The Master of Arts in Specialized Journalism (The Arts) comprises two separate and distinct journalism concentrations — one focusing on the arts and the other on food. For both concentrations, the emphasis is on culture: arts and culture; food and culture. Read more about each concentration below.... Read more
Under the direction of Sasha Anawalt, director of arts journalism programs at USC Annenberg, and with support from the Getty Foundation, the program sought to establish a new standard of excellence in arts and culture coverage. The Fellowship’s philosophy was guided by a core belief in the... Read more
“I want to portray the other side, the side of homelessness that shows that we're not all bad people,” Tim Sterry said about his current unstable housing situation. “We’re not all here because we are on drugs. Some of us just came upon a bad part in our life, and it just so happened that we found ourselves having to survive without a household.”
Julia Adams knew she wanted to be in sports broadcasting from the first time she noticed a woman on the field interviewing players after a college football game. “I looked at my dad and was like, ‘That’s their job?” she recalled. “‘I want to do that when I grow up.’”
For 29 years USC Annenberg has honored remarkable work in investigative journalism with the Selden Ring Award for Investigative Reporting. A $50,000 prize is presented annually to reporters whose work effected change.
2020 – 2029 2010 – 2019 2000 – 2009 1990 – 1999 2020 – 2029 2023, “Nightmare... Read more
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.
“Plan for 24 hours unplugged. No electronics. No radio, TV or phones. Pretend you are Adam and Eve, basically.” My initial reaction was ‘ basically , WHAT?!’ I read through this first of a four-part assignment with its enigmatic umbrella title, “Slow Journalism,” thinking a slow journalist, now that’s a first.
“Slow Journalism” would be a litmus test of our flexibility as journalists...
Whether the topic is medicine, law, politics, economics, gender relations, immigration or the environment, beliefs shape attitudes and behavior — a connection that reporters too easily overlook. In recent years, students in “Specialized Reporting on Religion and International Relations” have examined the economic and political crisis in Greece; the challenges... Read more