Information Technologies and International Development (ITID), co-edited by communication professor François Bar to offer online submission and interactive functionalities

Cinny Kennard will help USC Annenberg's Center on Communication Leadership and Policy to develop new program on Women and Communication Leadership

PRWeek Magazine recently named Natasha Ratliff (B.A. Public Relations/Psychology, ’09) the 2009 Public Relations Student of the Year

Leonore “Lee” Annenberg, the former U.S. Chief of Protocol and president and chairman of The Annenberg Foundation, whose lifelong philanthropy entrusted billions of dollars to institutions around the country, died today of natural causes at Eisenhower Medical Center in Rancho Mirage, Calif. She was 91

Local broadcasters in Florida, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, California and Texas, and Hearst-Argyle stations, honored for political coverage; Stephanopoulos, Couric and “NOW on PBS” win national awards

Continuing its Series on Sustainable Innovation, USC Annenberg invited Dr. Sidney Harman, chairman and founder of Harman International Industries, to offer his insight on how to foster leadership and innovation, as drawn from his notable successes as a pioneer and leader in the areas of government, industry and education

The Center for California Health Care Journalism- funded by the California HealthCare Foundation and spearheaded by journalism professor Michael Parks and USC Annenberg — recently partnered with the Santa Cruz Sentinel and published a three-day series called “Collision in Care” about the Medicare crisis in Santa Cruz

MIT Press recently published communication professor Jonathan Aronson's new book - Transforming Global Information and Communication Markets: The Political Economy of Innovation - about how innovation in information and communication technology (ICT) fuels the growth of the global economy