The USC-led study of more than 2,400 Facebook users suggests that platforms — more than individual users — have a larger role to play in stopping the spread of misinformation online.
Professors who host their own podcasts share their “must-listen” list for 2023 — seven podcasts with subjects including history, music and one of America’s most notorious madams.
A USC study is among the first to measure the link between social media posts and participation in the #BlackLivesMatter protests after the 2020 death of George Floyd.
For researchers who use Twitter as a primary source of data, recent changes to the platform and the exit of many users altogether could be debilitating.
Larissa Gurjão Pereira De Lima’s game teaches teams to tackle the most difficult problems facing organizations, governments and countries across the globe.
USC Viterbi student Anshay Saboo shows users the concert festival lineup of their dreams.
USC Shoah Foundation has redesigned its Visual History Archive, the world’s largest collection of primary source video testimonies from genocide survivors.
A USC-developed interactive mapping tool shows the location of every pharmacy in the United States — and which neighborhoods are “pharmacy deserts.”
USC Marshall research finds that consumer-posted photos can predict restaurant success.
Many people don’t even know what an NFT is (it’s a “non-fungible token”) or how to buy one. This Trojan startup aims to take care of that.
A global analysis of 29 studies led by researchers at the Keck School of Medicine of USC finds tobacco-related content on social media may recruit young users.
Kristina Thomas, member communications manager for YouTube TV, knew that graduate school was a crucial next step to becoming a thought leader in the digital media industry. USC was the right place for her.
The popular social payments app makes user profiles, payment notes and friend lists public by default. That’s laid the groundwork for millions of privacy leaks.
USC’s Communication and Journalism, Dramatic Arts, and Cinematic Arts schools join forces to help budding storytellers master the medium.
Christina Schucker loves her job in the auto industry but needed to learn more about audience strategy to move ahead. That’s where USC Annenberg’s online Master of Science in Digital Media Management program comes in.
USC Annenberg faculty, students and alumni are exploring the immense potential — and the often less-obvious pitfalls — presented by such technologies as algorithms, bots and machine learning.
Award-winning sportswriter and journalism professor Alan Abrahamson is considered one of the world’s foremost authorities on the Olympic movement.
A $5 million gift will support the study of the business opportunities of blockchain technology.
Young entrepreneurs learn how to start a small business and thrive while helping today’s USC Kaufman students make their media mark.
A scholar of Christian spirituality argues that prayers are meant to bring together a faith community — something apps aren’t likely to achieve.
Congress finally recognizes that broadband access “is essential to full participation in modern life in the United States,” a USC researcher who studies internet policy and digital inequality notes.
The USC Thornton professor’s work seems to be everywhere, from symphony halls to viral videos featuring her 1982 dance hit.
It’s part of a five-year, government-funded project under which USC is digitally preserving historic photographs, documents, audiovisual recordings and visual media from all branches of the U.S. military services.
Meet the digital creators who are using tech to make us feel a little more human.