Necessity may be the mother of invention, but in ChrisAnna Mink’s case, necessity can also give rise to re invention. Mink, who graduated in 2015 with a master’s degree in specialized journalism , didn’t come into the program as a student a few years out of college, but instead returned to school after having worked...
This past summer cars curled their way through the Dodger Stadium parking lot, steered not by excited fans ready to cheer on their team, but instead by anxious drivers submitting to COVID-19 tests. At the entrance, a giant Healthvana digital sign, framed in calming baby blue, greeted them.
Ramin Bastani started Healthvana in 2014 to better deliver...
Lindsay Young , assistant professor of communication, came to USC Annenberg last year, but she’s not new to Southern California. After earning her PhD from Northwestern University in 2014, she conducted her postdoctoral research while affiliated with the University of Chicago — but she’s done most of that work remotely while living...
Pre-pandemic, Ashley Alvarado stood in front of a large crowd at the Armstrong Theatre in Torrance to welcome the audience to Unheard LA, a live event series she co-created and co-produced. The idea was to give Angelenos who have a story to tell, a place to tell it. On this particular night in October 2019, a dozen people took the stage to either talk about their lives, share a perspective...
Despite President-elect Joe Biden’s call to bring people together, two new studies by the Center for Public Relations at USC Annenberg suggest that both political polarization and the proliferation of conspiracy theories are likely to...
The Local Media Association, in partnership with Facebook Journalism Project, has launched a pilot project using tools and training from Crosstown to empower smaller and mid-sized newsrooms to access and transform data into high-impact local journalism.
The pilot project will be implemented by WRAL-TV in Raleigh, North Carolina, and NOLA/The...
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...
For Maral Tavitian, recent violence against Armenians ignited many elements of her identity: her academic studies, her predilection for justice and her heritage.
Azerbaijan’s military offensive to reclaim a long-disputed area between Armenia and Azerbaijan, historically populated by indigenous Armenians, unleashed a wave of humanitarian disasters, including the deliberate destruction...