As the national media converges on Cleveland and Philadelphia to cover the Republican and Democratic National Conventions respectively, a group of USC journalism students is there as well, flexing newly developed reporting chops at the culminating events of an eventful nomination cycle.
“The big goals are to give them really good reporting experience, get them to better understand the...
At USC Annenberg, we are guided by the mandate of our founder, Ambassador Walter Annenberg, “to be of service to all.” Reaching beyond campus borders, students and faculty alike are engaging with underserved communities and empowering them to tell their stories, connect with others and thrive in the communication revolution.
Week in and week out this past spring, students in clinical professor of communication Christopher Smith ’s COMM 400 class, "TV Strategy: from Broadcasting to YouTube," wrestled with a basic question: Does Twitter success a TV hit make?
Five groups of students from Smith’s class were assigned to...
A 1A Los Angeles Times story on May 18 about food truck safety was cooked up by two students in a USC Annenberg data journalism class.
Caitlin Plummer (B.A. Print and Digital Journalism '17) and Michael Radcliffe (Journalism M.S. '16), wrote a story about how 27 percent of L.A. County food...
This month, Jordyn Holman (B.A. Print and Digital Journalism ‘16) gets to participate in a program she always had her eye on: the New York Times Student Journalism Institute at the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism in Manhattan.
She and fellow...
Ty Hawkins (Specialized Journalism '16) discusses his Winter Break job, and how he got the job through the Annenberg Advantage.
In recent years media coverage of racism on college campuses has increased awareness of diversity issues and microaggressions at institutions of higher education across the nation. While media headlines have sparked conversation, it is the the work of various students groups and clubs that have brought these issues to the forefront. At USC, #diverSCity is an editorial project launched by...
This fall, the recently-launched Annenberg Media has settled into the Media Center, as well, and though its name is still becoming known around campus, it’s already gained viral fame.
