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.
Does technology fuel polarization in the current political climate?
Experts gather at USC to talk fake news, the regulation of social media and more.
VR, 360-degree video help journalism students tell stories at USC Annenberg
Robert Hernandez uses cutting-edge tech to teach the next generation of immersive storytellers.
USC Annenberg class focuses on creating news for people who have never read a newspaper
Why the next generation of news consumers — the “future audience,” as a USC professor puts it — has no attachment to the way news organizations have always worked.
Alumna excels as TV journalist by staying true to herself, and her ‘loud personality’
Frances Wang’s ability to connect with people leads to success at a Sacramento station.
Journalist Greta Van Susteren named a senior fellow at USC Annenberg
The former news anchor will work with the USC Annenberg Center on Communication Leadership & Policy on issues tied to social media, broadcast news and coverage of politics and government.
Looking at the blurred lines between political news, reality TV and fake news
USC experts explain how political events become a highly watched spectacle influenced by pop culture and entertainment.
USC Annenberg students and radio’s California Report examine Trump presidency
‘At Risk’ series documented by young journalists looks at timely issues faced by local communities.
USC Annenberg, Fandango team up for Rotten Tomatoes Fellowship in film criticism
The fellowship will support partial tuition for graduate students in USC’s master of arts journalism program, fostering the next generation of critics and storytellers.
Teen journalists make Boyle Heights their beat
With support from USC’s Good Neighbors Campaign, reporters and editors bring the Boyle Heights Beat newspaper — and the community — to life.
Trojans get feet wet in world of surf journalism
“It teaches them to understand the community they cover and move beyond cliché,” says the course’s creator, Keith Plocek.
Database project reveals L.A.’s most hazardous time to drive, and more
USC Annenberg and USC Viterbi join to report on accident-prone roadways and the worst interchanges.
Houston Chronicle reporter wins Selden Ring Award for investigative series on special ed
Brian M. Rosenthal’s seven-part series revealed that Texas educators denied services to children with developmental needs.
Investigative journalism at USC gets boost from Ring Foundation pledge
The gift will help USC Annenberg master’s students tell stories about ethics and accountability.
USC Annenberg student named National Youth of the Year by Boys & Girls Clubs of America
Former Bay Area resident is recognized for outstanding leadership and dedication to community service.
Who’s to blame for fake news and what can be done about it?
USC experts weigh in on the internet-driven phenomenon that has quickly changed the way we look at just about everything.
USC Annenberg team uses virtual reality to tell a potentially disastrous story
The advanced techniques help to create a VR experience based on an investigative project in Houston.
Cultural critic shifts from political satire to rocket science
USC Dornsife’s M.G. Lord recounts a career that led from New York newspapers to books on Barbie and feminism.
USC communications expert looks at Facebook and political bias
The revelation that Facebook’s trending box was curated by human beings is a reminder of the power of social media.