, 2014

Melissa Dodd of the University of Central Florida has published an invited article in MediaBistro’s “PR Newser” about her work, done with co-researcher Dustin Supa of Boston University, and supported by a grant from the Arthur W. Page Center. See her article here.

This is based on the academic paper by Dodd and Supa in the current… More