USC Impact is an award-winning television newsmagazine produced by journalism students at the USC Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism. Here are some stories MSJ students have produced for the show.
Active Aging
Produced by Helena Liikanen-Renger http://impact.uscannenberg.org/segments/2013/05/active-aging.html...
In 2010, as record numbers of Californians sought food assistance, the USC Annenberg School for Journalism & Communication teamed up with California Watch , a project of the Center for Investigative Reporting , to launch an investigative multimedia series,...
Kimiya Shokoohi
Digital Producer, the Olympic Channel, a subdivision of the International Olympic Committee based in Madrid, Spain
MSJ '14 Few other programs in North America provide the kind of resources, opportunities and unique insights that the Master's of Specialized Journalism program offers at USC. I chose the MSJ program knowing the school's rich appreciation of sports...
Between Homelands was the 2015 production of the public radio documentary class taught and edited, in workshop style, by veteran radio journalists Sandy Tolan and Karen Lowe. The series explored immigration through individual stories representing the myriad communities that make up Los Angeles. Reporters in the class found in each place a singular voice who, in her or his own words, brought...
In the summer of 2014 record numbers of unaccompanied Central American minors — and thousands of others, arriving with family members — crossed the southern US border and gave themselves up to American immigration officers. Tens of thousands were detained — some were deported, and others released to family members or guardians. In early 2015, a team of 15 graduate and undergraduate journalists...
This is a compilation of student work from Specialized Journalism and other Annenberg students in Sandy Tolan's classes:
Hunger in the Golden State
In 2010, as record numbers of Californians sought food assistance, the USC Annenberg School for Journalism &...
Upon successful completion of the Specialized Journalism program you should be able to:
Understand and apply the principles and laws of freedom of speech and press for the country Demonstrate an understanding of the history and role of professionals and institutions in shaping communications Demonstrate an understanding of gender,... Read more
USC Annenberg sports journalism professor Alan Abrahamson has received the first ever FINA World Journalist award.