While driving around her hometown of Atlanta, Neha Halebeed — a sophomore communication major — wanted to give money to people she saw who were experiencing homelessness. However, she never had any physical currency on her. Technology has reduced the amount of cash in circulation, and COVID-19 has accelerated...
Like many college students at USC and elsewhere, senior communication major Josie Bullen has struggled with preserving her mental health.
When Bullen sought treatment for an eating disorder during her sophomore year, she recalls searching for a piece of media she could share with her family to help them...
Bonjour! Hello! This past Fall, myself and several members of the Annenberg Cross-Cultural Student Association shared recipes from our own heritages, bridging cultural understanding and creating connection while safely distancing during the global pandemic. For this...
Beginning in 2018, Associated Press investigative reporters Margie Mason and Robin McDowell relentlessly examined the working conditions on palm oil plantations in Indonesia and Malaysia. The result is a searing exposé that reveals shocking abuses against some of the world’s most vulnerable laborers — and then connects that mistreatment directly to a byproduct found in roughly half the items for sale in American supermarkets.
When Robin Stevens relocated to Los Angeles from her native Philadelphia in Summer 2020, the chance to work with her new colleagues on the USC Annenberg faculty was the most exciting part of the move.
“The faculty here breaks every mold,” said Stevens, associate professor of communication focusing on health communication in...
“It’s an amazing feeling. I still haven’t got over it,” says Fresno County Board of Education Trustee James D. Martinez, who graduated from the online Master of Communication Management program in 2018.
USC prides itself on encouraging its students to become trailblazers. A perfect example of that is an alumnus who is now making history: James D. Martinez.
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Twenty-one journalists from around the nation joined the USC Center for Health Journalism earlier this month to take part in the 2020 Data Fellowship. The program, which ran from Nov. 30–Dec. 4, helps reporters gain investigative data skills through an...
Bonjour , my name is Bintou Agne. While I was born in Paris, France, my parents are from Senegal, West Africa. Cooking is something that brings me joy, with memories of home, especially at times when I have felt isolated during the pandemic. This inspired me to invite several members of the Annenberg Cross-Cultural Student Association (ACCSA), as well as students at USC Annenberg, to join me...