August 19, 2013
Tolan piece featured in Al Jazeera America launch
For the launch of Al Jazeera America, USC Annenberg Professor Sandy Tolan wrote a piece on a group of Palestinian musicians who risked their freedom by sneaking...
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August 6, 2013
Diane Winston on Pope Francis, women in the church
Knight Chair in Media and Religion Diane Winston wrote an op-ed for the LA Times concerning the absence of church gender equality discussions in the thus-far...
July 19, 2013
Gabriel Kahn on the new Tribune Publishing Company
Ed. Note: The Tribune Company announced last week that it would create a new corporate entity, the Tribune Publishing Company, to house its newspapers. This spin-off, if approved by regulators, would separate Tribune’s television stations and some web properties from its newspapers. For comment on the matter, we check in today with USC Annenberg...
June 7, 2013
Professor Kahn discusses the media's use of devices
Journalism Professor and Co-Director of the Media, Economics and Entrepreneurship program Gabriel Kahn wrote an article for PBS' Media Shift titled Is Media Becoming Device Dependent? The article highlights the need for publishers and news corporations to...
May 3, 2013
Tolan’s class partners with The California Report to profile diverse group of graduating high school seniors
USC Annenberg and KQED 's state-wide radio newsmagazine, The California Report , are today airing the first in a series titled “Graduation Day” that details the difficult decisions awaiting eight high school seniors as independence quickly approaches.
Students in Professor...
April 30, 2013
Michael Parks to lead School of Journalism as interim director
USC Annenberg Professor Michael Parks, the Pulitzer Prize-winning former Los Angeles Times editor who led the School of Journalism from 2001 to 2008, will return to the helm in mid-June as interim director.
August 28, 2012
London Games were "best ever," says Olympics expert and professor Abrahamson
The athletes weren't the only people working hard and setting records during the 2012 London Olympic Games. USC Annenberg lecturer Alan Abrahamson put in long and tedious hours in the British capital, as well as the months and years leading up to the games.
"The games were fantastic. I...
February 10, 2012
Winston speaks twice at SMU's 2012 Public Life/Personal Faith Lecture
Journalism professor Diane Winston , holder of the Knight Chair in Media and Religion, delivered two lectures at the annual Public Life/Personal Faith Lecture at the Southern Methodist University on Feb. 9 and 10. She lectured about“Soup Soap and Salvation: William Booth’s Legacy for the 21st Century...