Student reporters investigate COVID-19’s impact on religion and spirituality
Students and faculty in a USC Annenberg course on religion reporting have seen firsthand how the pandemic is affecting local communities of faith.
Pulitzer Prize finalist finds his best stories within data
Award-winning reporter and USC Annenberg alum Emmanuel Martinez credits his love of math with helping him dig up stories that other journalists haven’t uncovered.
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists discuss the crisis unfolding in rural America
Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn share five takeaways on the “deaths of despair” they encountered in small-town Oregon.
Changing how we talk — and think — about mental health
USC Annenberg alumni, faculty and students are using their skills as communicators to enhance the public conversation around mental health.
Wendi C. Thomas wins 2020 Selden Ring Award for series on predatory healthcare debt-collection
The award, one of the foremost prizes in investigative journalism, has been presented by the USC Annenberg School of Journalism for 31 years.
Student reporters get firsthand look at primary campaigns, from Iowa to Super Tuesday
USC Annenberg journalism students take a decidedly national approach to public affairs reporting in this election year.
New USC Annenberg course gives the survivors of mass shootings a voice
Inspired by the USC Shoah Foundation’s video interviews, two Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists are documenting the stories of mass shooting survivors while also teaching young reporters how to cover traumatic events.
New podcast journalism fellowship supports fresh voices
The Luminary Fellowship program from USC Annenberg and the Sacks Family Foundation seeks to increase diversity in the podcast industry.
Google funds expansion of data-driven USC news venture
Crosstown, a news website created by USC Annenberg and USC Viterbi’s Integrated Media Systems Center, will use the award to create hyperlocal email newsletters for L.A. communities.
Students report on the forgotten stories of Puerto Rico’s Hurricane Maria recovery
USC Annenberg students spent two weeks in Puerto Rico conducting face-to-face interviews on how the island is bouncing back from the devastating hurricane.
This former MTV host went back to school and embraced the fundamentals of journalism
After a decade of producing and hosting multiple TV shows, Aliya Jasmine was ready for a change. The specialized master’s program at USC Annenberg has helped her break new journalistic ground.
How letters to and from an incarcerated father became an intimate audio documentary
Melissa Dueñas grew up writing to her father in prison. Now, the USC Annenberg student has turned those letters to and from her dad into a very personal project that experiments with the audio form.
USC grad looks to bring her journalism skillset to documentary filmmaking
Shushan Minasian came from her native Russia to L.A. believing in the Hollywood version of the city. Now that she’s seen the real thing, she plans to use her master’s degree from USC Annenberg to tell those stories and more through documentaries.
Award-winning journalist Afua Hirsch named Wallis Annenberg Chair
The social critic — one of Britain’s most vibrant voices on international affairs, the politics of identity and issues related to social justice — will share her multiplatform media expertise with USC Annenberg students in Los Angeles and London.
Veteran USC Alumni News Broadcasters Find Stories that Matter
You’ll find them in small towns and on the big networks. Reporters and anchors from USC keep TV news alive.
USC Annenberg dean has advice for aspiring journalists: Get used to change
Willow Bay notes that the shifting media landscape means journalists — and USC’s communications school — need to adapt and be flexible.
High school storytellers sharpen their skills at USC Annenberg
Los Angeles-area students learn about careers in communications, journalism and multimedia during a monthlong summer academy.
Multimedia journalist wants to rebuild the industry’s reputation
Alumna Sanika Bhargaw is confident she has the skills to succeed no matter how the industry evolves, thanks to the knowledge she gained at USC Annenberg.
Digital journalist jumped on multiple opportunities at USC Annenberg
Sebastian Vega worked on both sides of the multimedia news business, as a content creator and a manager.
$3 million gift creates cross-cultural communication chair at USC Annenberg
The chair’s first holder is Josh Kun, USC professor and historian who uses music to examine the connections we have to each other.
Journalist chronicles his campaign to change foster care
USC Annenberg alumnus unites leaders who train student journalists, policymakers and social workers to create social change.
Young people press ahead, testing their journalistic skills at USC event
Trojans advise young people eager to learn about health, medicine, energy, technology and more.
Seattle Times reporters win USC Annenberg’s Selden Ring Award for patient care series
The dogged investigation hows how a respected medical center and one its surgeons put profits ahead of patient care and safety.
USC Annenberg interns to take part in Winter Olympic Games for the first time
Trojans will get firsthand experience with sports media industries and world cultures in and around South Korea.