Events

USC Annenberg Reception at the USC Global Conference in Seoul

Fri, 24 May 2013 17:30:00 -0700

The USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism invites our alumni, parents, and friends to a special reception at the USC Global Conference in Seoul, South Korea. Hear from Clayton Dube, Executive Director, USC U.S. – China Institute and Tom Hollihan, Professor of Communication, USC Annenberg School, as you network with other members of the USC Annenberg Family over complimentary hors d’oeuvres and drinks. Conference attendance is encouraged, but not required, to attend the reception.

RSVP Required. To RSVP, click here.

Commencement 2013

Fri, 17 May 2013 10:30:00 -0700

The USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism celebrates the achievements of the Class of 2013!

At the School of Communication satellite ceremony, USC Annenberg will be honoring candidates for bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees in communication, communication management, global communication and public diplomacy. The Communication ceremony speaker, Zev Yaroslavsky, is La County Supervisor, 3rd District and was first elected to the LA county Board of Supervisors in 1994.

At the School of Journalism satellite ceremony, USC Annenberg will be honoring candidates for bachelor's and master's degrees in journalism and public relations. The Journalism ceremony speaker, Geneva Overholser, is a professor and director of USC Annenberg's School of Journalism.

8:30 a.m. Main University Commencement Ceremony, Alumni Park

10:45 a.m. School of Communication Satellite Ceremony, McCarthy Quad
10:45 a.m. School of Journalism Satellite Ceremony, Argue Plaza Lawn

For more information about the USC Annenberg satellite ceremonies, please click here.

For more information about the main University ceremony, please click here.

Class of 2013 New Alumni Welcome

Thu, 02 May 2013 00:00:00 -0700

Join us on May 2^nd as we kick off Commencement celebrations in style!

Graduating undergraduate and graduate students are invited to USC Annenberg’s New Alumni Welcome, to celebrate the Class of 2013, before you set sail for new adventures. Join faculty and staff as we celebrate your time as students, honor your accomplishments and welcome you into the alumni family. Beverages and hors d’oeuvres will be served, with a celebratory toast from Dean Ernest J. Wilson III and a surprise Annenberg alumnus.

Graduation gifts, compliments of USC Annenberg Alumni Relations, will be given to students who RSVP by April 25.

Open to the graduating undergraduate and graduate Class of 2013 only.

RSVP IS NOW CLOSED.

Email ascalums@usc.edu or call 213-821-2227 if you have any questions.

A Tale of Two Nobels: Liu Xiaobo and Mo Yan

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0700

The USC U.S.-China Institute presents a talk by Perry Link discussing China's two recent Nobel Prize winners, Liu Xiaobo and Mo Yan. What is the writer's place in China today? What should it be? What responsibilities does a writer have to readers? To the state? To art? To moral principle? China's two recent Nobel Prize winners, Liu Xiaobo for peace, and Mo Yan for literature, offer some contrasting answers.

RSVP requested. To RSVP, click here.

Laboratory on the Social Frontier discussion: Perspectives on South LA

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 12:00:00 -0700

This lunch time discussion presents the experiences of a panel of student journalists, researchers, and faculty who go into South LA neighborhoods for reporting or research projects. The panel of researchers and reporters will describe their own pre-conceived ideas and fears about South LA, and what kind of experiences they have had working in the neighborhoods as they go beyond the negative stereotypes in exploring the realities and complexities of South LA, uncovering stories of success and strength, working collaboratively with community-based organizations on research, and participating in community improvement projects.

Lunch will be provided.

RSVP requested. To RSVP, click here. Drop-ins are welcome.

The 2013 Hollywood 3.0 Forum

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0700

The 2013 Hollywood 3.0 Forum is USC Annenberg's annual conference on the future of Media and Entertainment. The forum will feature a combination of professional panel discussions and transmedia presentations by USC graduate students.

The panels include: Pitch and Toss: Relationships in Advertising and Public Relations (1:00 PM),The Best of Both Worlds: Co-Producing Films for US and China (2:30 PM), and Evolving Revolving: Electronic Dance Music in Los Angeles (4:30 PM).

Additionally, a special panel entitled Generations: In front and Behind the Camera with Henry and Max Winkler will be presented at 7:00 PM.

Also featuring a live musical performance! - Food and Drinks will be provided

To RSVP, click here.

Pattern Recognition: What Employers Are Looking For in a Competitive Environment

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0700

Join Dean Ernest J. Wilson III and three leading experts, Kate Flint, Provost Professor of English and Art History, KC Cole, professor of Journalism, and Nicholas Weller, Assistant Professor of Political Science and International Relations, for a discussion on connecting the dots and recognizing patterns in different fields. As far-reaching and deep-seated technological, demographic, political and economic changes render analysis and action more complex and seemingly difficult, the interest in this topic has grown across multiple professions and disciplines. How do we find signposts in a radically changing environment? This core skill is emerging in all industries and is becoming sought after by senior executives in companies and non-profits as they seek high-performing employees — find out what it is and how you can be prepared as you enter the work force.

