Former Washington Post executive editor Leonard Downie Jr. joined School of Journalism director Geneva Overholser, Dean Ernest J. Wilson III and a group of “half-century Trojans” who graduated at least 50 years ago, at the Feb. 19 Journalism Director’s Forum to discuss potential business models for newspapers as the industry continues to face challenges brought by the economy and rise of the Internet

USC Annenberg and the USC School of Policy, Planning, and Development hosted the inaugural Dennis F. and Brooks Holt Professorship Lecture in Communication and Public Policy on Feb. 11

The USC Center on Public Diplomacy, a partnership between USC Annenberg and the USC School of International Relations, has launched PD, the world’s first publication devoted exclusively to the field of public diplomacy. “Nothing like this has been attempted before,” said Nicholas Cull

Heralding a new age in moving picture entertainment, a panel of Hollywood innovators, including Digital Domain CEO Cliff Plumer, predicted a three-dimensional makeover of movies and television, led by advances and improvements in stereoscopic technology

Mexican alt-pop musician Julieta Venegas provided an electric launch to the USC Annenberg Distinguished Lecture Series on Latin American Art and Culture at a packed Bovard Auditorium on Feb. 12 with song, conversation and anecdotes.

Dean Ernest J. Wilson III welcomed researcher Craig Calhoun Feb. 11 for the ongoing USC Annenberg Series on Sustainable Innovation, where Calhoun discussed the importance of experts in various fields establishing relationships with each other

NeonTommy.com is a student-managed, edited and produced publication under the leadership of Annenberg Digital News director and journalism professor Marc Cooper. It was created to fill a void in local and national news while providing news and commentary across multiple platforms—audio, video and text

USC Annenberg's Impact student newsmagazine program, led by journalism professor Dan Birman, is one of seven finalists of the College Television Awards, sponsored by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences