June 28, 2015
Q&A with School of Journalism Director Willow Bay
Willow Bay, this year’s recipient of the LA Press Club’s Lifetime Achievement Award, always wanted to be a journalist — it’s just that life took a few detours first.
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June 26, 2015
Professor Joe Saltzman remembers longtime friend and colleague Frances Kroll Ring
A dear friend, Frances Kroll Ring, has died at 99. She was a wonderful editor and a teacher at USC Annenberg in the mid-1980s.
Frances not only taught at USC Annenberg for many years, but also was editor of "The Journalist," a magazine featuring School of Journalism faculty publications. She was one of the finest editors around and edited the magazine with a gentle touch, but a firm...
June 25, 2015
The Next Travel Channel Star could be a USC Annenberg alumna
A USC Annenberg alumna is poised to land her own show with the Travel Channel. And she’s only 25 years old.
Christianne Rojo (Broadcast Journalism, ’12) is one of the top five finalists for the Travel Channel’s 2015 “Travel Channel Star” competition. The contest is designed to discover a new face to host a five-...
June 24, 2015
Five ways to snag a source
I have to track down two to three experts and convince them to do an interview on national television. Where do I start?
June 22, 2015
Willow Bay honored with Los Angeles Press Club’s lifetime achievement award
Willow Bay, director of the USC Annenberg School of Journalism, has been chosen by the Los Angeles Press Club to receive its highest honor, the Joseph M. Quinn Award for Lifetime Achievement.
June 17, 2015
USC Annenberg students recognized with 55 Los Angeles Press Club nominations
The Los Angeles Press Club recently announced the finalists for the 57th SoCal Journalism Awards 2015, and USC Annenberg's student outlets have a total of 55 nominations. Their nominations are so expansive, in some categories USC Annenberg students are competing against one another.
June 16, 2015
What I Wish I Knew: Tales from standardized test prep
I’ve volunteered to be a bar mentor for this round of bar takers, and I want to encourage your success. Preparing for the bar is intense, and requires as much time and effort as you can manage.
June 15, 2015
Alhambra Source celebrates five years and book release
This post is republished from Alhambra Source.
By Tim Loc
Alhambra Source celebrated five years of local reporting and community engagement with a book release party and scholarship ceremony on Tuesday at Gallery Nucleus. The packed Main Street gallery gathering included...