Lunch will be provided.

RSVP at ascevent@usc.edu

David Shambaugh - China Goes Global: The Partial Power

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0700

Hosted by the USC U.S.-China Institute, David Shambaugh traces China’s development since thirty years ago when its role in global affairs was relatively minor and limited to East Asia. China’s growing economic power has given the nation access to other industries, from mineral mines in Africa, to currency markets in the West, to oilfields in the Middle East, to agribusiness in Latin America. He demonstrates China’s ambition by pointing to its growing military power and presence in diplomatic affairs, as well as the role it plays in world commercialism. In spite of its astronomic growth, Shambaugh argues that China’s influence is still more broad than deep and lacks the influence attributed to a major world power. Instead, it is a “partial power.”

RSVP requested. To RSVP, click here.

Journalism Director’s Forum: Alan Smolinisky

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0700

School of Journalism Director Geneva Overholser welcomes Alan Smolinisky, owner of the Palisadian-Post. Prior to purchasing the newspaper, Smolinisky was a real estate entrepreneur who owned a USC student housing business. For more information, read his letter to readers, “Why I’ve Bought the Palisadian-Post.”

Annenberg Research Seminar: Vivien Goldman, British Journalist, Writer and Musician

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 12:00:00 -0700

Please join students and faculty for the research seminar co-sponsored by the Center for Feminist Research Working Group on the Politics of Popular Music titled “How Punk Freed Females."

British girl bands like the Slits and the Raincoats created the "impossible"-- an entirely new paradigm for pop. As the first generation of self-defined female musicians, they all experimented with what had seemed like a theoretical question: what is the sound of girls making a music of their own? Yet somehow, in the early 1990s rush of Riot Grrrl as the face and sound of feisty young womanhood, these female counterparts of The Clash and The Gang of Four were all but forgotten, particularly in America. First Wave Punk females in the UK are the missing link in the lineage of women's contribution to pop.

USC Annenberg California Endowment Health Journalism Fellowships discussion

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0700

USC Annenberg California Endowment Health Journalism Fellowships, The Association of Health Care Journalists and the Alliance for Health Reform invites journalists, faculty and students to a discussion entitled "State Health Law Implementation: Race to the Starting Line."

Marilyn Werber Serafini will moderate a panel consisting of Stan Rosenstein, Jim Lott, Gerald Kominski and Anna Gorman that will discuss California's unique position in regard to the 2010 health care law.

Less than a year from now, states must be ready to enroll millions of people in insurance exchanges. In addition to operating a state insurance exchange and expanding Medicaid, California will partner with the federal government to coordinate care for nearly half a million people who quality for both Medicare and Medicaid. Come listen to the panel's answers to questions like: Will California be ready to begin enrolling people this fall? Will people with changing economic situations bounce between Medicaid and subsidized private insurance and face gaps in coverage? And how will people know which insurance to sign up for?

RSVP requested. Click here to RSVP.

Jim Murray: The Times and Words of the 'King of the Sports Page'

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0700

The USC Annenberg Institute of Sports, Media and Society is pleased to present, “Jim Murray: The Times and Words of the 'King of the Sports Page,” discussing the career and legacy of Pulitzer Prize winning sports journalist, Jim Murray. Join Dan Durbin, Director of the USC AISMS, and special guests on the panel Linda McCoy-Murray, Jim Murray's wife, Bill Caplan, Member of the Boxing Hall-of-Fame and friend of Murray, Steve Bisheff, ESPN Writer and Longtime Sports Journalist, Tom LaBonge, Los Angeles City Councilman, and Steven Travers, Author of "The Poet: The Life and Los Angeles Times of Jim Murray to discuss Murray's years of award-winning writing for the Los Angeles Times and the impact of his work on sports and sports journalism. A book-signing will follow in the east lobby.

Girl Rising Film Screening

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0700

Join USC Annenberg in a screening of Girl Rising, a groundbreaking film from Academy Award nominee Richard Robbins which chronicles the lives of nine extraordinary girls from nine different countries. Written by nine distinguished writers and narrated by nine renown actresses including Academy Award winners Meryl Streep, Cate Blanchett and Anne Hathaway, Girl Rising showcases the strength of the human spirit and the power of education.

After the film, professor Stacy Smith will moderate a panel discussion with Beth Osisek, producer and award-winning journalist and Rediate Tekeste, Girl Rising production coordinator and USC Annenberg MA student.

A presentation will follow, honoring Erica Greve, Unlikely Heroes founder, with a Golden Goody Award. This special award is part of a bigger Goody Awards “Girl Empowerment” cause marketing campaign to raise awareness of the power of education raising girls’ self-esteem and opening doors to endless possibilities.

The event is presented in partnership with the Goody Awards, Net Impact LA and Net Impact USC.

Reception to follow.

RSVP requested. Click here to RSVP.

