The USC Center on Public Diplomacy at the Annenberg School hosted Michael B. Oren , Israel’s ambassador to the United States, for a discussion about U.S.-Israeli relations and Israel’s ongoing conflicts with Iran and the Palestinian people. Before a crowd of 200...
More women are working in independent film than in Hollywood, according to results of a new study shared today at a gathering of film and industry leaders at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah.
The study marks the first collaboration between Sundance Institute and Women in Film Los Angeles to support independent female filmmakers. Conducted by communication professor...
The Los Angeles Times featured a USC Annenberg Innovation Lab report about large companies that advertise on websites devoted to pirating music, TV shows and movies. The Jan. 2 article, which ran on the front page of the Business section...
For one-quarter of computer owners, their current PC may be their last.
Twenty-five percent of computer owners say they may not replace their PC when their current machine becomes unusable, signaling a possible trend of consumers becoming PC-less because they switch to a tablet or a similar device, according to a national survey conducted by USC Annenberg's...
The Knight Program in Media and Religion supports innovative programs and projects at the intersection of religion, media and society. Ten journalists were awarded Knight Grants for Reporting on Religion and American Life in August 2011, and over the past year they produced multimedia stories on topics that touch on the spiritual lives of Americans from New York’s five boroughs to Oakland,...
The USC Annenberg Innovation Lab has released three new reports that aim to serve as teaching and learning guides for K-12 teachers and administrators who want to develop more participatory learning approaches in classrooms.
The guides share insights and lessons gleaned from a yearlong project working with Los Angeles public school teachers...
From USC Annenberg's Norman Lear Center:
Journeys in Film , in partnership with acclaimed actor and Academy Award nominee Liam Neeson , has launched a new fundraising endeavor to educate American students about the world and its rich, diverse cultures.
Journeys in Film combines the power of foreign films with high-quality standards...