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Tavis Smiley delivers life lessons at USC Annenberg
Television and radio host Tavis Smiley entertained and inspired USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism students with political commentary and career advice at a roundtable discussion.
Defining an era through the prism of sci-fi films
Nicholas Cull argues in his latest book that futuristic science fiction movies relate the story of their time in a way that is often more telling than political discourse.
USC Annenberg student wins Case Study Competition
Stephen Zelezny, an undergraduate at the USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism, has won the $5,000 grand prize in the Arthur W. Page Society’s annual Student Case Study Competition.
Newly redesigned Online Journalism Review returns
The USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism’s Online Journalism Review offers a newly redesigned website that Editor Brian Frank said better reflects the site’s content and commentary.
Florida reporter wins Selden Ring Award
Tampa Bay Times reporter Alexandra Zayas has won the 2013 Selden Ring Award for Investigative Reporting for her three-part series uncovering abuse at unlicensed religious children’s homes.
USC duo paves the way for new technology at USC
Two faculty members at the USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism have created a new digital course on iTunes U.
Olympics offer golden opportunities for USC Annenberg interns
Twenty-one students at the USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism will work as NBC Sports interns in London and New York during the Summer Olympics.
Anniversary event looks at role of global universities
Scholars from Los Angeles and London kicked off the Global Communication 10th Anniversary Celebration at the USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism on May 17.
Trojan debate squad set for Great Debaters rematch
The Trojan Debate Squad will travel to Texas for a Jan. 27 rematch of a famous 1935 debate between USC and Wiley College that inspired The Great Debaters, the 2007 movie starring Denzel Washington.
Public diplomacy students travel to India
A team of seven graduate students is taking a two-week research trip to India while reporting on the country’s public diplomacy efforts and posting entries on the India: Inside Out blog.
How social media have changed sports
A panel of sports team owners, executives and the Los Angeles Times sports editor spoke candidly about the future of team ownership and new media’s impact on the industry at a USC Annenberg Institute of Sports, Media and Society event held on Nov. 8.
Communication class creates a digital app for students
Students in an advanced social media class at the USC Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism told professor Kathi Inman Berens that they wanted to learn how to develop websites and applications this semester.
New Book Analyzes Global Media
A new book written by USC Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism assistant professor Paolo Sigismondi examines the unfolding dynamics of global media and entertainment.
Technology drives new eBook on America’s musical past
USC Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism professor Jonathan Taplin’s enhanced eBook about the 1960s and ’70s music revolution allows readers to experience the era’s memorable sights and sounds through embedded videos and songs.
USC Annenberg trains teachers in journalism
The USC Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism partnered with the nonprofit Student Voice Project to host journalism training for teachers at Los Angeles high schools.
Navigating the ‘Political’ Web
The Webby Awards has named Truthdig, a website co-founded by Robert Scheer, communication professor at the USC Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism, and alumna Zuade Kaufman MA ’05, the best political blog for the second consecutive year.
USC Annenberg Panel Tackles Pro Football’s Challenges
A panel composed of a “super agent” and current and former professional football stars discussed challenges facing the National Football League and its players in front of a capacity crowd at the USC Annenberg Institute of Sports, Media & Society’s second speaker series event on April 7.
USC journalism students receive diversity education
As part of the diversity initiative at the USC Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism, the School of Journalism has been educating new students with a “fault lines” approach that teaches them to better recognize race, class, gender/sexual orientation, generation and geography when reporting.
Grant to help Northeast LA communities
George Villanueva, a third-year doctoral student at the USC Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism, oversaw the Metamorphosis Project’s acquisition of a $380,000 grant to help plan sustainable communities in northeast Los Angeles.
Newsonomics author visits USC Annenberg
Ken Doctor, author of Newsonomics: Twelve New Trends That Will Shape the News You Get, visited the USC Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism Jan. 25 as part of the semester’s M{2e} — Media, Economics and Entrepreneurship — event, a school-wide initiative designed to increase understanding of how economics impact communication and journalism.
USC Students Reach Top 10 in Oscars Contest
MTV’s college channel mtvU announced that USC Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism student Sarah Erickson and her partner Joel Kutz made it to the top 10 of the Oscars Correspondent Contest.
New Book Explores China’s Public Diplomacy
Soft Power in China: Public Diplomacy Through Communication (Palgrave Macmillan), a new book edited by USC Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism associate professor of public relations Jian “Jay” Wang, takes on a timely topic.
Magazine lauds USC Annenberg professor
Prospect magazine named Henry Jenkins, Provost’s Professor of Communication, Journalism and Cinematic Arts, No. 3 on its list of top 10 “brains” of the digital future.
USC Annenberg project wins New Media Award
The Tiziano Project, a nonprofit collaborative media organization staffed or directed by USC Annenberg alumni and students, recently won the New Media Institute’s “Best in Industry” New Media Award in the culture/multimedia storytelling category.