Roundtable with Tavis Smiley

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0700

Tavis Smiley, Host of Tavis Smiley on PBS, radio host of the Tavis Smiley Show and Smiley & West on Public Radio International hosts an informal student discussion on public service broadcasting. One of Time Magazine’s “100 most influential people in the world”, Smiley will discuss his vast career in public broadcasting as well as provide an evaluation of not only the trends he’s seen firsthand over the years, but also his views on where the industry is headed.

Refreshments will be provided.

RSVP requested. To RSVP, click here.

Public Relations Executive Lecture: Noted Research Authority David Michaelson, Ph.D.

Tue, 16 Apr 2013 12:00:00 -0700

Join Director of Public Relations Studies Jerry Swerling for a conversation with Dr. David Michaelson, a leading expert on public relations/communication research, measurement and evaluation. Dr. Michaelson has over 30 years of experience, including most recently as Managing Director for Teneo Strategy. He is the co-author of A Practitioner's Guide to Public Relations Research, Measurement, and Evaluation (the textbook used in many PR research classes), and previously served as head of research at global consultancies Ogilvy Worldwide, GCI Group, and Burson Marsteller. Fortune 500 companies he has counseled include MetLife, Johnson & Johnson, Merrill Lynch, Coca-Cola and AT&T. To read more about Dr. Michaleson, click here.

Videoconference: Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 18:00:00 -0700

USC U.S.-China Institute hosts a viewing of the broadcast of Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou's video conference via video link to audiences in the United States. After his presentation, Stanford University specialists Condoleezza Rice, Larry Diamond, Francis Fukuyama, and Gary Roughead will discuss the ideas presented and Taiwan's place in the world. After the video conference, attendees at USC will be able to discuss the ideas presented in the video conference, including Taiwan's relationship with the mainland and with the United States.

RSVP requested. To RSVP, click here.

"USC Annenberg M{2e} Research Series on 'Media, Money, and Society': Mitchel Y. Abolafia"

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 12:00:00 -0700

Mitchel Y. Abolafia, Professor, Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy, University at Albany/ SUNY

Join communication professor Christopher Holmes Smith for a research presentation by Professor Mitchel Abolafia, entitled, “Fine-tuning the Signal: Image and Identity at the Federal Reserve.” From Prof. Abolafia: “This paper develops a conceptual model of the process used by elite policy makers to adjust the signals sent to stakeholders outside the central bank. Such signals are employed to influence immediate economic behavior as well as maintain longer-term agency reputation. Using verbatim transcripts of meetings at the Federal Reserve, this paper develops a model of fine-tuning practice that is employed by policy makers to store up trust, anticipate threats, and rationalize failure to stakeholders. Ultimately, the effectiveness of these strategies is tied to the organization’s ability to impose its definition of reality on its audience and to maintain or build its own legitimacy.”

RSVP requested. To RSVP, click here.

Journalism Director’s Forum: Winner of the 2013 Selden Ring Award for Investigative Reporting

Thu, 11 Apr 2013 12:00:00 -0700

Join School of Journalism Director Geneva Overholser for a discussion with Alexandra Zayas of the Tampa Bay Times. Zayas is the 2013 winner of the Selden Ring Award for Investigative Reporting, which recognizes published investigative reporting that has led to direct results. Her three-part series, “In God’s Name,” was part of a year-long investigation which the judging panel described as “a remarkable mix of live interviews and reporting from public records that exposed a serious lack of oversight and regulation together with shocking cases of abuse at religious children's homes in Florida.”

The 23rd Annual Kenneth Owler Smith Symposium: Communication Meets Technology on the Road to the White House: Big Data, Social Media, and the Winning Obama 2012 Campaign

Thu, 11 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0700

USC Annenberg and the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) Los Angeles present the 23rd annual Kenneth Owler Smith Symposium: Communication Meets Technology on the Road to the White House: Big Data, Social Media, and the Winning Obama 2012 Campaign.

Join Dean Ernest J. Wilson III and Dan Schnur, director of the Jesse M. Unruh Institute of Politics, for a discussion with Larry Grisolano, director of Paid Media, Obama-Biden re-election campaign and Andrew Bleeker, new meda director, Presidential Inaugural Committee. Learn from these two senior Obama 2012 insiders how the campaign made use of Big Data to micro target audiences and issues by means of PR, advertising, and social media. How exactly did the technology-driven acquisition and analysis of data guide both overall communication strategy and real time tactical execution?

RSVP required. Click here to RSVP

FREE Admission

The Future of Journalism

Wed, 10 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0700

Come participate in a discussion with Professor Manuel Castells, Professor Michael Parks, and international documentary filmmaker Bregtje van der Haak as they analyze and elaborate on their recent work, "The Future of Journalism: Networked Journalism" (as published in the International Journal of Communication, Vol. 6, 2012).

Lunch will be provided. Space is limited, so please RSVP by April 1, 2013.

To RSVP click here.

Journalism Director’s Forum: Norberto Santana

Tue, 09 Apr 2013 12:00:00 -0700

Join School of Journalism Director Geneva Overholser for a conversation with Norberto Santana. Santana is an award-winning investigative reporter who founded Voice of OC, a non-profit investigative news agency covering Orange County government and politics. His work includes exposés on Orange County public safety spending, deportation policies and misuse of funds at the San Diego Red Cross.

