At USC Annenberg, our research is grounded in founder Walter Annenberg's conviction that every human advancement can be understood through communication and in our own belief that communication shapes every dimension of society and remains one of its most potent forces for good.

We work from a distinctive vantage point: inside USC, an R-1 research institution, and within Los Angeles, a global capital of media, culture and innovation. USC Annenberg scholars connect academe, industry and community through research that is intellectually rigorous and deeply engaged with the world it studies.

Spanning a broad array of communication disciplines, professional practice and creative inquiry, our work advances scholarship, strengthens the industries and institutions we serve, and delivers measurable results in communities. Across areas including health, democracy, journalism, culture and social justice, our researchers map how evolving media and information systems affect everyday life, interrogate who holds power within them, and test how communication can expand opportunity and improve lives.

Research at USC Annenberg is supported by leading funding agencies and foundations and drives academic discourse while informing policymakers, journalists, creators, business leaders and the public.

By bringing together scholars, practitioners and communities, we generate new knowledge that is groundbreaking, practically consequential and socially accountable, and we prepare the next generation of researchers, storytellers and leaders for a new era of impact.