After her morning shift at the Chick-fil-A near Marina Del Rey, Calif., Kymia Freeman often takes the number 3 bus down Lincoln Boulevard to Venice Boulevard before the 12-minute walk to the apartment she shares with her mother in the Oakwood neighborhood of Venice. This summer, she put that travel time to good use, logging into Zoom from her phone to participate in the...
When Tiffany Wong was writing the story for the Los Angeles Times of how the COVID-19 pandemic had devastated the Kim family, she had to address the bleak facts. Hannah and Joseph Kim, age 22 and 17 respectively, had lost their father and grandmother to the virus, and their mother was clinging to life, in need of a double lung...
To the Annenberg Class of 2024,
Happy July! I hope you celebrated the Fourth in a socially distanced but enjoyable fashion. Can you believe that we have just over a month before we return to school? Or at least, until we get back on Zoom — it’s hard to say at this point. I know the thought of that may make your stomach churn, but all I can say is… baby steps. We will see the other side...
To the Annenberg Class of 2024,
Happy middle of June. I hope this finds you happy, healthy and not too hot if you are experiencing the recent, unusual heatwave here in Los Angeles. For those of you who are new to California, L.A. usually goes through what’s called “June Gloom,” a time where the sky is San Francisco-level overcast and the beach weather is subpar.
With less than...
To the Annenberg Class of 2024,
First and foremost, congratulations. It is with open arms that I welcome you to both the Trojan family as well as our smaller, close-knit branch of that family here at USC Annenberg. You should feel comforted knowing that the late nights, early mornings and common app supplements were all well worth it. You all are rock stars.
I know your...
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As Spring classes wrap up today, USC Annenberg Media journalists complete their final stories of the year. Maria Takigawa explains how Dímelo is using TikTok to spread awareness of Latin culture & Emily Caruso shares her photojournalism project documenting life at home during the COVID-19 pandemic. Fight on and stay safe....
Our students share a deeper dive into their creative projects, inventive workspaces and Fight On spirit as they round out another week of producing informative and inspiring content for Annenberg Media .
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