July 2, 2013
Five Minutes with Joe Saltzman: A review of the 'Man of Steel'
Journalism Professor and "Image of the Journalist" expert Saltzman answers 'Man of Steel' questions
Faculty Research
June 27, 2013
Five Minutes with Vice Dean Larry Gross: Supreme Court decisions on same-sex couples' rights to marry
Larry Gross answers questions about recent supreme court decisions on GLBT rights
May 28, 2013
“Songs in the Key of LA”: New project curated by Professor Josh Kun celebrates Southern California’s rich musical history
New book, recordings, documentaries, exhibition, and public programs, bring to life the world’s only collection of Southern California sheet music
May 13, 2013
Screening sexy: Film females and the story that isn't changing
USC Annenberg study finds that females are still hypersexualized on screen – when they appear at all
February 11, 2013
Center for the Digital Future survey finds generation gap in cell phone etiquette
New findings about behavior involving mobile devices confirm what frustrated parents, supervisors, and teachers already believed: many Americans say that using a cell phone – or even its presence – during a meal, a meeting, or in the classroom is not appropriate.
December 14, 2011
Is America at a digital turning point?
Ten years of studies by the Center for the Digital Future finds extremes of benefits and consequences produced by online technology
October 11, 2011
Sigismondi’s book analyzes “glocalization” of entertainment
Communication professor Paolo Sigismondi wrote a new book that examines the unfolding dynamics of global media and entertainment
December 18, 2009
Women outplay men in virtual world
They may not admit it, but female players of a large online game are more hardcore than men or teenagers, according to research by communication professor Dmitri Williams, who found several surprises during his study of 7,000 anonymous players of “EverQuest II.” While 80 percent of players were male, female players spent more time in-world: 29 hours a week, versus 25 for males