CPD Conversations in Public Diplomacy: CPD Research Fellows Roundtable with Michele Acuto and Sarah Ellen Graham

Tue, 09 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0700

The USC Center on Public Diplomacy is pleased to welcome current Research Fellows, Michele Acuto and Sarah Ellen Graham for a round-table discussion about their current projects.Michele's research project, "The Diplomacy of Sustainability: Are Global Cities the New Climate Leaders?" and Sarah's project on U.S. Public Diplomacy and Indo-American Relations are just two examples of diverse public diplomacy research supported by CPD.

RSVP requested. To RSVP, click here.

Annenberg Research Seminar: Dhavan Shah

Mon, 08 Apr 2013 12:00:00 -0700

Please join students and faculty as we welcome Dhavan Shah, Maier-Bascom Professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, for the research seminar titled “The Effects of Expression: Understanding ICT's Influence in Political and Health Settings.”

Dominant models of media influence focus on the effect of message reception. However, in a communication environment increasingly defined by social media and user created content, these conventional models may overlook the influence of message production and expression. Drawing insights from his research on the mediating role of political expression in encouraging civic and political participation, Shah argues that the effects of ICTs in health settings — specifically, the management of chronic diseases such as cancer — often result from the influence of messages on the senders themselves.

Special Screening at APBO Conference: Crocodile in the Yangtze

Mon, 08 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0700

Crocodile in the Yangtze follows China’s first Internet entrepreneur and former English teacher, Jack Ma, as he battles US giant eBay on the way to building China's first global Internet company, Alibaba Group. An independent memoir written, directed, and produced by an American who worked in Ma’s company for eight years, Crocodile in the Yangtze captures the emotional ups and downs of life in a Chinese Internet startup at a time when the Internet brought China face-to-face with the West.

This screening is co-sponsored with the USC Center for International Business Education and Research and the Asia Society Southern California Center. It is being held in conjunction with the Asia Pacific Business Outlook. Seating for the screening is limited and must be reserved in advance.

RSVP required. To RSVP, click here.

"DNA Dreams" Screening

Mon, 08 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0700

Highly renowned international documentary filmmaker Bregtje van der Haak of VPRO (Dutch Television) is offering a special screening and first look at her most recent documentary, “DNA Dreams." This film documents the undertaking of Chinese scientists who are attempting to analyze and potentially clone the DNA of 2,000 highly gifted children.

China has been on the forefront of cloning research and technology, and the implications of their projects are far reaching. “DNA Dreams” poses the questions: What if we could identify the gene that contains information about human intelligence? Would a brave new world be waiting for us?

Come join us for this exceptional event which will include a live discussion with the film's director, Bregtje van der Haak, and University Professor Manuel Castells. Reception and light refreshments to follow.

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Journalism 380: "Breaking The Huddle: The Integration of College Football" with Sam Cunningham, John Papadakis and Bruce Rollinson

Wed, 03 Apr 2013 18:00:00 -0700

Adjunct journalism professor Jeff Fellenzer welcomes Sam Cunningham, John Papadakis and legendary Mater Dei High football Coach Bruce Rollinson to his Journalism 380: "Sports, Business and Media in Today's Society" class for a discussion on "Breaking The Huddle: The Integration of College Football."

Focusing on football programs in the Southeastern, Southwest and Atlantic Coast Conferences, "Breaking The Huddle: The Integration of College Football" chronicles the heyday of football programs at historically black colleges and universities, and explores the profound effect of the Civil Rights movement of the '60s on the racial status quo of college athletics. The story culminates with the Sept. 1970 game played in Birmingham between the University of Southern California, featuring star African-American running back Sam "Bam" Cunningham, and the University of Alabama team of legendary Crimson Tide head coach Paul "Bear" Bryant.

After the film, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Papadakis and Mr. Rollinson, who all played on that 1970 USC team, will join Professor Fellenzer for a panel discussion about the game, the players and the game's impact and legacy, which set the stage for athletic, racial, cultural and historical changes that continue today. The panel will discuss race and racism in sports, the growth of college sports and college football in particular, and how sports can be a change agent in our society.

Journalism Director’s Forum: Hearst Visiting Professionals

Tue, 02 Apr 2013 12:00:00 -0700

School of Journalism Director Geneva Overholser welcomes Annenberg’s Hearst Foundation Visiting Professionals for a discussion on “Telling stories with data,” as part of Data Journalism Week. The visiting professionals are:Mark Katches, Editorial Director, Center for Investigative Reporting/California Watch, Coulter Jones, Data Analyst, Center for Investigative Reporting/California Watch, and Jennifer LaFleur, Director of Computer-Assisted Reporting, ProPublica.

