Pre-pandemic, Ashley Alvarado stood in front of a large crowd at the Armstrong Theatre in Torrance to welcome the audience to Unheard LA, a live event series she co-created and co-produced. The idea was to give Angelenos who have a story to tell, a place to tell it. On this particular night in October 2019, a dozen people took the stage to either talk about their lives, share a perspective...
For Maral Tavitian, recent violence against Armenians ignited many elements of her identity: her academic studies, her predilection for justice and her heritage.
Azerbaijan’s military offensive to reclaim a long-disputed area between Armenia and Azerbaijan, historically populated by indigenous Armenians, unleashed a wave of humanitarian disasters, including the deliberate destruction...
Alumna Megan Mathis (BA, communication, ’07) shares her path to founding the nonprofit RiseUp Malawi after visiting the country to scout a music festival. She fell in love with the people and has spent the past seven years applying the skills learned at USC Annenberg, along with her love of music, to provide after-school, music and farming programs to...
On Aug. 8, USC Annenberg alumna Rachel Scott reached a career milestone that only a select few journalists ever attain: For the first time as an official White House correspondent, she asked a direct question of the president of the United States.
Rachel Scott. Photo courtesy of Rachel Scott At an impromptu press conference at...
At the Aug. 26 virtual Lunch with a Leader event, Elizabeth Luke of Pinterest shared her thoughts on how to keep one’s career fresh and exciting. “Always be interviewing so that you know your own value,” she told an audience of nearly 100 USC Annenberg students and recent alumni via Zoom. “Once I don't feel valued anymore, I just move on to the next opportunity and learn something new.”...
Before working towards his master’s of science in journalism degree, current student Phil Rosen took a unique approach to journalism graduate school by first traveling throughout Asia and honing his writing skills.
The Markup Data Reporter Emmanuel Martinez, shares his career journey and advice with USC Annenberg students as part of a conversation with Dean Willow Bay . Having earned his master’s degree in journalism from USC Annenberg in 2014, Martinez received the 2019 Selden Ring Award for Investigative Reporting and was named...
Google’s Head of Media, Industry and Entertainment, Angie Barrick, shares her career journey and advice with USC Annenberg students as part of a conversation with Dean Willow Bay . Barrick earned her master's degree in communication management from USC Annenberg in 2005.
