Maria Rodriguez’s video thesis secured her more than just a master’s degree. It landed her a job.

Leigh Lehman’s journey towards public relations was one of chance. “Honestly, I fell into it,” she said. After obtaining a job as a PR student worker for a dean on campus during her sophomore year of college, Lehman, who later went on to graduate in 2009 with a master’s in strategic public relations, was responsible for promoting school groups and student services in on-campus publications and local outlets. Thinking back to these opportunities, she wrote, “There was something about telling those interesting stories and connecting groups and causes with the needs of students that stuck with me.” This experience was one which steered her towards PR.

USC Annenberg alumna Jenna Pittaway in Israel. Photo Courtesy of Ashley Velez Five years ago, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Jose Antonio Vargas told the public he was an undocumented immigrant.

“He was at the height of his career, but he felt like he had to speak out about his status,” according to USC Annenberg alumna...

USC Annenberg alumna and vice president of Havas Street, Adrienne Cadena, was recently named one of PRWeek’s “40 under 40."

In her role as a Community Producer focusing on teens and emerging trends, Anat is able to use her knowledge of teen culture to keep an eye out for popular communities and topics on Instagram.

With our ever-increasing use of social media and digital communication platforms, online privacy is nearly nonexistent.

Jetting to South Africa to spend three months reporting after graduation could seem a daunting prospect for any young journalist, but alumna Diana Crandall (‘15) credits the M.S. Journalism program with preparing her for just about every challenge she faced during her summer internship. Well, everything except cage diving with great white sharks, of course.

Sam Olstein, B.A. in Journalism ’06, is the director of innovation for General Electric, the man behind GE’s new-age marketing campaigns, like Snapchat with Buzz Aldrin, the Emoji Table of Experiments with Bill Nye, and more.