This forum is part of Data Journalism Week, funded by the Hearst Foundation Visiting Professionals Program

The Hollywood Shuffle: Exploring Race and Ethnicity Behind and in Front of the Camera

Fri, 29 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0700

USC Annenberg, in conjunction with the International Communication Association presents, The Hollywood Shuffle: Exploring Race and Ethnicity Behind and in Front of the Camera, a panel discussion moderated by associate professor Stacy Smith at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.

Smith will lead a discussion on the underrepresentation of minorities in the entertainment industry with leading scholars and industry players. Joining Prof. Smith will be Darnell Hunt, Director of the Ralph J. Bunche Center for African American Studies at UCLA, Russell Robinson, the Distinguished Haas Chair in LGBT Equity Professor of Law at UC Berkeley, Ava DuVernay, winner of the Best Director Award at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival for “Middle of Nowhere,” and Tim Story, director, writer and producer of “Fantastic Four,” “Fantastic 4: Rise of the Silver Surfer,” and “Think Like a Man.”

Based on Robinson and Hunt’s work on casting, anti-discrimination norms, and racial realities in Los Angeles, this panel will discuss the in's and out's of Hollywood’s type casting and lack of diversity behind the lens. DuVernay and Story will give the industry point of view from their journey to Hollywood success.

Cocktail reception to follow.

RSVP IS NOW CLOSED . (Seating will be first come, first served.)

Spring Speech Competition - Presented by Lambda Pi Eta

Thu, 28 Mar 2013 18:00:00 -0700

Want to win an iPad Mini? Sign up for USC Lambda Pi Eta's 2013 Spring Speech Competition! Contestants will have the opportunity to deliver an informational or entertaining 3-5 minute speech in front of an audience for a chance to win one of our amazing prizes. Please indicate which type of speech you will be presenting. The two categories are: "To Inform" and "To Entertain." You can choose one or both categories; however, participants can only win one grand prize. The deadline to sign up is March 13, 2013.

Grand Prize in each category: iPad Mini

2nd Prize in each category: $100 Amazon gift certificate

3rd Prize in each category: $50 Amazon gift certificate

This event is open to ALL USC STUDENTS (you do not need to be a member of Lambda Pi Eta to give a speech or attend).

To sign up to give a speech, please fill out the Google Spreadsheet here.

If you would rather watch, listen and support your friends and classmates, please RSVP to this event here.

CPD Conversations in Public Diplomacy: Social Media and the Practice of Public Diplomacy with Elizabeth Linder, Facebook

Thu, 28 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0700

The USC Center on Public Diplomacy is pleased to welcome Elizabeth Linder, Politics and Government Specialist, Europe, Middle East and Africa at Facebook. Elizabeth will discuss how networking and social media can play an important role in the practice of public diplomacy.

RSVP requested. To RSVP, click here.

Kevin Werbach: Game Thinking in Business, Education, and Public Policy

Thu, 28 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0700

The Annenberg Research Network in International Communication welcomes Kevin Werbach, Associate Professor of Legal Studies and Business Ethics at the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania, for a discussion of “gamification.”

From Prof. Werbach: Recognizing the tremendous scale and influence of digital games today, a growing number of companies are using game design techniques to engage customers and motivate employees. These same "gamification" concepts can be applied outside the business world, in fields such as education and public policy. Behavioral economists like to talk about using "nudges" instead of traditional paternalist or libertarian approaches to regulation. Game thinking offers an alternative built on a richer account of human motivation. In a wide range of contexts, game elements and design techniques are offering new tools to achieve public policy goals, while also creating new challenges that must be addressed.

Lunch will be served.

Please RSVP to Aalok Mehta, aalokmeh@usc.edu.

USC Annenberg M{2e} Research Series on “Media, Money, and Society": William H. Janeway

Wed, 27 Mar 2013 16:00:00 -0700

William H. Janeway, Senior Advisor for technology, media and telecommunications, Warburg Pincus; Teaching Visitor, Department of Economics, Princeton University; Visiting Scholar, Economics Faculty, Cambridge University; author, Doing Capitalism in the Innovation Economy (Cambridge University Press, 2012)

Join communication professor Christopher Holmes Smith for a discussion with veteran venture capital investor William H. Janeway, whose presentation, “What I Learned by Doing capitalism,” will argue that the history of American venture capital offers significant insight on the unlikely underpinnings of the Innovation Economy. From Prof. Janeway: “The transformational technological innovations that generate ‘new economies’ are deployed as networks whose value in use cannot be known at the outset. Consequently, the Innovation Economy depends on sources of funding unconcerned with economic value, which leads to an appreciation of the historical role of financial speculation and the state. These institutions have proven critical to the successive waves of technological innovation that have transformed economic life over the past 25 years.” Alexander J. Field, the Michael and Mary Orradre Professor of Economics, Santa Clara University, will provide a response to Dr. Janeway’s remarks.

Reception to follow.

RSVP requested. To RSVP, click here.

New York Area Reception

Wed, 27 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0700

Ernest J. Wilson III, Dean of theUSC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism invites USC Annenberg alumni and parents to a New York Area Reception featuring Professor Stacy Smith. Come learn about her acclaimed research on gender and popular media and network with fellow alumni, parents and friends.

