Jean Guerrero still remembers the assignment that changed everything.
As a student in Professor Larry Pryor ’s environmental journalism class at USC Annenberg, she was encouraged to investigate an issue she knew firsthand: cross-border pollution in the Tijuana River Valley, where she had grown up...
Four members of the Class of 2026 — Nya Manneh, Joe Carreon, Taylor Altman and Greg Perez — reflect on the friendships, mentorships, leadership experiences, and career opportunities that shaped their time at USC Annenberg. From PRSSA and Annenberg Radio News to NYC Maymester and Classical California, see how connection and collaboration define the USC Annenberg experience and continue far beyond the classroom.
On May 15, 2026, USC Annenberg celebrated its commencement ceremony, honoring more than 1,200 graduates in communication, journalism and public relations. Thousands of family members, friends, faculty and staff gathered in Alumni Park to mark the occasion.
Continuing the tradition of honoring graduating students from disciplines across the university, USC’s annual Student Recognition Awards ceremony and Academic Honors Convocation were held this...
The documents came first: thousands of pages of court filings tied to January 6 Capitol attack prosecutions, dense with legal language and countless names. From his laptop in Los Angeles, Isaac Vargas began working through them, not line by line, but at scale.
Using tools like Google Pinpoint designed to process large volumes of text, he extracted names, roles and...
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2026 Global Communication Report shows declining support for corporate advocacy.
Stories about açaí bowls in East L.A., reporting on ICE raids and quinceañeras. Covering pupusas and stand-up comedy. Breaking down taxes on cannabis. Exploring $20 matcha and what it says about a changing city.
While immersing themselves in Los Angeles’ neighborhoods and cultures, students like Lizbeth Solorzano are learning how to take deeply reported, community-centered journalism...
