The USC Annenberg Innovation Lab (AnnLab) is welcoming its third cohort of fellows for the Civic Media Fellowship. These 16 remarkable individuals represent some of the most distinctive media practitioners in the country, hailing from a diverse range of practices,...
USC Annenberg students, alumni and adjunct professors earned more than 40 honors, including 18 first-place nods, at the 62 nd Annual Southern California Journalism Awards . Held by the Los Angeles Press Club, this year’s event honoring work from 2019 was entirely virtual, with presenters George Pennacchio of ABC7 and Cher Calvin of KTLA announcing the...
According to a new study from the USC Center for the Digital Future , the COVID-19 pandemic continues to have profound effects on the lives, livelihoods and outlooks of Americans. This latest of two surveys finds that because of the pandemic, most Americans are not comfortable resuming daily life outside the home; a majority of...
This past summer Joelle Ferguson led a team of five of her fellow USC Annenberg students on a public relations campaign for Active Minds , a Washington, D.C. based organization supporting mental health awareness. Lawon Exum and his cohort of students worked with Project Angel Food in downtown Los Angeles,...
Miki Turner remembers exactly where she was when she received an email from Reagan Griffin, Jr.: L.A.’s Citadel Outlets.
“I stopped to read Reagan’s email on my phone and there was a picture of him holding his USC acceptance letter,” said Turner, professor of professional practice of journalism. “I literally...
Isabella Ortiz says that she knew that the “Communication and Technology” course she took in the Spring from Mike Ananny , associate professor of communication and journalism, was a perfect fit for her studies.
Isabella Ortiz. As a...
Telling powerful stories of trauma, loss and injustice can drive social change.
The world knows that George Floyd was killed by a Minneapolis police officer on May 25 because the crime was recorded on a smartphone. When the video footage became public, it sparked outrage and protest. Beginning in Minneapolis, then across the United States and around the world, hundreds of thousands...
At the first #FutureOfLocalNews event on Aug. 4, the discussion was often about what the future should not look like.
“It's not just about broadcasting … or writing about the headlines,” said Kristen Muller , chief content officer of KPCC , Southern California Public Radio. “It's...