RSVP by March 20^th. To RSVP, click here.

Journalism Director Search Job Talk: Douglas Foster

Tue, 26 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0700

Please join Journalism faculty and students for a job talk by Douglas Foster, Associate Professor at the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University.

The Talk is entitled New Narrative: The Enduring Power of Journalism in a Disruptive World.

Enjoy a lunchtime discussion that celebrates journalism and provides an interesting view on its everchanging nature in the modern world.

Annenberg Research Seminar: Jack Lerner, Clinical Associate Professor of Law at the University of Southern California

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 12:00:00 -0700

Please join students and faculty for a research seminar by Jack Lerner, Clinical Associate Professor of Law at the University of Southern California, titled “Fair Use and Copyright’s Free Speech Conundrum.”

Professor Lerner will examine fair use’s integral role in copyright law through the lens of the latest developments in fair use, including: appeals in the Hathitrust and Cambridge University Press cases; new decisions in the Ninth Circuit (covering California) and elsewhere; what new cell phone unlocking bills in Congress mean for fair use and copyright reform overall; and the forthcoming Best Practices in Fair Use for Journalists.

No RSVP needed.

Annenberg Research Seminar: Jack Lerner, Clinical Associate Professor of Law at the University of Southern California

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0700

Please join students and faculty for the research seminar titled “Fair Use and Copyright’s Free Speech Conundrum.”

Professor Lerner will examine fair use’s integral role in copyright law through the lens of the latest developments, including: appeals in the Hathitrust and Cambridge University Press cases; new decisions in the Ninth Circuit (covering California) and elsewhere; what new cell phone unlocking bills in Congress mean for fair use, copyright’s anti-circumvention provisions, and copyright reform overall; and the forthcoming Statement of Best Practices in Fair Use for Journalists

No RSVP needed.

CPD Conversations in Public Diplomacy: Media Ecology and Public Diplomacy with Ben Hammersley

Thu, 14 Mar 2013 12:00:00 -0700

The USC Center on Public Diplomacy is pleased to host Ben Hammersley for a discussion about the technological mega-trends that will shape the next decade, and what the internet, social networks, borderless memetics, epidemiology, and the changed media landscape will mean for public diplomacy.

Ben's book, 64 Things You Need to Know Now For Then, will be released in the U.S. in April, however, you can pre-order a copy here.

For more information on this event, click here.

9th Annual Walt Fisher Lecture: Professor Leah A. Lievrouw

Thu, 14 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0700

USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism is pleased to host the 9^th Annual Walt Fisher Lecture, honoring emeritus professor and former School of Communication director Walter Fisher. This year’s guest is Leah A. Lievrouw, USC Annenberg alumna and professor in the Department of Information Studies at the University of California, Los Angeles. Her research and teaching focus on the relationship between communication technologies and social change. Her most recent book, Alternative and Activist New Media (Polity, 2011) explores the uses of new media technologies by artists and activists who challenge mainstream culture, politics and society.

The talk will focus on the topic: Communication and Technology: Key Moments in New Media Scholarship.

Over the last several decades, the study of new media – broadly speaking, the uses and influence of technology, especially networked computing and telecommunications, in the communication process – has grown from an esoteric sideline at a few academic programs (including the Annenberg School at USC), into a central focus of communication research. This talk will trace this shifting disciplinary landscape, highlighting four “key moments” in the study of communication and technology: the influence of indirect effects theories and arguments for merging the study of mass and interpersonal communication; the rise of information and communication technologies (ICTs) and computers as media; the post-browser cultural turn toward studies of communication and media technology in everyday life; and the current resurgence of interest in the material, built character of communication technologies. Ideas from each of these moments have helped shape the ways that communication scholars today investigate and think about the consequences and significance of technology as an inseparable part of communicative and social action.

5:00 p.m. reception West Floor Lobby and 6:00 p.m. lecture in Annenberg Room 207

RSVP required.

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San Francisco Bay Area Reception

Wed, 13 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0700

Ernest J. Wilson III, Dean of the USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism invites USC Annenberg alumni and parents to a San Francisco Bay Area Reception featuring Professor and Director of the USC Annenberg Institute of Sports, Media & Society, Dr. Daniel T. Durbin. Come learn about the latest research in sports media and network with fellow alumni, residents and friends.

RSVP by March 1. To RSVP, click here.

Journalism Director Search Job Talk: David Boardman

Tue, 12 Mar 2013 12:00:00 -0700

Please join Journalism faculty and students for a job talk by David Boardman, Executive Editor and Senior Vice President of The Seattle Times. Title of Talk: The Classroom, the Newsroom, the Livingroom and the Courage of Curiosity

In this time of both promise and peril for the profession of journalism, honest inquiry has never been more essential.

