Dean Ernest J. Wilson III (pictured) started his 2010 Dean's Series on Sustainable Innovation with an examination of the innovation taking place at USC Annenberg's Metamorphosis and Intersections: The South Los Angeles Report (full video) projects. This was the first of a Spring 2010 series that presents innovative projects developed by USC Annenberg faculty and center affiliates

J-Lab executive director Jan Schaffer (pictured) told a crowd of USC Annenberg students and faculty on Feb. 24 that traditional media outlets can learn entrepreneurial lessons from community news Web sites that often better meet the needs of their local audiences.

USC Annenberg hosts J-Lab executive director Jan Schaffer for a discussion on the future of news tonight at 6 p.m. Her prepared remarks are available to preview

With the nation involved in two wars and facing continuing threats of terrorism, the USC Annenberg Center on Communication Leadership & Policy will present “Top Secret Talks,” a timely examination of the tension between the government’s need for secrecy and the public’s right to know

A recent study of the 100 top-grossing films of 2007 by communication professor Stacy L. Smith and her team found that females continue to be a large minority both on the screen and behind the camera. However, when women are decision-makers behind the scenes, the number of female characters in a film increases.

Michael Schudson, a Columbia University journalism professor, told a USC Annenberg crowd that while journalism is in the midst of enormous upheaval, the practice of journalism is still better than it has been for much of America's history.

SoCal Connected announced an innovative partnership with the News21 team at USC Annenberg. The Web-based, multimedia project, Dream Interrupted: California in Crisis, launches Thursday, Feb. 11. News21 journalists working in Los Angeles, Orange County, Riverside, Ventura County and the Antelope Valley will report on vital areas of concern, including the economy, education, transportation, housing and government

The Science Diplomacy and the Prevention of Conflict conference was created to further academic understanding of science diplomacy as a valuable element in the wider field of public diplomacy