Moral Lessons in Media with Dr. Lindsay Hahn @OpinionScience

Uploaded October 2023 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

Lindsay Hahn studies how entertainment media convey moral messages, especially among children. She’s an assistant professor of communication at the University at Buffalo, where she leads the Media Psychology and Morality Lab. We talk about her background, how her team surveys media for the moral lessons they communicate, and how her new work is turning an eye to terrorist propaganda.

Episode 84 of Opinion Science, Released October 23, 2023. Produced and hosted by Andy Luttrell

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