Audiences as Consumers, Audiences as Citizens: New Tools for Measuring Media Engagement & Social Impact

Tue, 12 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0700

For decades, audience exposure to media was how media performance was measured in the commercial marketplace. Recently, the concept of audience engagement has eclipsed exposure. What does engagement mean, and how is it measured? For media initiatives with social, civic and cultural missions – which conceive of audiences as citizens, not just consumers – how might measures of engagement be adapted to measure impact? The talk launches the Measuring Media Impact and Engagement series sponsored by USC Annenberg’s Norman Lear Center.

PHILIP M. NAPOLI , who has testified before Congress and the FCC on media policy issues, is a professor of communication and media management in the Graduate School of Business at Fordham University. His books include Audience Evolution: New Technologies and the Transformation of Media Audiences

RSVP Requested. To RSVP, click here.

Annenberg Research Seminar: Aymar Jean Christian, Visiting Lecturer at Northwestern University School of Communication

Mon, 11 Mar 2013 12:00:00 -0700

Please join students and faculty for a research seminar by Visiting Lecturer at Northwestern University School of Communication Aymar Jean Christian. The talk is titled: "Off the Line: Independent Television and the Expansion of the Creative Economy"

From Christian: "For over a decade, independent producers have flocked to the web to distribute their own television series. A space of experimentation and autonomy outside Hollywood, the market for independent television reveals how our theories of production, representation and distribution must expand to account for work done outside the "nine-to-five" of creative workers, who are actively reimagining what television can be in the 21st century."

No RSVP needed. Lunch will be served.

Lunch Discussion: The New Crowdfunding Frontier

Mon, 11 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0700

Want to raise capital for your business, or get startup funds from more than friends and family? How do you turn customers into investors -- and evangelists for your brand? And what's the difference between Kickstarter and the new world of securities-based crowdfunding?

Join Annenberg Family Chair in Communication Leadership Geoffrey Cowan in welcoming Brian Goldsmith, president of PubVest, for a discussion of the emerging crowdfunding landscape. The recently passed JOBS Act introduces major changes to the ways entrepreneurs and small businesses can raise money online. So what will this new world of financing mean for the ability of entrepreneurs to launch and grow a business?

PubVest president Brian Goldsmith, former political producer to Katie Couric at the CBS Evening News, will lead a presentation and discussion of the risks and rewards of investment-based crowdfunding, and what this new world of financing means for new businesses’ ability to launch and grow. Lunch will be served.

RSVP recommended. RSVP to sdemetri@usc.edu

China and the World: A Conversation with Three Chinese Ambassadors

Wed, 06 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0800

The USC US-China Institute hosts this discussion with three Chinese ambassadors. Across the globe, China is more engaged than ever before. We see this in trade and investment, security and anti-piracy patrols, cultural and educational exchanges, participation in international organizations, and much more. For a discussion of China’s foreign policy objectives and the current state of its relations with North America, Asia, Africa, and Europe we turn to three of the country’s most experienced diplomats, Ambassadors Lu Fengding, Mei Ping, and Zhou Gang.

RSVP required. To RSVP, click here.

Journalism Director Search Job Talk: William Grueskin

Tue, 05 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0800

Please join Journalism faculty and students for a job talk by William Grueskin, Dean of Academic Affairs at Columbia School of Journalism. The talk's topic will center on "Journalists in the Age of Social Media."

Reporters have a responsibility to create and sustain their audiences, but most news organizations aren't prepared for the consequences.

USC Conference on Sports: Gender and Sports

Mon, 04 Mar 2013 12:00:00 -0800

USC Annenberg's Institute of Sports, Media & Society presents its second annual USC Conference on Sports. This year’s conference focuses on issues of gender and sports. Top scholars from the United States and Europe are gathering at the USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism to present research. Scholars and professionals will discuss both historical and current issues of gender and sports.

The conference will conclude with the Nike sponsored Sports and Social Change Speakers Series program on March 7. This year’s program is titled “Title IX to 2013: Perspectives on Gender and Sports in the New Millennium."

The schedule is as follows:



MONDAY, MARCH 4

Gender Construction and Administration in Youth and University Sports

2:00 - 3:15 p.m.
Annenberg
Auditorium

Panelists:
Donna Heinel, Senior Associate Athletic Director
Michela Musto, Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences, University of Southern California

Moderator: Daniel Durbin, Director of USC Annenberg's Institute of Sports, Media & Society

TUESDAY, MARCH 5

Gender, Sports and Popular Media

2:00 - 3:15 p.m.
Annenberg
Auditorium

Panelists:
Yann Descamps, Lecturer in History of American Civilization, University of Paris, Sorbonne, Nouvelle
Michelle Donnelly, Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences, University of Southern California

Moderator: William Morgan, Professor of Sports Philosophy, USC Annenberg Institute of Sports, Media and Society


WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6

Media, Gender and Sports: Image, Representation and Title IX

12:00 - 2:00 p.m.
Annenberg
Room 207

Panelists:
Mary Jo Kane, Professor of Sport Sociology; Director, Tucker Center for Research on Girls and Women in Sports, University of Minnesota
Mike Messner, Professor of Sociology and Gender Studies, Dornsife College of Letters, Arts, and Sciences, University of Southern California
Cheryl Cooky, Assistant Professor, Department of Health and Kinesiology and Women's Studies Program, Purdue University

Moderator: Henry Puente, California State University, Fullerton

The London Olympics: Depictions of Gender in Television Broadcasts // Representations of Female Athletes in Contemporary Media

2:00 - 3:15 p.m.
Annenberg
Auditorium

Panelists:
Andrew Billings, Professor and Ronald Reagan Endowed Chair of Broadcasting, University of Alabama
Mary Jo Kane, Professor of Sport Sociology; Director, Tucker Center for Research on Girls and Women in Sports, University of Minnesota
Yann Descamps, Lecturer in History of American Civilization, University of Paris, Sorbonne, Nouvelle

Moderator: Daniel Durbin

THURSDAY, MARCH 7

Issues of Justice, Discrimination and Gender in International Sports

12:00 - 2:00 p.m.
Annenberg
Room 207

Panelists:
Anaïs Bohuon, Faculty, Paris Sud 11 STAPS
Shari Dworkin, Vice Chair, Associate Professor, School of Nursing, University of California, San Francisco

Moderator: Rook Campbell, Lecturer in Sports and Public Diplomacy, USC Annenberg Center for Public Diplomacy

Applications of Academic Research on Gender, Sports and Academic Achievement

2:00 - 3:15 p.m.
Annenberg
Auditorium

Special Lecture:
Don Sabo, Professor of Health Policy, D’Youville College

Title IX to 2013: Perspectives on Gender and Sports in the New Millennium

7:00 - 8:30 p.m.
Annenberg Auditorium

Donna Lopiano, president and founder of Sports Management Resources; former CEO of the Women's Sports Foundation (1992-2007); Recently named one of "The 10 Most Powerful Women in Sports" by Fox Sports. The Sporting News has also listed her as one of "The 100 Most Influential People in Sports."

Lindsay Soto, Anchor of "NFL Total Access" on the NFL Network, host and reporter for NFL Network programs

Moderated by Dan Durbin, USC Annenberg

RSVP required. Click here to RSVP.

The Sports and Social Change Speakers Series
Sponsored by Nike

International Broadcasting in the Social Media Era

Fri, 01 Mar 2013 08:30:00 -0800

The USC Center on Public Diplomacy will be hosting a major conference on international broadcasting in the social media era. Leading practitioners, policy-makers, social media and international broadcasting experts will come together for an open and engaging event at the USC Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism. Speakers from BBC World Service, Google, CNN, CCTV, Al Jazeera English, and Radio Free Asia will participate in this half-day event.

Registration required. To register, click here.

For more information on this event, click here.

Impact Spring Screening 2013

Thu, 28 Feb 2013 18:30:00 -0800

Professor Dan Birman and the Impact team invite faculty, staff and students to the spring screening of Annenberg's award-winning television newsmagazine show. The screening will feature Episode 72, which challenges the stereotypes of age and gender. We go into the the world of drag queens to learn about the stigmas and payoffs of their line of work, and we meet a 65-year-old female fitness competitor whose health regime is inspired by a death in the family. A reception with refreshments will follow the screening.

RSVP Requested. To RSVP, click here.

Harnessing the Power of Peer Pressure for Health

Thu, 28 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0800

Join the USC Institute for Global Health and the USC Annenberg/California Endowment Health Journalism Fellowships for a discussion on using the positive forces of peer pressure to impact global health.

Featured speaker Tina Rosenberg, a Pulitzer-prize winning journalist, will base her talk on research she gathered in writing her latest book: Join the Club: How Peer Pressure can Transform the World. She also co-authors the New York Times’ Fixes column, which highlights people working toward solutions in the world.

Join the Club is the story of an extraordinarily powerful kind of social change. It has led teens in America to rebel against cigarettes and teens in Africa to protect themselves from AIDS. It has organized a passive and fearful citizenry subjugated by a dictator into the nonviolent army that overthrew him. Through stories drawn from the affluent suburbs of Chicago to the impoverished shanties of rural India, this book will not only revolutionize the way you look at the world, but give you the power to change it.

For more information, email global.health@usc.edu.

Crunch Lunch with Alex Reinlieb of plug.dj

Wed, 27 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0800

This Crunch Lunch explores the exciting app, Plug.dj, a real-time, social media experience that combines music and video discovery in a fun and interactive online environment. Plug.dj currently has 500,000 registered users across 180+ countries. This app makes it easier than ever to create parties with your friends and peers around the world. Choose a dancing avatar to match your personality, join a virtual room where music and videos are being shared, and communicate with international party-goers using a real-time chat translation.

This is for anyone who loves Internet culture and Co-founder and COO Alex Reinlieb will talk startups, fostering community, and taking it as it comes. Food and good ideas will be served. Come by to learn about the process of creating a successful app/web start up in Los Angeles, and how music and videos can create exciting new online communities and environments.

RSVP requested. To RSVP, click here.